270 LYTHRARIEiE. 



long : petiole 2"'-4'" long ; calyx 4'" long ; petals violet. — Hab. Jamaica (Mac/.) ; [United 

 States! to Brazil!]. 



3. C. hyssopxfolia, Kih. Suffrutescent ; stem scabrous or hispid ; leaves ovate- 

 oblong or oblong-lanceolate, subsessile or shortly petioled, scabrous ; Jlowers alternate, 

 pedicellate : pedicels inserted between the leaf-pairs, much shorter than the calyx ; calyx 

 gibbous at the base, exceeded by the leaves : teeth minute ; stamens 11 (-9) : the majority - 

 of the filaments villous ; stigma minute ; capsule few-seeded. — C. balsamona, Cham. — Leaves 

 6"'-15'" long: veins proininulous beneath; calyx 3'", petals 1'" long. — Hab. Dominica!, 

 Imr. ; [Mexico! to Montevideo ! ; Galapagos!]. 



4. C. Trinitatis, DC. Suffrutescent, diffuse ; branches scabrous above ; leaves lan- 

 ceolate or oblong-lanceolate, subsessile at the tapering base, glabrescent ; Jlowers opposite, 

 in terminal racemes: pedicels inserted between the bract-pairs, as long as the calyx ; calyx 

 small, gibbous at the base •. teeth minute ; petals half as long as the calyx ; stamens 11-8, 

 villous ; capsule few-seeded. — Bot. Mag. t. 2580. — C. serpyllifolia, Sims (non Kih). — 

 Allied to C. parviflora, Hook., in which the calyx is longer and viscid. A low, delicate 

 plant, with fastigiate racemes: habit of Scutellaria minor; leaves 8"'-4'", calyx 2'" long; 

 petals red. — Hab. S. Vincent !, Guild. ; Trinidad (Bot. Mag.). 



5. C. decandra, Ait. Shrubby; branches scabrous-hispid ulous ; leaves elliptical, con- 

 tracted into a short petiole, glabrescent, ciliate ; flowers opposite, in short, terminal racemes : 

 pedicels inserted between the bract-pairs, shorter than the calyx, turned to one side ; calyx 

 gibbous at the base, viscid-pilose : teeth minute ; petals 5, 4 times shorter than the calyx ; 

 stamens 10, villous; capsule several-seeded. — Lythrum ciliatum, Sw. — 1'-3' high; leaves 

 4"'-10'", pedicels 2'", calyx 4'" long; petals purple. — Hab. Jamaica!, Uarlvj., Pd., Jl., 

 March, in stony mountains, in the Coffee region. 



Of the large-flowered continental Cuphece, several are cultivated or naturalized in the 

 West Indies, e.g. C. micropetala, Kth. (Syn. C. platycentra, Benth.), in the Blue Mountains 

 of Jamaica !, AL, and C. Melvilla, Lindl.', in S. Vincent !, Guild. 



2. AMMANNIA, L. 



Calyx shortly campanulate, not striate, usually with minute appendages between the lobes. 

 Petals 4, small, deciduous (or none). Stamens 4-8 : anthers roundish. Ovary 2-4-celled. 

 Seeds oo , minute. — Annual, glabrous herbs ; leaves narrow .- flowers clustered or solitary 

 in their axils. 



6. A. humilis, Mich. Leaves lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, tapering at the base ; 

 flowers sessile, 1 (-3) in the axils ; calyx 4-toothed, with conspicuous accessory teeth ; sta- 

 mens 4 ; ovary 4(-3)-celled : style very short ; capsule enclosed within the calyx, irregularly 

 bursting at the top. — A, ramosior, L. Sp. {non L. Mantiss). A. occidentalis, DC. A. 

 eatholica, Cham, and Schlecht.f — Stem 12"-6" high, few-branched; accessory calyx-teeth 

 variable in shape. — Hab. Trinidad !, Lockh., Cr., in moist places ; [United States ! to 

 Brazil !]. 



7- A. latifolia, L. Leaves lanceolate-linear, cordate at the sessile base ; flowers sub- 

 sessile, 1-5 in the axil ; calyx 4-toothed, with conspicuous accessory teeth ; stamens 8—4 ; 

 ovary 4(-5) -celled : style filiform ; capsule enclosed within the calyx, irregularly bursting. 

 — SI. t. 7.f. 4. — A. octandra, L.fil. A. sanguinolenta, Sw. — Stem i'-3' high, virgate ; 

 petals red. — Hab. Jamaica!, Pd., A 1., Wils., in moist places; Antigua!, Lane, WulUchl.; 

 [southern United States 1 ; Cuba ! to Brazil ! ; East Indies !]. 



3. DODECAS, L. 

 (Crenea, Aubl.) 

 Calyx shortly campanulate, 4- fid, devoid of accessory teeth : lobes contiguous. Petals 4. 

 Stamens 12-16 : anthers oblong, erect. Ovary 4(-" 5 ")-cclled. Seeds oo, minute, fusi- 

 form : placenta at length free, central. — Glabrous herbs or shrubs ; flowers axillary, 

 pedicellate. 



8. D. maritimus, Gr. Herbaceous ; stem stiff, erect ; leaves lanceolate or spathnlate- 

 lanceolate, tapering towards the subsessile base ; pedicels 2-bracteolate above the middle, 



