418 CARYOPHYLLEZ. XI. Vetezia. XII. 
1 V. r1’G1pa(Lin. spec. FIG. 79. 
474.) calyx filiform, pu- sy o 
bescent; petals bifid. ©. b ANS 
H. Native of the South ws YY, ‘envy N 
of France and in many |, M BF eR | Wie id 
other parts of the south g% Ko W | N, 
of Europe and north of \y N4 Yo, N y DA 
Africa, also the Grecian p 
islands, in corn-fields. a 
Smith, fl. græc. 390.— 
Bocc. mus. 2. p. 50. t. 
45.—Buxb. cent. 2. p. 
41. t. 47.—J. Bauh. 
hist. 3. p. 352. icon. Corolla small, with a rose-coloured border. 
Stem much branched, prostrate. 
Rigid Velezia. Fl. July. Clt. 1683. Pl. prostrate. 
2 V. QUADRIDENTA'TA (Sibth. and Smith. fl. græc. t. 391.) 
calyx Jong, clavated, smooth; petals 4-toothed. ©. H. Na- 
tive of Asia Minor. V. clavata, D’Urv. enum. pl. archip. 28. 
no. 234. Petals rose-coloured. . 
Four-toothed-petalled Velezia. Fl. Ju. Jul. Pl. 4 to 4 foot. 
Cult. Beautiful little plants, only requiring to be sown in 
the open border in spring, where they will flower and seed freely. 
A dry sandy soil suits them best. 
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AAN i A M A, 
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XII. DRY`PIS (from õpvrrw, drypto, to tear; on account of 
the leaves being armed with stiff spines). Lin. gen. no. 519. 
Geert. fruct. 2. t.28. f.12. D.C. prod. 1. p. 388. 
Lin. syst. Pentándria, Trigýnia. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed. 
Petals 5, unguiculate, with a 2-parted limb, and furnished each 
with a bifid appendage in the throat. Stamens 5. Styles 3. 
Capsules 1-celled, cut, round, 1-seeded from abortion. An 
evergreen furze-like plant, with fastigiate corymbs of small, 
pale-blue flowers. 
1 D. sprtnosa (Lin. spec. 390.) h.H. Native of Maurita- 
nia, Italy, and Istria. Jacq. vind. t. 49. Sims, bot. mag. 
2216.—Moris. hist. 3. p. 161. sect. 7. t. 32. f. 8.—Lob. icon. 
789. ‘Tabern. icon. 144. Stems at first procumbent, 4-sided, 
flowering stems erect. Leaves stiff, awl-shaped, somewhat 
trigonal, mucronated. Bracteas with 3 teeth on each side. 
Flowers corymbose, pale-blue. A beautiful plant, when in 
flower. 
Spinose Drypis. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1775. Shrub 4 foot. 
Cult. This pretty little plant is admirably adapted for orna- 
menting rock-work ; in this situation it becomes suffruticose, and 
produces an innumerable quantity of flowers. It may be either 
increased by cuttings planted in sand under a hand-glass, or by 
seeds, which should be sown in a pot filled with an equal mix- 
ture of loam, sand, and peat, and when the plants become of 
sufficient size they should be separated and planted on the top 
of rock-work, taking care to water them until they have emitted 
fresh fibres. 
XIII. VIVIA‘NIA (in honour of Dom. Viviani, M.D. a 
professor and botanist of Genoa, author of Annali di Botanica, 
2 vols. 8vo. Genoa. 1802 and 1804, &c.). Cav. anal. de 
cienc. 7. p. 212. Macre'a, Lindl. in Brande’s journ. scienc. for 
Jan. April 1828, vol. 35. p. 204. 
Lin. syst. Decdndria, Trigynia. Calyx campanulate, 5- 
toothed. Petals 5, inserted in a short torus, unguiculate, per- 
manent, twisted in estivation. Stamens 10, inserted on the 
top of the torus. Style short, crowned by 3 linear stigmas, 
with reflexed margins. Capsule 3-celled, 3-valved. Valves 
separating from the axis even to the placenta, as in Linée. 
