Tap. 8850. 
J ACOBINIA superecra. 
Uruguay. 
ACANTHACEAE. Tribe Justicrean. 
JacoBin1A, Moric.; Benth. et Hook. f. Gen, Plant. vol. ii. p. 1114. 
A le 
Jacobinia suberecta, André in Rev, Hortic. 1900, p. 210 cum ic.; species 
J. stellatue, Robins. & Greenm., affinis sed habitu prostrato foliis minoribus 
obtusioribus pilisque simplicibus nec stellatis velutinis facillime distin- 
guenda. 
ao Herba, molliter velutino-~tomentosa. Caves elongati, prostrati, ramis floriferis 
< erectis. Folia petiolata, opposita, patula, crasse herbacea, ovata, obtusa, 
basi rotundata vel cuneato-rotundata, 2-7 cm. longa, 1-3°5 em. lata; 
petiolus 1-8°5 cm. longus. Cymae peduaculatae, parvae, 5-10-florae vel 
abortu 1-florae; bracteae spathnlato-obovatae, obtusae, 8-9 mm. longae, 
3-4 mm. lJatae; bracteolae lineari-linceolatae, acuminatae, pubescentes et 
ciliatae, 4-6 mm. longae; flores sessiles. Cu/yeis tubus 1°5-2 mm. longus, 
subhemisphaericus ; lobi 3-4 mm. longi, lanceolato-attenuati, acutissimi, 
extra glabri, intus pilis minutissimis conspersi, subciliati, Corolla bila- 
biata, extra pubescens, intts glabra, laete coccinea; tubus 3°5 em. longus, 
leviter curvatus, inferne gracilis, superne ampliatus, fauce 5-6 mm. 
diametro; labium superius 1 cm. longum, ovatum, apice minute emargina- 
tum; labium inferius 1 cm. longum, oblongum, apice subtrancatum, 
8-dentatum. Stamina 2, corollae subaequilonga, medio tubo inserta; 
filamenta pubescentia; antherae loculis oblongis uno paullo altius aftixo. 
Discus percrassus, cupularis, lutescens. Ovariwm apice minute pubescens ; 
stylus filiformis, glaber, stigmate minutissime 2-lobo.—N. E, Brown. 
The attractive Jucobinia here figured is a native of 
Uruguay, whence it was introduced into cultivation in 
1899 by Mr. J. Sallier of Neuilly-sur-Seine. The habit of 
: the plant is unusual in the genus, for most of the species 
4 of Jacobinia have erect stems; in ./. suberecta, however, the 
stems are prostrate and form a compact mass which gives 
off a number of erect flowering branches. This character- 
istic renders it a very suitable plant for culture in a hang- 
ing basket. A pleasing grey-green effect is produced by 
the velvety pubescence which clothes the leaves and stems, 
to which the bright scarlet flowers afford a striking contrast. 
‘The material from which our figure has been prepared was 
presented by Col. R. H. Beddome, who successfully flowered 
December, 1910. 
