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 Verbena Aubletia. Rose Vervain. 



Clafs and Order. 



DiANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Generic Character. 



Cor. infundibuliformis fubasqualis curva. Calycis unico dente 

 truncate Seviina 2 s. 4 nuda [Stum. 2 f. 4.) 



Specific Character and Synonyms. > 



VERBENA Aubktia tetrandra, fpicis laxis folitariis, foliis 

 trifidis incifis. Ait. Kczv. v. 1. p. 33. 



VERBENA Aubletia tetrandra, fpicis folitariis, corollis fafci- 

 culatis, foliis cordatis incifo-ferratis. Linn. Syft. 

 Vegctab. cd. 14. Murr. p. 66. SuppL PL p. 86. 



BUCHNERA canadenfis Linn. Syjh Vegctab. ed. 13. p. 478. 



VERBENA Aubletia. Jacq. hort. v. 2. p. 82. /. 176. 



OBLETIA Journ. de Rozier introd. 1. p. 367. /. 2. 



It has fallen to the lot of this plant to have an unufual de- 

 gree of attention bellowed on it by various botanifts, and after 

 being regarded as a diftinct genus by feveral^ to be finally 

 claffed with the Verbena-, in the Supplemcntum Plantarum of the 

 younger Linn.eus it is minutely defcribed. 



We learn from the Hortus Kcwcnjis of Mr. Aiton that it is 

 a native of North-America, introduced by Monf. Richard in 

 1774, and that it flowers in June and July. 



The extreme brilliancy of its colour renders it a very orna- 

 mental greenhoufe plant, it feldom grows above the height 01 

 two feet; in favourable feafons ripens its feeds readily, by 

 which it is ufually propagated, being a biennial. 



