98 MONOftRAPH OF LECHEA. 



mine on this Genus, having only 6 sp. of it, and 

 Dunal in Decandole 1824 has no more, he chie- 

 fly copies Elhot. We lack good figures of 

 these plants, that with our Hudsonias chiefly 

 represent the Cistian tribe in N. America. 



If ever this G. must be again illustrated, let 

 the monographer copy the original descriptions 

 of all the Authors, and compare them. Mine 

 are all original and chiefly out of living speci- 

 mens. 



The L. minor of Smith had sub corymbose 

 flowers and carinate calix, being probably my 

 L. heterophyla. That of Pursh and Dunal 

 can hardly be identified by me : that erroneous 

 name must be omitted. The Ij. major of 

 Bigelow is Anfhclis ro5wi«rmf/o//«, in Decan- 

 dole who makes a Subgenus Leeheoides of all 

 our Americaan Anthells, see my monographs 

 of Hndsonia and Anthelis. (lielianthemum.) 



Lechea was dedicated to Prof Leche of Abo 

 by Linneus, it must be pronounced Ijekea and 

 perhaps spelt so. Menandra of Gronoviiis 

 might have been adopted instead, although the 

 meaning moon stamens does not properly 

 apply. 



END OF FIRST PART, 



