164 Planta Lindheimeriana. 



subcordatis petiolo subduplo longioribus supra pilis simplicibus 

 subtus pilis 3- 5-partitis appressis parce strigosis, infimis ro- 

 tundatis, summis sublanceolatis acutis ; stipulis subulatis ; 

 pedunculis axillaribus unifloris petiolo brevioribus fructiferis 

 nutantibus ; calyce 5-partito membranaceo inflato 5-alato 

 clauso pedunculum adaequantibus, segmentis late ovatis quasi 

 cordatis ; corolla flavida vix exserta ; ovario carnoso arete 

 depresso 10-lobo pruinoso demum in carpella 10 rotundata 

 intus subrostrato-producta mutica semini conformia nitida 

 minute reticulata calyce maximo vesicario inclusa secedenti" 

 bus. — On the Liano. A well-marked species, apparently 

 allied to S. physalodes, Presl ; the calyx strikingly inflated, 

 like a Physalis ; the corolla inconspicuous and opening only 

 for a short time in direct sunshine. It has been cultivated 

 during the past summer in the Botanic Garden, and it forms 

 a conical and fleshy perennial root. Specimens have been 

 gathered by Mr. Wright, and others in Southern Texas, by 

 Wislizenus, south of El Paso del Norte, and by Dr. Gregg in 

 Northern Mexico. 1 



1 Three other undescribed Texan species have been detected by Mr. Wr.'ght 

 namely: — 



Sida tragi^folia (sp. nov.) : humilis ; caulibus (e radice perenni ?) suberectis 

 petiolisque pube stellata subglutinosa velutinis setisque patentibus gracillimis hispidis ; 

 foliis ovato-oblongis angulato-cordatis grosse dentatis penninerviis basi 5-7-nervatis 

 supra parce subtus molliter pubescentibus petiolo gracili (pollicari) vix duplo longio- 

 ribus, superioribus acutis; stipulis setaceis ; pedunculis axillaribus unifloris petiolum 

 subsequantibus ; corolla supra calycem villosulum paulo excedente; carpellis 10 

 glabriusculis apice obtuso bipartibilibus summo dorso bicorniculatis. — Raised in the 

 Botanic Garden, Cambridge, from seeds gathered in southern Texas by Mr. Charles 

 Wright. The foliage is not unlike that of Tragia urticsefolia. Corolla fugacious, 

 half an inch in diameter. Carpels short, beakless, bimucronate or bicorniculate on 

 the back near the apex. 



S. filipes (sp. nov.) : furfuraceo-canescens ; caule erecto paniculato gracili : foliis 

 brevissime petiolatis lanceolatis basi cordatis dentato-serratis oblusiusculis supra velu- 

 tino-pubescentibus subtus ramulisquecano-tomentosis nunc fulvis vel ferrugineis ; stip- 

 ulis setaceis petiolum excedentibus ; pedunculis unifloris capillaribus (2-3-pollicari- 

 bus) foliis longioribus paulo sub flore pendulo articulatis ; corolla (purpurea ?) caly- 

 cem subduplo superante ; carpellis 7 reticulato-rugosis muticis superne pubescen- 

 tibus dorso canaliculars bivalvibus. — On hills above Austin, Texas, Mr. Charles 

 Wright. Also near Monterey, Mexico, Dr. Edwards and Major Eaton (in Herb. 

 Torrey). — Base of the slender stems wanting, but apparently it is entirely herba- 

 ceous, of two or three feet in height. The leaves are from one and an half to two 



