eae. 
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LoBELIA HETEROPHYLLA. VARIOUS-LEAVED 
LoBELIA. 
KKK KKK KK EE KEKE KK ER EEE 
Class and Order. 
PentranpriA Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—Lospe.iaceg, ) 
Generic Character. 
Cor. tubo hinc fisso (raro integro) ; limbo 5-partito. An- 
there connate. Stigma bilobum (nunc indivisum). Cap- 
sula bilocularis (raro trilocularis), apice supero bivalvi. Br. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Losewia heterophylla; glabriuscula, caule angulato sim- 
plici, racemo secundo, foliis crassiusculis, inferioribus 
dentato-pinnatifidis, superioribus-lanceolatis integer- 
rimis, corolle labii inferioris lacinia media obcordata, 
lateralibus dimidiatis. 
Losers heterophylla. Labill. Nov. Holl. v. 1. p. 52. t. 74. 
Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl. p. 564. Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 
2014. 
A species of great beauty, from the very brilliant colour 
of the flowers. The Glasgow Botanic Garden owes the 
possession of the plant to Mr. Lowe of the Clapton Nursery. 
The blossoms, we allow, are not so large as those repre- 
sented in the Botanical Register; but they are equally 
large with those of the specimens sent to us from Edin- 
burgh, and with those figured by Lasritarpiere from native 
specimens. The species inhabits the southern extremity of 
New Holland and of Van Diemen’s Land. With us, in the 
greenhouse, it flowers in the autumnal months. 
Descr. Herbaceous and nearly glabrous ; below more 
or less downy, erect, branched, one to two feet high. Leaves 
very 
