Metzleria.] CAMPANULACEE (Sond.) 533 
length on back, 5-parted, subregular, lobes lanceolate, the lower con- 
nate at the base, spreading, the t upper lobes free. Anthers subincurved, 
the two lower terminated by asingle bristle, rarely bearded. Capsule glo- 
bose, bivalved. Prod. Mon. Lob. p.7. Endl. Gen. n. 3055. Also DC.! 
in Prodr. 7, 350. Lobelice species, Thunb. 
Small, annual, decumbent herbs, with alternate leaves, and minute, 7 sad 
tary, pedicellate flowers. Named after Giseke-Metzler, professor of natural 
in England, 1813. 
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Leaves entire : : = 
Leaves petiolate, obovate . vce ees ee ek 
Leaves sessile, ovate, narrowed to the base... s. eve sve (2 ; 
Leaves sessile, ovate, acute, upper lanceolate... ... ... ... (3) filicaulis. 
1. M. depressa (Sd ); glabrous; stems decumbent, filiform, branched; 
leaves petiolate, obovate, obtuse, entire; peduncles axillary, solitary, 
twice longer than the leaf. Lobelia depressa, Thunb. prod. p. 39. Fi... 
Cap. p. 178. Linn. f. Suppl. p. 395. #. Z. n. 2443. “i 
Has. Sandy places near Capetown, Greenpoint, Tablemountain, Thunb., Pappe, 
W.H.H. Swellendam, E.¢ Z. Platteklipp, Zey. n. 1049, b. Nov.-Feb. (Herb. 
Thunb., Hook., D., Sd.) 
Habit of £latine "Hydropiper. Stems or branches diffuse, 1-3 inches long, white. 
Leaves obovate, or ovate-oblong, 1-2 lines long ; petioles as long or shorter than 
the leaf. Pedicels 3-4 lines long. Flowers minute, white? or pale rose-coloured. 
Corolla 1 line long, lobes ovato-lanceolate. Capsule } line long. 
2. M. Dregeana (Sond.); glabrous; stems prostrate, branched, root- 
ing; branches angular, very leafy; leaves ovate, tapering at the base, 
acutish or obtuse, entire ; ; peduncles axillary, as long or shorter than 
the leaf, biglandular at the base. UM. depressa, Presl / 1. c. DC. ! Prod. 
p. 350, not Lob. depressa, Thunb. 
Has. Witbergen, 6-7000 ft. Drege. Sapioriver, Burke & Zeyh. n. 1047, October. 
(Herb. Hook., D., Sd.) 
Stems 2-5 inches long. Leaves on a very short petiole, or subattenuated at 
the base, subfleshy, 2-3 lines long, 1§ line wide. Calyx-lobes twice shorter than 
the tube. Corolla rose-coloured? 14 line long, lobes lanceolate or a 
Capsule 1 line long. Distinguished from M. depressa by very numerous broader, 
nearly sessile leaves, shorter peduncles, and larger flowers. 
3. M. filicaulis (Presl! L c.); glabrous ; stems humifuse, angular, 
filiform, branched ; leaves sessile, ovate, acute, entire, upper ones 
lanceolate ; peduncles axillary, solitary, shorter or longer than the leaf. 
DC. 1. 6. p. 351. #. Zl nm. 2444. . 
Has. In waterpools on the fields near the Zwartkopsriver, Uitenhage, EF. & Z. 
Port Natal, Gerr. § M‘K., n, 1483. Near Capetown, W. H. H. October. (Herb. 
Hook., D., Sd.) 
Larger specimens resemble Anagallis phaenicea. Leaves not fleshy, commonly 
distant, 3 lines long, 2 lines wide, the upper 3-4 lines long, 1 line wide. Pedicels 
2-6 lines long. Flowers very minute as in Z. depressa, of which it is perhaps a 
variny Presl. has only seen an imperfect specimen, communicated by Ecklon. 
4. M. humifusa (A. DC.! 1. c. p. 351); quite glabrous; stem and 
branches capillary, angular, diffuse ; leaves ovate, very shortly petiolate, 
serrulate, serratures 3-4 on each side, callously mucronulate as well as 
