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LOBELIA VARIIFOLIA. . VARIOUS-LEAVED 
LoBELIA. 
BERET SE ae RE ae a ae ak sea ake ea 
Gla/s and Order. 
: PenTaAnpria Monocynia. 
(Syncznesia Monocamia. Linn.) 
Generic Chara@er. 
Cal. 5-fidus. Cor. 1-petala, irregularis. Anih, cohzrentes. 
Cap/. intera 2- f. 3-locularis, 
Specific Charafler. 
LOBELIA wariifolia; caulibus ere@iufculis, foliis linearibus 
-integerrimis dentatifque, floribus fubfolitariis terminalibus. 
The genus Losrxra, as now conftituted, contains fo many 
{pecies, feveral of which differ fo materially in the parts of fruéti- 
fication, that they might with great advantage be feparated. 
Our prefent plant is nearly related to Logeiia lutea; {ee 
No. 1319, where the remarkable difference that exifts between 
that plant and the reft of the genus is pointed out. We be- 
lieve that Mr. Sarissury has erefted thefe two plants into a 
diftin& genus, but we do not know that he has publifhed any 
thing on the fubje&t. We therefore leave them for the prefent 
under Lozetta. It is much to be wifhed that fome Botanift, 
who has fufficient opportunity, would go through the whole 
order. 
Losexia varitfolia differs from lutea, not only in foliage and 
habit, but in having a tripartite fligma, which in the Jatter is | 
bipartite ; but whether this diftin@ion is conftant muft remain 
uncertain till an opportunity fhall offer of examining a greater 
number of individuals, 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Our drawing was taken 
at the fuperb colleétion of the Comteffe De VanpEs, at 
Bayes-Water, in July 18:2, ! 
