448 MONADELPHIA PENTANDEIA. Lobelia. 



cardinuUs. 8. L. erecta, simplex, pubescens; foliis ovato-lanceolatis 



acumlnatis eroso-denticulatis, raceino subsecundo mul- 



tifloro, genitalibus corolla longioribus. — IViild. sp. 



pi. 1. p, 944. 



Icon. Lot. mag. 320. Rol. ic. IS/. Knorr delic. 2. 



/. L. 1. 

 In swamps and meadows near springs : Canada to Caro- 

 lina. 1/ . July — Sept. V. V. This beautiful plant, 

 with its bright scarlet flowers, rises to the height of 

 from two to four feet. 1 have seen a white variety 

 of it. 



Julgens. 9. L. erecta, simplex, subpubescens ; foliis elongato-lan- 



ceolatis attenuatis subintegerrimis, racemo multifloro, 

 genitslibus longitudine corollae. — Donn. catal. 



Icon. Bot. rep. Q5Q.- 



On the Mississippi. 1/. June, July. v. v. in Hortis. 

 This species exceeds in splendour of colour and ia 

 size the preceding one. 



inflata. 10. L. erecta, ramosa, hirsutissima ; foliis ovatis serratis, ra- 



cemis foliosis, capsulis inflatis. — Willd. sp. pi. 1. 

 p. 946. 

 In fields and woods, common : Canada to Carolina. 

 ©. June — Aug. v. v. Flowers blue, small. 



Cliffortiana. 11. L. glabra, superne ramosa; foliis petiolatis ovatis cre- 

 nato-dentatis, infimis suborbiculatis, racemis laxis, 

 pedunculis'elongatis. — Willd. sp. pi. 1. p. 946. 



Icon, Pluw. ic. 235. f. 2. 



In eld fields : Virginia. ©. June, July, v. v. Flowers 

 very small, purple. 



II. DECANDRIA. 



546. GERANIUM. Gen.pl. X\\8. 



maculatum. 1« G. erectum, retrorsum pubescens ; caule dichotomo, 

 foliis oppositis 3 — 5-partitis incisis, summis sessiiibus, 

 peduncuiis elongatis bifloris, petalis obovatis. — JVilld. 

 sp. pi. 3. p. 705. 



Icon. Cuvan. diss. 4. t. 86. f. 2. Dill. ellh. t. 132. f. \5g. 



In shady woods and meadows : Canada to'Carolina. U . 

 May — July. v. v. Flowers purple, large. This 



