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PENTsTeMoN RicuaArpsoni. Dr. RIcHarp- 
SON'S PENTSTEMON. & 
KEKE EKER EEE REE EKER 
Class and Order. 
DipynamiA ANGIOSPERMIA. 
-( Nat. Ord.—Scropnurarinez. ) 
Generic Character. 
Cal. pentaphyllus aut quinquepartitus, bractea solitaria 
distante. Corolla ventricosa, bilabiata. _ Stamina didy- 
nama, rudimento quinti filiformi sepius barbato. Anthere 
Sejuncte, sepius glabre. Capsula ovata, bilocularis, bi- 
Valvis, polysperma. Semina angulata.—Herbe v. suffru- 
tices, Americane, vel Orientali-Asiatice. Folia levia, acu- 
minata, sepius serrata. Flores paniculato-racemosi, purpu- 
ret, roset, albidive. Lindl. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Pentstemon Richardsonii; caule herbaceo, foliis sessilibus 
pinnatifidis, calycibus glanduloso-pubescentibus, laci- 
niis ovatis acutis, corolle labio superiore bilobo, infe- 
riore trilobo transverso, pedunculis racemosis 2—3- 
floris. Lindl. eS 
Pentstemon Richardsonii. Douglas, Journ., &c. ined. 
Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1121. 
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A hardy perennial, now become frequent in our gardens 
though of comparatively recent introduction. It isa native 
of the Columbia and its tributary streams, where it was 
discovered by Mr. Doveuxas, who named it in compliment to 
t. Richarpson, the friend and companion of Sir Joun 
RANKLIN. It flowers during the greater part of the sum- 
mer months, and the blossoms are succeeded by numerous 
Seed-vessels, 
Descr. 
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