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of which the greater part is occupied by the leafy spike. Cap- 
sule nearly glabrous, hardly as long as the calyx. 
Stem-clasping-leaved Lyperia. PI. 1 foot. 
3 L. rri'stis (Benth. 1. c. p. 378.) herbaceous, erect, very 
clammy ; lower leaves petiolate, ovate or oblong, toothed and 
cut: superior ones oblong-lanceolate: floral ones lanceolate, 
quite entire: upper ones shorter than the capsules; floriferous 
spikes dense: fructiferous ones elongated; capsule twice as 
long as the calyx. Y%.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Erinus trístis, Lin. syst. 571. suppl. 287. Thunb. fl. cap. 476. 
Stems thick, rigid, branched. Tube of corolla about an inch 
long ; segments of the limb emarginate. Capsule 4-5 lines 
long. The flowers of a dull dirty purple colour. 
Sad-flowered Lyperia. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1825. Pl. 1 to 
13 foot. 
2d L. rna'cnaxs (Benth. l. c.) suffruticose, erectish, clammy ; 
leaves oblong-lanceolate, toothed at top, narrowed at the base, 
quite entire: superior ones narrower, and nearly entire : floral 
ones rather shorter than the calyx; floriferous spike dense: 
fructiferous one elongated ; capsule hardly twice as long as the 
calyx. b. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope; plentiful. 
Erinus fragrans, Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. vol. 2. p. 357. Erinus 
lychnídeus, Thunb. fl. cap. 474.? exclusive of many synonymes. 
Ker. bot. reg. 748. Selago lycnídea, Lin. spec. 877. amcen. 6. 
p. 89. Lychnidea villosa, &c., Burm. pl. afr. 13. t. 49. f. 4. 
Leaves very numerous at the base of the stem ; and the whole 
plant is slightly pubescent, and dries very black. Capsule 4-5 
lines long. 
Var. a; limb of corolla dirty lurid purple. 
Var. B; limb of corolla dirty yellow. 
Fragrant Lyperia. Fl. May, June. 
1 foot. 
5 L. maAcRoca'nPA (Benth. l. c.) suffruticose ? stem smooth- 
ish ; leaves oblong, linear, obtuse, quite entire, narrowed at the 
base, finely pubescent: floral ones equal in length to the 
calyxes ; spikes elongated; capsule about 3 times longer than 
the calyx. 5. G. Native of South Africa, probably of the 
Cape district. Habit of L. fragrans ; but the leaves are entire, 
and the capsules about an inch long. 
Long-fruited Lyperia. Shrub. 
6 L. sí'wrrzx (Benth. 1. c.) herbaceous, erect, nearly simple ; 
lower leaves petiolate, ovate, a little toothed : superior and floral 
ones oblong or lanceolate, quite entire; spikes elongated ; cap- 
sule clothed with clammy pubescence, hardly exceeding the 
calyx. %.G. Native of South Africa, in the Cape district ; 
Karroo desert, and False Bay, &c. Erinus simplex, Thunb. fl. 
cap. 474.? Differing from the three preceding species by the 
short thick capsule; and in the flowers, and especially the cap- 
sules, being more distant from each other. Mr. Bentham is 
doubtful whether this be the same as Thunberg’s plant. 
Simple-stemmed Lyperia. PI. 1 foot? 
* * Herbs. Leaves not fascicled. Flowers pedicellate, racemose. 
7 L. renuirrora (Benth. l. c.) small, erect, clothed with fine 
clammy pubescence; leaves oblong or lanceolate, quite entire, 
and few-toothed ; pedicels a little longer than the calyxes. ).? 
G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope; but the particular 
station is unknown. Flowers 8-10 lines long. 
Thin-flowered Lyperia. Pl. 3 to 4 foot. 
8 L. racemésa (Benth. l. c.) erect, very clammy ; leaves pe- 
tiolate, ovate, sharply toothed, narrowed a long way at the base; 
flowers pedunculate, racemose; limb of corolla ample, longer 
than the half of the tube. Y%.G. Native of South Africa, in 
the north of Clanwilliam district; and at the mouth of the 
Gariep, in Namaqualand, Ecklon and Drége. Tube of corolla 
about 9 lines long; lobes of the limb broad, shortly bifid. 
