OROBANCHEZE. VIII. HyosaANcur. IX. ArkcrRa. X. ÆGINETIA. 
roundish-oval, large, reddish on one side of each pedicel. Calyx 
hairy, whitish ; segments equal, bluntish. Corolla pale purple, 
or flesh-coloured : lower lip white: upper one short, and rather 
truncate. The English name Toothwort is derived from the 
resemblance of the scaly roots to the human fore-teeth, and 
hence it was fancied formerly to be good for the tooth-ache. 
Scaly-rooted Toothwort. Fl. April. Britain, Pl. i to 1 
foot. 
Cult. Uncultivatable plants. 
VIII. HYOBA'NCHE (from $c voc, hys hyos, a pig; and 
ayxe, ancho, to strangle; the plant is said to be hurtful to 
pigs.) | Lin. gen. ed. Schreb. no. 1046. Juss. gen. p. 101. ed. 
Usteri, p. 112. 
Lin. syst. Didynàmia, Angiospérmia. Calyx 7-parted ; seg- 
ments linear. Corolla tubular: lower lip wanting: superior 
one arched, emarginate. Stamens 4, didynamous, inserted at 
the bottom of the corolla; anthers ovate, nutant. Stigma emar- 
ginate. Capsule 2-celled, ? many-seeded.—A parasitical herb, 
with the habit of Orobánche. Scapes simple, thick, scaly. Spike 
fleshy, dense, thick; floral scales imbricate, villous. 
1 H. saxcur'wEa (Lin. syst. 574. mant. 253.) Y. G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope, parasitical on the roots of shrubs. 
—Petiv. gaz. t. 37. f. 4. Spike villous. The whole plant is 
blood red. Flowers purple. Plant of a blood red colour. 
Bloody Hyobanche. PI. 4 foot. 
Cult. An uncultivatable plant. 
IX. ALE'CTRA (derivation unknown to us.) Thunb. nov. 
gen. p. 81. Schreb. gen. no. 1066. Pers. ench. 2. p. 182. 
Lin. syst. Didynamia, Angiospérmia. Calyx bilabiate : up- 
per lip 2-cleft: lower one 3-cleft. Corolla tubular, widened 
upwards; limb 5-parted; segments broad ovate, obtuse. Sta- 
mens 4, didynamous, inclosed ; filaments bearded ; anthers 
twin. Stigma a little thicker than the style, striated on both 
sides. Capsule ovate, obtuse, twin, 2-celled, 2-valved. Seeds 
solitary in the cells, ovate.—Plant with the habit of Orobdnche, 
and grows black on drying. 
1 A. Carz’nsis (Thunb. nov. gen. p. 82.) ©.G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope, in grassy places near rivers. Stem 
or scape simple. Scales ovate, obtuse, villous, erect, becoming 
gradually larger as they ascend the stem. Spike terminal, leafy, 
or scaly, flowering by degrees. Corollas yellow, streaked with 
purple. 
Cape Alectra. FI. Nov. Dec. 
Cult, An uncultivatable plant. 
Pl. 3 to 1 foot. 
X. JEGINETIA (named in memory of Paul JEginette, a 
physician, who flourished in the seventh century.) Roxb. fl. ind. 
3. p. 30. cor. 1. p. 63. t. 91. Wall. pl. rar. asiat. 3. p. 13. t. 
319. Orobánche species, Lin. 
Lin. syst. Didyndmia, 4ngiospérmia. Calyx spath-formed, 
one-leaved. Corolla campanulate, 5-parted, nearly equal; tube 
erect at bottom, but pitcher-formed above, and bent. Stamens 
4, didynamous; anthers twin, united by pairs. Stigma capi- 
tate. Capsule 1-celled, ovate large, containing various convolute, 
parietal placentas, and numerous very small seeds.—Small, rush- 
like, naked, annual plants, with smooth, naked, intricately inter- 
woven, fleshy roots. Scapes with a few scales, except at the 
base, which is involved in a small sheath. 
1 Æ. V’npica (Roxb. cor. 1. p. 63. t. 91.) scape elongated, 
nearly simple, naked, 1-flowered ; limb of corolla shortly 4-cleft. 
21. S. Native of Nipaul, Silhet, Circars, Taong Dong, Tavoy, 
Wall. Deyra Dhoun, Kidarkonta, Kheree Pass, Royle. Oro- 
bánche Æginètia, Lin. spec. p. 883.—Rheed. mal. 11. p. 97. t. 
