594. ASCLEPIADEZ (Brown). 
+ Corona-lobes produced intoa distinct free apical 
lobe, point or points immediately behind the 
appendage or appendages on the inner face : 
+ Free point or points of the corona-lobes 
behind the appendage or appendages 
subulate or filiform, very acute or acutely 
bifid, rarely linear and obtuse : 
§ Corona-lobes subquadrate, distinctly 3- 
toothed at the top, with the shoulder- 
teeth minute, erect and usually sub- 
faleate (see also 49, S. Conrathii and 
50, S. ewciswm) : : 
Middle tooth or point of the corona-lobes 
4-1 lin. long, shorter than or equalling 
the appendage : 
Pedicels 34-5 lin. long; appendage 
5-7 times as long as and recurved 
over and far behind the middle 
tooth of the lobe... La oe 
Pedicels 14-24 lin. long; appendage 
as long as to twice as long as the 
middle tooth of the lobe, erect or 
inflexed SS a: a 
Middle tooth or point of the lobe 13-24 
lin. long (length unknown in 34, 8. 
grandifiorwm), and longer than or 
rarely only equalling the appendage 
or appendages : 
Corona-lobes. with tuberculate margins 
and 2 free or connate 2-toothed 
appendages forming a sort of pocket 
on the inner face and scarcely ex- 
ceeding the level of the shoulder- 
teeth... is re pa 
Corona-lobes not tuberculate on the 
margins (sometimes slightly tuber- 
culate or crested at the shoulders in 
89, S. ciliatwm), with 1 entire or 
bifid appendage on the inner face, 
which always much overtops the 
— Jevel of the shoulder-teeth : 
Stem 1-2 ft. high, with the middle 
internodes usually 1 in, or more 
long; pedicels 3-1} lin. long ... 
Stem 2-10 in. (or in 41, S. robustum 
4-3 ft.) high, with internodes 
(except in 39, 8. ciliatum) usually 
Jess than 1 in. long, and the 
leaves often rather crowded; 
icels 2-5 lin. long: 
Corolla-lobes 1$-2% lin, long, very 
acute ; stem with 1-3 distant 
leafy nodes below the lowest 
flowering node ... or ee 
Corolla-lobes 2}—34 lin. long, acute 
or obtusely pointed : 
Stem 2-4} in, high, with 3-5 
leafy nodes below the lowest 
flowering node; leaves 
spreading ... ae oe 
[ Schizoglossum. 
(38) dissimile. 
... (41) robustum,var.y. 
... (40) striatum. 
(56) biflorum. 
(39) ciliatum. 
(33) Macowani, 