Clt. 1776. Shrub 4 to 
SCROPHULARINEA. LXXXIV. Lyrenria. 
Racemose-flowered Lyperia. PI. 1 foot. 
9 L. crurINOsA (Benth. 1. c.) herbaceous, erect, very clammy ; 
leaves petiolate, ovate, sharply toothed, roundly truncate at the 
base; flowers pedicellate, racemose ; limb of corolla shorter 
than the half of the tube. X. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope, near the Gariep. Not so tall, and more clammy 
than the preceding. Leaves shorter. Corolla more slender; 
with a much smaller limb. Calyx very clammy, rather longer 
than the capsule. 
Clammy Lyperia. Pl. § to 1 foot. 
10 L. vrora'crA (Benth. 1. c. p. 379.) decumbent or erectish, 
smoothish ; leaves petiolate, oblong, toothed ; flowers few, sub- 
racemose ; limb of corolla much shorter than the half of the 
tube; capsule ovate, villous, twice as long as the calyx. %. 
G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope.  Manülea violàcea, 
Link, enum. 2. p. 142.  Manülea crystallina, Weinm. syll. pl. 
soc. rat. l. p. 221.?  Erinus pàtens, Thunb. fl. cap. 475.? 
Branches smooth. Leaves 4 inch long. Corolla 7-8 lines long, 
of a purplish-violet colour ; segments of the limb entire. Ac- 
cording to Link, the plant is beset with short curled hairs. 
Violaceous-flowered Lyperia. Fl. June, Nov. Clt. 1820. 
Pl. 2 feet. 
* * * Subshrubs or shrubs. 
axils, 
Leaves usually fascicled in the 
Pedicels axillary and subracemose. 
11 L. ixcrsA (Benth. 1. c.) suffruticose, humble, much 
branched; leaves petiolate, obovate or ovate, deeply toothed, 
villous on both surfaces, as well as the branches; flowers few, 
subracemose ; tube of corolla about 6 times longer than the 
calyx: limb short. b. G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Erinus incisus, Thunb. fl. cap. 476. Corolla above 
an inch long. 
Cut-leaved Lyperia. Shrub dwarf. 
12 L. cawr'sceNs (Benth. l. c.) suffruticose, decumbent, 
much branched ; leaves petiolate, subfasciculate, oblong, deeply 
toothed, hoary beneath or on both surfaces; flowers subrace- 
mose ; racemes panicled; pedicels short, stiff; limb of corolla 
short; capsule one half longer than the calyx. 5. G. Native 
of South Africa, in inundated land, on the Gariep, Drége. 
Nearly allied to L. argéntea, but the branches are less divari- 
cate, and more rigid ; pedicels shorter. Flowers more nume- 
rous and smaller. 
Canescent Lyperia. Shrub decumbent. i 
13 L. AmGENTEA (Benth. l. c.) suffruticose, divaricately 
branched ; leaves petiolate, subfasciculate, ovate or oblong, 
deeply toothed, rather hoary from scabrous pubescence beneath, 
or on both surfaces ; pedicels axillary, filiform, or the upper 
ones are subracemose ; limb of corolla one half shorter than the 
tube. h.G. Native of South Africa, in the Uitenhage dis- 
trict; and in the Amakosa country, Ecklon and Drége. Ma- 
nülea argéntea, Lin. syst. p. 570. suppl. 286. Thunb. fl. cap. 
472. Lower leaves X inch long: upper ones smaller.—A plant 
very variable in pubescence, and generally drying rather black- 
ish, seldom deserving the name of argéntea, Benth. 
Var. a ; leaves white beneath. 
Var. D; leaves greenish on both surfaces. 
Var. y ; more scabrous, and leaves blunter. 
Silvery Lyperia. Fl. June, Nov. Clt. 1801. Shrub 1 foot. 
14 L. rrpuwcuLA' rA (Benth. l. c.) suffruticose, divaricately 
branched, finely pubescent ; leaves petiolate, subfasciculate, obo- 
vate-cuneated, deeply toothed ; pedicels elongated, axillary, fili- 
form ; calyx 3-4 times shorter than the tube of the corolla ; limb 
of corolla a little shorter than the tube. h. G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope ; but the locality is not mentioned. Buch- 
néra pedunculata, Andr. bot. rep. t. 84. Manülea pedunculata, 