Dry shrubs, natives of Chili, with opposite exstipulate leaves, 
1 
Dryrpis. XIII. Viıviaxia. XIV. ORTEGIA. 
- covered with simple down. Flowers disposed in terminal, co- 
rymbose panicles, they are either white or red. , 
1 V. GRANDIFLÒRA ; leaves grey and glandular beneath with 
prominent veins; branches pubescent ; peduncles shorter than 
the leaves. h.G. Native of Chili near Santiago. Macræ'a 
grandiflòra, Lindl. l.c. Hook. bot. misc. pt. 2. p. 175. Flowers 
white or red. 
- Great-flowered Viviania. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
2 V. PARVIFLÒRA ; leaves white and glandular beneath, with 
obscure veins; branches cobwebbed ; peduncles shorter than 
the leaves. h. G. Native of Chili with the last. Macre'a 
parviflora. Lindl. 1. c. Hook, bot. misc. pt. 2. pe 176. Flowers 
white. 
Small-flowered Vivianiae Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
3 V. marro LIA (Cav. anal. de cien. 7. p. 212. t. 49.) leaves 
distant, white, and glandless beneath; branches pubescent ; 
peduncles elongated. h.G. Native of Chili on the Andes 
at the pass of Cumbre. Macre'a rosea, Lindl. 1. c. Hook, bot. 
misc. pt. 2. p. 176. t.50. Flowers rose-coloured. 
Marum-leaved Viviania. Fl. Nov. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
4 V. CRENA`TA; leaves deeply-crenate, with reflexed margins, 
whitish-tomentose beneath; flowers sub-corymbose; petals 
white. h.G. Native of Chili on the Andes near La Guardia, 
at the height of 5000 feet. Macre‘a crenata, Hook. bot. misc. 
2. p. 177. 
Crenate-leaved Viviania. Pl. 1 foot. 
Cult. The species of this genus are very ornamental, but 
none of them have been introduced to the gardens. A mixture 
of loam and sand will no doubt suit them, and the plants may 
be either increased by young cuttings under a hand-glass, or by 
seeds. 
Triste II. AtsiNez (plants agreeing with Alsine in having 
the calyx cleft to the base) D.C. fl. fr. 4. p. 166. prod. 1. 
p- 388. Sepals of calyx 4 or 5, free, or hardly connected at 
the base. 
XIV.? ORTE'GIA (in honour of Casimir Gomez de Ortega, 
a Spanish botanist, once professor of botany at Madrid). Lin. 
gen. no. 33. Geert. fruct. 2. t.129.f.8. D.C. prod. 1. p. 388. 
Lin. syst. Triándria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted. Co- 
rolla wanting. Stamens 3; anthers cordate. Style 1. Stigma 
capitate. Capsules 1-celled, 3-valved. Seeds fixed to the 
bottom of the capsule.—The leaves are furnished with a small 
black gland on each side at the base. Inconspicuous, weed-like 
plants. 
1 O. Hispa’nica (Lin. spec. 49.) stems dichotomous, pedun- 
cles short; flowers dichotomously-corymbose. 2/. H. Native 
of Spain in the provinces of Castile and Salamanca. Flowers 
greenish-grey. 
Spanish Ortegia. Fl. June, July. Clt.1768. Pl. 4 foot. 
2 O. picno’toma (Lin. mant. 174.) stems dichotomous ; pe- 
duncles elongated ; flowers dichotomously-panicled. %4. H 
Native of Piedmont and Spain. O. Hispánica, Cav. icon. 1. 
p- 47. All. ped. str. t. 4. f.1. O. dichétoma of D. C. fl. fr. 4 
no. 4376 is perhaps a distinct species. Flowers greenish. 
Dichotomous-panicled Ortegia. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1820. 
Pl. 1 foot. 
Cult. Ortégia is a genus of insignificant looking herbaceous 
plants, consequently not worth cultivating, except in botanical 
gardens. They should be grown in pots, well drained with 
potsherds, in a mixture of sand, loam, and peat, or on rock- 
work; they are easily increased by seeds, and cuttings will root 
freely under a hand-glass. 
