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13. Nierembergia pinifolia (n. sp.);— caule adscendente 
lignoso, inferne denudato, ramulisque delapsu foliorum, 
cicatricosis, apice foliiferis; foliis imbricato-confertis, 
ereetis, linearibus, 3-costatis, apice miucronatis, caly- 
ceque rigido 10-costato glanduloso-pubescentibus ; corolla 
violascenti.—Brasilia meridionali, (Prov. Rio Grande do 
Sul.) v. s. in herb. Hooker. 
The leaves are closely imbricated at the summit of the 
branchlets, nearly erect, and closely tmbricated, 11 lines 
long, } line broad, the calyx is 8 lines long, cleft half way 
down into 5 equal lanceolate rigid segments, the tube of the 
corolla is scarcely longer than the calyx, and the campanular 
border 3 inch diameter, of a lilac hue, is marked with longi- 
tudinal purple lines. 
14, Nierembergia pulchella (n. sp.);—caulibus adscendentibus; 
foliis lineari-lanceolatis, utrinque acutis, margine apiceque 
incrassatis, subpubescentibus: calyce subinflato, 10-nervi, 
pilosulo ; corolla profunde violacea, puberula, tubo gracili, 
calyce paulo longiori, limbo late campanulato, staminibus 
ineequalibus.—Cordillera de los Andes, ora orientali. v. s. 
in herb. Hook. (Gillies MSS. N. pulchella.) 
The leaves are 11 lines long, on a petiole of 2 lines, and 
1} line broad; the calyx is 5 lines long, cleft half way into 5 
linear, acuminate, erect segments, it swells in fruit to the 
length of 7 lines, the tube becoming nearly globular, 2} lines 
in diameter, the tube of the corolla is 6 lines in length, the 
border campanulate, 5 lines in diameter, and of a deep purple 
colour. . 
15. Nierembergia cerulea (n sp.) ;—caulibus adscendentibus, 
pubescentibus; foliis parvis, anguste linearibus, fere fasci- 
culatis, erectiusculis, falcatis, demum glabris; corolla vio- 
lacea.—Punta del Sauce, Prov. Cordovee. v. s. in herd. 
Hooker. (Gillies MSS. N. cerulea.) 
The leaves are 6-7 lines long. 3 lin. broad, the calyx 3 
lines long, cleft half way in 5 equal, linear, somewhat reflexed 
segments, on a peduncle of 2 lines: the tube of the corolla 
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