( 1891 ) 
Puiomis samta. Sam1an Putomis. 
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| Class and Order. 
Dipynamia GymnosperMia. 
Generic Character. 
Cal. 5-gonus, 5-dentatus. Cor. galea incumbens, carinato- 
compressa, barbata, emarginata vel incisa: labium inferius 
proportionatum : lobo medio majore. Stigmatis labium su- 
perius brevius. | 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Putomis samia ; foliis cordatis crenatis subtus tomentosis, 
bracteis tripartitis subulatis mucronatis hig eequan- 
tibus. Desf. Atl. 2. p. 25, Willd. Sp. Pl. 3. p. 120. 
Hort. Kew. ed. alt. 3. p. 408. Venten. Choix des Pl. 4. 
Putomis samia : foliis ovatis subtus tomentosis inyolucris - 
subulatis strictis tripartitis. Sp. Pl. 819. 
Putomis involucri radiis subulatis strictis. Hort. Cliff. 315. 
Putomis samia. Flor. Grec. t. 580. Prodrom. p. 44. 
Puuomis gigantea. Donn Hort. Cant. ed. Pursh 191, 
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There apipeais to be some doubt, whether this be really 
the Putomis samia of Linnaus ar not; we are, however, 
quite satisfied, that it is the same species as the one described 
by Desrowrarnzs, in his Flora Atlantica, and consequently 
it is WiLtpENow’s plant. It is also the Putomis sazmia of 
Ventenat, of the Hortus Kewensis, and of the Flora Greca. 
We do not hesitate, therefore, to retain the name of sama, 
though the Patomis samia herbacea folio lunarie of Tour- 
NEFORT is said by DesronTAINEs to belong to another and — 
tb a case species. oe 
he Samian Phlomis is a hardy herbaceous perennial, with — 
erect strong stems, from two to four feet high, with — 
ne : cordate, 