47. Corolla curved, purple. Calyx yellowish. 
XI. Ampratum. XII. Osotara. XIII. Tozzia. 635 
Indian JEginetia. Pl. 
2 Æ. ABBREVIATA (Hamilt. mss. ex Benth. scroph. ind. p. 
55.) stem very short, branched, scaly ; corolla large ; limb bila- 
biate: lower lip amply 3-lobed. 2.G. Native of the Indian 
Peninsula, Silhet, Rangoon, Prome. Wall. cat. no. 3965. 
Short-stemmed /Eginetia. PI. 
Cult. Uncultivatable plants. 
XI. AMBLA'TUM (meaning unknown to us.) "Tourn. cor. 
48. Lathra'a species, Lin. Orobánche species. 
Lin. syst. Didyndmia, Angiospérmia, Calyx campanulate, 
4-cleft. Corolla tubular, bilabiate, both lips entire: upper one 
galeate. Stamens 4, didynamous ; anthers connected. Stigma 
truncate. Ovarium glandular at the base. Capsule 1-celled, 
2-valved; placentas parietal, 2 in each valve.—-An herb with 
the habit of Lathre‘a, or Orobánche. 
1 A. Tournerértu; 2%. H. Native of the Levant. Lath- 
ræ'a Amblatum, Lin. spec. 844. Amblàtum orientale flore pur- 
purascente, Tour. cor. p. 48. 
Tourneforts’ Amblatum. PI. } to 1 foot. ? 
Cult. An uncultivatable plant. 
Tribe 1I. 
OBOLARIE'& (this tribe contains plants agreeing with Obo- 
lària in being terrestrial, not parasitical.) D. Don, in edinb. 
phil. journ. vol. 37. p. 113. July, 1835. 
XII. OBOLA‘RIA (from obolus, a small coin ; in allusion to 
the bracteas being round, like a piece of money.) Lin. gen. no. 
778. Schreb. gen. no. 1044. Juss. gen. 101. ed. Usteri. p. 
113. Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 103. 
Lin. syst.  Didynàmia, Angiospérmia, or Tetrándria, Mono- 
gynia. Calyx none, or in the form of two bracteas. Corolla 
campanulate, 4-cleft; segments entire (the margins sometimes 
crenulately torn) Stamens 4, equal, or nearly so, proceeding 
from the clefts of the corolla. Stigma emarginate. Capsule 
ovate, 1-celled, 2-valved, many-seeded. Seeds minute.—A very 
small vernal plant, with a simple stem, and opposite leaves. 
Flowers terminal, sessile, and marcescent, collected by pairs, or 
by threes, towards the summit of the stem. Stigma minutely 
bifid. 
1 O. virer'nica (Lin. spec. 881. Nutt. gen. 1. p. 103.) 
4.? H. Native of Pennsylvania, in the neighbourhood of 
Philadelphia rare; and near West Chester; abundant in the 
shady forests of Lake Erie.—Mor. hist. 3. p. 504. sect. 12. t. 
16. f. 33.—Pluk. alm. 209. f. 6. Plant about 3-4 inches high, 
with a small, branching root. Leaves thick, green, almost fleshy, 
frequently purplish on the under side. Flowers bluish-white, 
or pale red, supported by foliaceous bracteas. 
Virginian Obolaria. Pl. 3-4 inches. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Pediculàris, p. 626. 
XIII. TO'ZZIA (so named by Micheli, in honour of Bruno 
Tozzi, Abbot of Vallambrosa, F.R.S., Micheli's companion in 
his botanical excursions, in one of which he found this plant.) 
Micheli, gen. p. 20. t. 16. Lin. gen. no. 745. Schreb. gen. 
no. 1002, Juss. gen. 97. ed. Usteri, p. 109. Lam. ill. t. 522. 
Lin. syst. Didyndmia, Angiospérmia. Calyx campanulate, 
sub-bilabiate, 4-toothed, 5-toothed.? Corolla tubular; limb 
bilabiate, nearly equal: upper lip 2-lobed: lower one 3-lobed. 
Stamens 4, didynamous; cells of anthers awned at the base. 
Stigma capitate. Ovarium 2-celled ; cells 2-seeded ; ovula 
fixed their whole length, free at bottom. Capsule spherical, 
2-valved, l-seeded by abortion.—An erect herb, having the 
stem scaly at the base, as in Orobánche. Leaves opposite. 
Flowers solitary, axillary, pedicellate. 
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