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STREPTANTHUS HYACINTHOIDES. Hyacintn- 
FLOWERED STREPTANTHUS. 
KEKE EEE EEE EERE EEE EEE 
Class and Order. 
TETRADYNAMIA SILIQUOSA. 
( Nat. Ord.—Crucirer2. ) 
Generic Character. 
Calycis foliola erecta, colorata, basi saccata. Filamenta 
subulata. Anthere elongate, acuminate. Siligua longis- 
sima compressa, utrinque linea dorsali subtetragona. Se- _ 
mina uniserialia, compressa, marginata, Cotyledones accum-— 
bentes.—Herbe elate, annue. Folia glaucescentia. Flores — 
purpurascentes. 
Specific Name and Character: 
Srreprantuus hyacinthoides; foliis oblongo-linearibus acu- 
minatis, petalis linearibus limbo reflexo, filamentis duo- 
bus coadunatis abortivis, floribus pendulis. 
There are perhaps few persons who would at the first 
sight of the inflorescence of this plant, in long racemes of 
pendent deep purple flowers, and much protruded stamens, 
suppose that it belonged to the Cruciferous family, but 
rather to some kind of Hyacinth, or still more to the Genus 
Uroreratum. Its real affinity is, however, soon detected, 
and notwithstanding some striking peculiarities its identity 
with the Genus Srrepranruus : of which all the species that 
_ we yet know are confined to the southern part of North | 
America. The present species is a native of ‘Texas, and 
was discovered by the late Mr. Drummonp at San Felipe de 
Austin. Seeds, as well as specimens, were sent to this coun- 
try, and the plants from which our figure was taken flower- 
ed in the greenhouse of the Glasgow Botanic Garden in 
August 
