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356 POLEMONIACE. 
2. Polemonium mexicanum, Cervantes in Lag. Gen. et Sp. Nov. p. 10; DC. 
Prodr. ix. p. 317. 
Sourn Mexico, Desierto Viejo (Bourgeau, 878). Hb. Kew. 
Bourgeau’s specimens seem to be the same as the numerous cultivated ones of the 
original P. mexicanum. 
5. LOKSELIA. 
Leselia, Linn. Gen. Plant. n. 767; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. 11. p. 823. 
Hoitzia, Juss. Gen. Plant. p. 186. 
Herbs. Seven or eight species, inhabiting Mexico and Central America, one of them 
extending to Colombia; and two species have recently been discovered in California. 
1. Leselia amplectens, Benth. in DC. Prodr. ix. p. 320. * 
Hoitzia amplectens, Hook. et Arn. Bot. Beech. Voy. p. 441. 
South Mexico, San Blas to Tepic (Sinclair), San Blas to Guadalajara (Coulter, 1203) ; 
Nicaragua and Costa Rica (Girsted)? Hb. Kew. (ii » 
2. Leselia cxerulea, Don, Gen. Syst. iv. p. 248; DC. Prodr. ix. p. 319. 
Hoitzia creulea, Cav. Ic. Pl. iv. t. 366. 
Nortu Mexico, region of San Luis Potosi, 6000 to 8000 feet (Parry & Palmer, 603), 
Zacatecas (Coulter, 1288); Sournk Mexico, Tehuacan, 5000 feet (Galeotti, 638), around 
Tacubaya (Schaffner), valley of Mexico (Bourgeau, 491; Bilimek, 293). Hb. Kew. 
8. Leselia ciliata, Linn. Sp. Pl. p. 875 ; DC. Prodr. ix. p. 319; Lam. Ill. t 527. 
Hoitzia aristata, H. B. K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. i. p. 164. 
Leselia aristata, Don, Gen. Syst. iv. p. 248. 
Souta Mexico, Vera Cruz (Houston). 
4, Leselia coccinea, Don, Gen. Syst. iv. p. 247; DC. Prodr. ix. p. 318; Regel’s 
Gartenfl. t. 643. 
Hoitzia coccinea, Cav. Ic. Pl. t. 365. 
Hoitzia mexicana, Lam. Dict. iii. p. 134. 
Norta Mexico, Sierra Madre (Seemann, 2109), region of San Luis Potosi, 6000 to 
8000 feet (Parry & Palmer, 604); Sovrn Mexico, Zimapan (Coulter, 1328), valley of 
Mexico (Bourgeau, 1112), Oaxaca, 7000 feet (Galeotti, 1443), Chiapas (Linden, 299), 
Chapultepec (Bilimek, 324), and many other collectors without localities. Hb. Kew. 
5. Leselia glandulosa, Don, Gen. Syst. iv. p. 248; DC. Prody. ix. p- 319. 
Hoitzia gladulosa, Cav. Ic. Pl. t. 367. 
Leselia cervantesii, conglomerata et nepetafolia, Don, Gen. Syst. iv. p. 248. 
Hottzia cervantesii et conglomerata, H. B. K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. iii. pp. 164 et 165. 
Hoitzia elata, Hook. et Arn. Bot. Beech. Voy. p. 441. 
Hoitzia spicata et capitata, Willd. in Reem. et Schult. Syst. iv. p. 370. 
Hoitzia nepetefolia, Cham. et Schl. in Linnea, vi. p. 885. 
Nort Mexico, Chihuahua (Parry), Saltillo, Coahuila (Gregg), Nuevo Leon (Hdwards), 
