642 SIBTHORPIACEZ. II. Disanpra. 
Plukn. phyt. 257. f. 5. Leaves on long petioles, resembling 
those of Ground-ivy. Pedicels usually twin, but sometimes 
solitary and by threes. Corollas yellow. (fig. 67.) 
Prostrate Disandra. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1771. Pl. pros. 
2 D. Arrica'na (Lin. syst. ed. Reich. p. 137.) prostrate, 
pubescent ; leaves orbicular, crenated ; pedicels solitary. Y. 
G. Native of the North of Africa. Sibthórpia Africàna, Lin. 
spec. 880. amen. 3. p. 22.—Shaw. afr. f. 149. 
African Disandra. Pl. prostrate. 
Cult. A light rich soil is the best for the species of Disandra, 
and they are readily increased by division. 
III. CAPRA‘RIA (from caper, a goat; goat-weed.) Lin. 
gen. no. 768. Schreb. gen. no. 1030. Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 250. 
t. 53. Juss. gen. p. 118. ed. Usteri. p. 133. Lam. ill. t. 534. 
f. 2. H.B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 2. p. 354. 
Lin. syst. Didyndmia, Angiospérmia. Calyx 5-parted, equal. 
Corolla campanulate, with a short tube, and a 5-cleft, nearly 
equal limb. Stamens 4, nearly equal, inclosed. Stigma capi- 
tate, 2-lobed, ex Bonpl. Capsule ovate, compressed ; valves 
bifid.— Annual herbs, with alternate leaves, and axillary pedi- 
cellate flowers. 
1 C. nrrrónA (Lin. spec. 875.) branches pilose; leaves ob- 
long, serrated, narrowed and quite entire at the base, ciliated, 
smoothish ; pedicels twin, elongated, capillary, pilose. ©.? S. 
Native of the warmer parts of America, common. Jacq. amer. 
182. t. 115. pict. 90. t. 174. Swartz. obs. 239. Lam. ill. 
584. f. 2. C. Curassávica, Herm. par. t. 110.—Comm. hort. 1. 
p. 79. t. 40.—Plukn. alm. 237. t. 98. f.4. Feuill. per. 1. p. 
764. t. 48. Corollas white. Pedicels solitary, or twin, rarely 
by threes. 
Two-flowered Goatweed. FI. July, Aug. 
to 4 feet. 
2 C. uirsu‘ta (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 355.) 
branches hairy ; leaves oblong, serrated, cuneated at the base, 
and quite entire, hairy ; pedicels twin, short, hairy. ©.? S. 
Native of Mexico, between La Venta del Exido and Acapulco, 
at the altitude of 200 hexapods, and elsewhere. Corolla white ; 
lower segments marked by a pilose red spot. Very like the 
preceding, but the flowers are smaller, pedicels shorter, &c. 
Hairy Goatweed. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
3 C. SEMI-SERRA`TA (Vahl, eclog. 2. p. 47.) branches hairy ; 
leaves lanceolate, serrated from the top to the middle; pedun- 
cles 1-4-flowered, solitary.? ©.? S. Native of the Island of 
St. Martha. Leaves 2-3 inches long, quite entire at the base. 
Calycine segments subulate. Corolla with a villous throat, and 
linear, oblong segments. Stigma capitate. Capsule oblong. 
Placenta linear, free. 
Half-serrated-leaved Goatweed. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
4 C. SAXIFRAGIFÒLIA (Cham. et Schlecht, in Linnea, 5. p. 
105.) plant branched, hairy; leaves spatulately obovate, cune- 
ated, doubly and deeply serrated, rather pilose ; peduncles almost 
solitary, short, hairy. ©.? S. Native of .Mexico, near Vera 
Cruz. Said to be allied to C. hirsüta. 
Saxifrage-leaved Capraria. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. ? 
T A species hardly known. 
5 C.? nv'winr (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 354.) pubescent ; 
leaves opposite, or 3 in a whorl, ovate serrated, petiolate ; pe- 
duncles axillary, shorter than the petioles. (2. S. Native of 
the East Indies. 
