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the top.— J. erecta, Sw. (non L.). — Leaves 4"-l", calyx-lobes 3'"-2'", capsule-ycaicela 2'" 

 long. The limits between this and the two following species are often obscure, but hybrid 

 specimens may possibly occur, as in Epilobium. — Hab. Jamaica !, Wullschl., in moist pas- 

 tures ; [Guiana !, Peru !]. 



10. J. angustifolia, Lam. — Glabrous or scabrous-puberulous above ; leaves lanceolate 

 or lanceolate-linear, tapering into a short petiole ; flowers shortly pedicellate ; calyx-lobes 4 

 ("rarely 5 "), ovate-lanceolate, pointed; petals obovate-oblong half as long again or twice as 

 long as the calyx-lobes ; capsule (\"-\\" long), tapering gradually towards the base, 4-3 

 times as long as the pedicel. — Lam. III. t. 280. f. 3 ; Jacq. Amer. Pict. t. 105 ; Kth. 

 Nov. Gen. t. 530. — Oenothera octovalvis, Jacq. J. salicifolia, Kth. J. octonervia, DC. 

 {non Lam.). — Leaves 4"-l", calyx-lobes 4"'-3"', capsule-pedicels 3"'-4'" long.— Hah. 

 Jamaica !, AL, in moist marshes ; Antigua ! ; TCuba !, French islands ! ; Panama !, Guiana !, 

 Peru!]. 



11. J. sufifruticosa, L. Villous-pubescent or glabrescent above or glabrous below; 

 leaves lanceolate-oblong, lanceolate, or lanceolate-linear, tapering into a short petiole ; florvers 

 shortly pedicellate ; calyx-lobes 4 (rarely 5), broadly ovate or elliptical, constricted at 

 the base, cuspidate, 2-3 times exceeded by the broadly obovate petals ; capsule (l"-2" 

 l°ng), tapering gradually towards the base, 3-4 times as long as the pedicel.- — SI. t. 11./. 1 ; 

 Plum. Ed. Burnt. 1. 175. /. 1 ; Lam. III. t. 280. /. 1 ; Beickenb. Exot. t. 57-— J. erecta, L. 

 partim (ex ic. SI.). J. octovalvis, Sw. J occidentalis, Nutt. — Leaves 3"-l", calyx-lobes 

 4"'-6'", capsule-pedicels 3"'-6'" long. 



a. Villous-pubescent, or glabrescent below.— J. villosa, Lam. J. scabra, W. J. octo- 

 fila, DC 



P. ligustrifolia, Kth. Glabrous below, pubescent or glabrescent above. — J. octonervia, 

 Lam. (non DC). J. longifolia, DC: a narrow -leaved form. 



Hab. Jamaica !, Al. (a), Dist., March 03), common in wet places; Antigua!, Wullschl. ; 

 Dominica !, Imr. ; Trinidad !, Sch., Cr. ; [Arkansas, Texas ! ; Cuba !, French islands !, Pa- 

 nama !, Venezuela !, Brazil j East Indies !]. 



tt Capsule obovate-tetragonal. 



12. J. hirta, V. Villous-pubescent or glabrescent; leaves lanceolate-oblong or ellip- 

 tical-oblong, shortly petioled : primary veins arcuate, secondary transverse; flowers pedi- 

 cellate ; calyx-lobes 4, large, ovate, exceeded by the obovate-roundish petals ; capsule 

 (8"'-10"' long), obovate-tetragonal, half as long as or a little shorter than the calyx- 

 lobes, tapering into the pedicel.— Plum. Ed. Burin, t. 174. /. 2 ; Kth. Nov. Gen. t. 533 — 

 (Enothera, L. J. peruviana, L. t .- petals 5. J. macrocarpa, Kth. — Stem suffrutescent ; 

 leaves 4"-2" long ; veins about 2'" distant j calyx-lobes 4"'-8"', petals 8"'-10'", capsule- 

 pedicels 6"'-8'" (-3'") long. — Hab. Jamaica!, Pd., Al., in moist pastures and woods; 

 Trinidad !, Lockh., Cr. ; [Mexico 1, Venezuela!, New Granada!, Peru!]. 



3. (ENOTHERA, Z. 



Calyx-tube produced beyond the ovary : free part deciduous : limb 4-partite, reflex* d. 

 Petals 4. Stamens 8 : anthers mostly linear. Capsule 4-celled, 4-valved. Seeds oo , 

 naked. — Herbs ; leaves alternate. 



13. O. rosea, Ait. Perennial, suffrutescent ; stems virgate, puberulous ; leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, dentate towards the base or lyrate ; flowers distantly racemose, erect in the bud ; 

 free part of the calyx-tube shorter than the ovary ; petals rosy, nocturnal, broadly obovate, 

 small; stigma 4-lobcd; capsule cartilaginous, clavate-tetragonal, 8-ribbed ; seeds minue. 

 — Bot. Mag. t. 347. — Petals 5"'-6"' long. — Hab. Jamaica !, Mac/., Pd., Bancr., in coffee- 

 plantations ; [Mexico !, Peru !]. 



14*. O. longiflora, Jacq. " Biennial ; stem erect, pilose ; leaves oblong or lanceo- 

 late, denticulate ; flowers large, erect in the bud ; free part of the calyx-tube 3-4 times as 

 long as the ovary, filiform ; petals yellow, nocturnal, bilobed ; stigma 4-partite -. divisions 

 elongated; stamens included; capsule linear: seeds minute, scrobiculate."— Bot. Mag. t. 

 365. — Hab. Naturalized in Jamaica (Macf), in the mountains of S. Andrews ; [introduced 

 from Buenos Ayres]. 



