fee Sena 
Tas. 4409. 
ARNEBIA eEcurorpss. 
Echium-like Arnebia. 
Nat. Ord. Boracinr#.—PENTANDRIA Monoeynia. 
Gen. Char. Calyx fere 5-partitus basi post anthesin subeampanulatus. Corolla 
tubo elongato infundibuliformis fauce nuda, lobis subrotundis. Anthere tubo 
inserte incluse. Sfylus apice bifidus et stigmata ideo 2 subrotunda sepius 
subbifida et in massam subglobosam 4-lobum aggregata. Nucule 4 ovate basi 
truncate imperforate.—Herbe orientales, habitu Lithospermorum, sed stigmate 
dicephalo nune 4-lobo distincte. De Cand. 
ARNEBIA echioides ; caulibus erectis simplicibus pilis mollibus patentibus brevi- 
bus tectis, foliis sessilibus pube brevi molli tomentosis obtusiusculis, radica- 
libus oblongo-obovatis, caulinis obovato-spathulatis, spicis terminalibus, 
bracteis foliaceis ovato-oblongis basi dilatatis calyces equantibus, calycis 
5-partiti lobis lineari-attenuatis, corolle tubo calyce duplo fere longiore, 
limbo subinzquali, fauce 5-maculata, lobis subrotundis. 
ARNEBIA echioides. Alph. De Cand. Prodr. v.10. p. 96. 
Lycopsis echioides. Linn. Sp. Pl. p.199. Lehm. Asperif. p. 270. 
Ancuusa echioides. Bieb. F. Cauc. v. 1. p. 123. 
LitHosPERMUM erectum. Fisch. et Mey. Ind. Hort. Sem. Koch, in Linnea, 1843, 
p. 304. 
EcuiorpEs orientalis Buglossi folio. Bub. Cent. v. 1. t.1. 
We follow M. Alphonse De Candolle, who in a late volume of 
the Prodromus has referred this plant to drnedia, although, as 
may be seen by our figure, it does not accord in the character of 
the style: but M. De Candolle remarks: “non Lithospermum ex 
fauce non plicata, stylo apice bifido (rather stigmate bifido), fauce 
supra tubum gracilem ampliata patente et toto habitu; non Ly- 
copsis nec Anchusa ex fauce nuda et nuce.” The species, however, 
whatever may be its genus (for in an extensive natural family 
there will always be a difficulty im expressing the limits of 
genera), is a native of the Caucasian Alps and of Armenia: is 
quite hardy, flowering in the open border, or in a pot, in June 
and July, where it makes a very pretty appearance with its 
scorpioid spikes of large yellow flowers, with five deep purple, 
NOVEMBER Ist, 1848. 
