the Natural Family of Plants called Scrophularine. 353 
1. L.scandens, folis cordatis acuminatis inciso-serratis, pedun- 
culis ebracteatis, caule herbaceo. | 
Besleria scandens. Sesse et Mocinno Mss. 
Habitat in Mexico. Sesse et Mocinno. y . (v.s.in Herb. Lamb.) 
Planta formosissima, scandens, herbacea. Rami cylindracei, 
pilis mollibus articulatis viscidis copiose vestiti. Folia fere 
Campanule Trachelii numerosa, alterna, petiolata, cordata, 
acuminata, inciso-serrata, hirsuta, 5-nervia, 3—4 uncias 
longa, 2 v. 3 lata.  Petioli semiteretes, villosi, bipollicares. 
Flores penduli. Pedunculi axillares, solitarii, uniflori, tere- 
tes, villosi, ebracteati, petiolo feré dupló longiores, cum 
foliis uno latere versi. Calyx hirsutus, profundè 5-parti- 
tus: segmentis ovatis, acuminatis, integris v. hinc indé dente 
parvo instructis ; duobus exterioribus latioribus. Corolla mag- 
na, speciosa, purpureo-violacea ? | 
This is truly a most magnificent plant. Its climbing stems, 
copiously adorned with leaves and large, campanulate blossoms, 
render it a very desirable object It is necessary to observe, 
that the character and description of the genus are constructed 
principally from this species, because in the following there are 
some important points, particularly with respect to the ripe fruit 
and seeds, still remaining undetermined. 
2. L. physalodes, foliis lanceolatis acutis denticulatis scabris, 
pedunculis bibracteatis, caule fruticoso. 
Scrophularia physalodes. Sesse et Mocinno Mss. 
Habitat in Mexico. Sesse et Mocinno. h . (v.s. in Herb. Lamb.) 
Caulis erectus, fruticosus. Rami teretes, rigidi, papilloso-scabri. 
Folia alterna v. nunc (presertim suprema) subopposita, sub- 
sessilia, lanceolata, acuta, denticulata, aculeis minutissimis 
callosis scabra, sesqui- v. bi-pollicaria. Pedunculi axillares, 
222 solitarii, 
