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i. foliis bipinnatifidis, segmentis linearibus brevibus, (brac- 

 teis plerumque calyce longioribus. An species propria ?) 



^. foliis bipinnatifidis, segmentis brevibus oblongis, (caule 

 prostrate foliis pubescenti-incanis. An sp. propr. 9) 



The figures of Feuillee, and of Ruiz and Pavon above 

 quoted, are very characteristic of many specimens of our 

 plant, but the former author says the flowers are scarlet, the 

 latter that they are purplish flesh colour ; whereas, ours are 

 blue. Again, we have specimens which only differ in the 

 leaves being as little cut, or very nearly so, at the margin, as 

 those of V. chanuBdrifolia. Both these plants are taken into 

 the genus Erinus by Linnaeus, both are called Melindres by 

 the Spaniards of South America, (the present one M. azules.) 

 From all this it would appear that the colour of the flowers, 

 and the more or less deeply incised leaves, are very variable 

 circumstances. To these, again, is very closely allied V. 

 Aubletia, and still more the V. Lamberti. Nay, Sir James 

 Smith has in Rees' Cyclopedia given it as his decided 

 opinion that Feuillee's Lychnidea t. 25, (the only authority 

 for the Erinus laciniatus of Linn.) should be referred to V. 

 Auhletia : while Mr. Ker, in his Bot. Register, refers it to V. 

 Lamberti, (his V. Auhletia.) 



20. Verbena crithmifolia^ [Gill, et Hook.); scabra herbacea 

 erecta, foliis bipinnatifidis, segmentis linearibus obtusis 

 crassis canaliculatis margine revolutis, spica oblonga 

 densa, capsula acute triquetra. 



/3. tnirlor : foliis angustioribus. 



Hab. Inter Mendozam et montes Andium, alt. 3000 ad 

 6000 ped. : — /3. Provincia Sancti Ludovici, alt. 2500 

 ped. 



Tota planta scabra, vix hispida. Folia crassa, quasi carnosa, 

 profunde divisa in laciniis linearibus. Bractece etiam line- 

 ares. Calyx ovato-oblongus, dcntibus obtusiusculis. 

 Corolla calyce duplo longior, limbo mediocri loseo. 



The flowers yield a honey-like smell. 



