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SALPIGLOSSIS STRAMINEA, var. picta. Srraw- 
coLouRED SapicLossis: painted var. 
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Class and Order. 
DipynamMiA ANGIOSPERMIA. 
( Nat. Ord.—Bienontacez.—Soranex. Sweet. ) | 
Generic Character. 
Cal. 5-fidus, subinequalis. Cor. infundibuliformis, lim- 
bo 5-lobo. Filamentum quintum sterile. hs ay apice di- 
latatus. Capsula bilocularis, dissepimento valvis parallelo. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Sapictossis * straminea ; glanduloso-viscida, stylo eden- 
tulo. , 
Saxrietossis straminea. Hook. Ex. Fl. t. 229. Sw. Br. 
Fl. Gard. t. 231. 
(8.) picta ; corollis pulcherrime violaceo-pictis. Tab. 
nostr. 
Satpicxossis picta. Sw. Br. Fl. Gard. t. 258. 
That the present very elegant plant is a mere variety of 
Sa.piciossis straminea, no one, I think, can reasonably 
entertain a doubt who has been in the habit of cultivating 
that variable plant and seen how much individuals raised 
from seed are liable to sport. Iam not at all satisfied that 
the S. atro-purpurea of my valued friend Dr. Granam 
(Bot. Mag. t. 2811) is specifically distinct from it: and these 
again scarcely differ from the original S. sinuata of Ruiz and 
Pavon, except in the absence of the tooth on the top of the 
style, 
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* From cadmvyt, a trumpet, and yrweoa, a tongue, from the somewhat 
tubulat, yet tongue-shaped extremity of the style. 
