12,000 feet. S. boliviana was introduced by Van Houtte, 
and raised from seed collected by Waresewicz, presumably 
in Bolivia; but this, according to Planchon, who published 
it in 1856, is not certain. ve 
- Desor. A branched undershrub, sparingly hoary on the 
stem petioles and leaves beneath, glandular-pubescent on 
the inflorescence. Leaves three to six inches long, ovate- 
cordate, acute, wrinkled, crenulate; petiole slender, one to 
three inches long. Panicle subsessile, two feet high, 
branched ; branches densely clothed with crowded whorls 
of flovers. Flowers many in a whorl, pedicelled, suberect ; 
pedicel shorter than the calyx. Calyx three-quarters of an 
inch long, between funnel- and bell-shaped, dull purple or 
green and purple, base acute, tube deeply grooved and 
strongly nerved ; lips one-third as long as the tube, recurved, 
broadly ovate, upper entire acute, lower with two small 
subulate teeth. Corolla four times as long as the calyx, 
tubular, slightly curved, glabrous, bright scarlet; upper 
lip very small, concave, obtuse, horizontal; lower about 
twice as long, broad, shortly three-lobed, lobes rounded. 
Stamens with one anther-cell slightly exserted, filaments a 
_ very short; arms of the connective much longer than the 
filament, quite straight; barren arm rather shorter than — : | 
the other; staminodes two, minute, capitellate. Style very 
slender, bearded below the tip.—J. D. H. | 
_Fig. 1, Portion of corolla, stamens, and staminodes; 2, anthers; 3, disk and 
pistil :—all enlarged. . 