Dwarf Capraria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1781. Pl. 1 to | 
foot. 3 
€t 1/52: ble 
The seeds of the species of Caprária require t 
reared on a hot bed in spring, and when the plants isis 
III. Capraria. 
IV. Xvarezia. V. Levcospora. VI. Scoparia. 
ficient size, they require to be planted in separate pots, and 
placed in the greenhouse or stove ; and some of them may be 
set out in the open ground in a warm, sheltered situation. 
IV. XUARE‘ZIA (named after Caspar Xuarez, a Spanish 
botanist, who has written a work on the plants of Italy.) Ruiz. 
et Pav. prod. p. 24. t. 4. fl. per. 2. p. 123. f. a. Pers. ench, 
1. p.176. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 2. p 355. 
Lin. syst. — Pentándria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted. Co- 
rolla sub-campanulate, with a very short tube, and a 5-parted, 
equal limb. Stamens 5, equal. Stigma bilamellate. Capsule 
oblong, obtuse, rather compressed ; valves bifid; placenta cen- 
tral, at length free.—4A shrub with alternate, entire leaves; and 
axillary, twin, white, pedicellate flowers. 
1 X. srrtora (Ruiz. et Pav. l. c.) b.G. Native of Peru 
and the neighbouring parts of South America, Capraria Peru- 
viàna, Feuill. per. 2. p. 764. t. 48. Shrub much branched, 
glabrous. Leaves lanceolate, remotely serrated, narrowed into 
the petioles, and quite entire at the base. Corolla small, whitish 
yellow, campanulately rotate. Called Tea in Peru. 
Two-flowered Xuarezia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
Cult. A light rich soil will suit this plant, and cuttings are 
readily rooted. 
V. LEUCO'SPORA (from Xevkoc, leucos, white ; and oropa, 
spora, a seed; seeds white.) Nutt. journ. acad. nat. sc. phil. 
7. p. 87. Caprària multífida, Michx. 
Lin. syst.  Tetrándria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted. Co- 
rolla tubular, hardly campanulate, obtuse, 4-cleft: upper seg- 
ment emarginate. Stamens 4, nearly equal. Capsule 1-celled, 
at length 4-valved, many-seeded.—An annual, erect, viscid herb. 
Leaves 3 in a whorl, trifid. Flowers solitary, axillary. Said by 
Nuttall to be nearly allied to Gratiola. 
1 L. mutrrria (Nutt. l. c.) ©. H. Native of North 
America, on the banks of the large western streams; Ohio, 
Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas. Caprària multifida, Michx. 
fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 22. t. 23. Leaves lyrate, partly twice trifid; 
the segments linear, oblong, and blunt. Capsule ovate; pla- 
centa central, narrow, and almost columnar. Seeds white, dia- 
phanous. Flowers pale red, and very fugaceous. 
Multifid-leaved Leucospora. PI. 4 foot. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Caprária, p. 642. 
VI. SCOPA'RIA (from scopa, a broom; to which use it 15 
adapted.) Lin. gen. no. 143. Schreb. gen. 187. Geertn. 
fruct. 1. p. 251. t. 53. Juss. gen. p. 118. ed. Usteri. p- 182. 
R. Br. prod. p. 443. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. P 
354. Cham. et Schlecht, in Linnza, 2. p. 603. 
Lin. syst. Tetrándria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-5-parted, equal ; 
segments usually 3-nerved. Corolla rotate, 4-cleft, regular ; 
throat girded by a crown of hairs. Stamens 4, equal. Stigma 
obtuse. Capsule 2-valved, with a septicidal dehiscence ; valves 
semi-bifid; placenta central, large, bipartible, at length free.— 
Glabrous herbs or under shrubs. Leaves dotted, opposite, oF 
3 in a whorl. Peduncles axillary, 1-flowered. Calyx bractless- 
Corollas small, white. 
$ 1. Calyx 4-cleft. 
1 S. pv'rcis (Lin. spec. 168.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, deeply 
serrated, tapering into the petioles. (9. S. Native of every 
part within the tropics, common, particularly near the sea.— 
Plukn. phyt. t. 215. £. 1.—Herm. par. 241. f. 241,—Sloan- 
jam. 1. p. 195. t. 108. f. 2.— Tupeicavi, Pis. bras. 246. Co- 
rollas small, white ; the segments have bearded threads on their 
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