368 
psittacina. 
rediviva, 
odorala, 
4. S. foliis brevibus superne coloratis venoso-reticulatis, ala 
ventrali sursum subcuneatim latescente, tubo sensim 
in appendicem recurvatam rotundatim fornicatàm ma- 
cronatam desinente. Mich. fl. amer. 1. p. 311. 
S. rubra. Walt. fl. car. 152. 
Icon. Pluk. amalth, 1. 152. f. 3? 
In swamps of Georgia and Florida. X. June, July. 
v.v. Flowers on very long peduncles, purple; leaves 
small, very handsomely marked with purple veins, 
437. LEWISIA, | Pursh in linn, trans. v. 11. 
1. Lewisia. 1. c. 
On tbe banks of Clarck's river. M. July. v. s. in 
Herb. Lewis. Petals white ; calyx elegantly red-veined, 
. of a consistency like paper. 
Radix fusiformis, ramosa, sanguinea, Folia radicalia 
linearia, subcarnosa, obtusiuscula. Scapus uniflorus ? 
an biflorus.  Pedicellus basi geniculatus. Calyx co- 
> doratus, scariosus, 7—-9-phyllus, patens : foliolis ova- 
tis, acutis, concavis, nervoso-venosis, interioribus an- 
gustioribus. Petala 14—18. alba, lanceolata, patentia, 
calyce vix duplo longiora. Filamenta 14—18. recep- 
taculo petalis opposite inserta, filiformia, calyce bre- 
viora. Anthere oblonge, erectae. Germen superum, 
ovatum, glabrum. Stylus filiformis, staminibus paulo 
longior, superne trifidus, Stigmata 3. bifida, Capsula 
oblonga, 3-locularis : loculis bispermis. Semina len- 
ticularia, nitida, nigra. — | 
This elegant plant would be a very desirable addition to 
the ornamental perennials, since, if once introduced, it 
would be easily kept and propagated, as the followi 
circumstance will clearly prove. The specimen with 
roots taken out of the Herbarium of M. Lewis, Esq. 
was planted by Mr. M‘Mahon of Philadelphia, and 
vegetated for more than one year : but some accident 
dappenten to it, 1 had not the pleasure of seeing it in 
ower. MORE : 
438. NYMPHAEA. Gen. pl. 886. 
Castalia. Salisb. in annals of bot. 2. p. 71. 
1..N. foliis orbiculato-cordatis integerrimis subemarginatis, 
lobis divaricatis, acumine obtuso, petalis calyce 4- 
