44 CUPHEA VISCOSISSIMA. — BLUE WAX-WEED. 



One single species of the genus has attained some celebrity in 

 Brazil as a febrifuge, but the whole order has little to offer to us 

 so far, but singularity of structure and a petite style of beauty. 



Our species is an annual, and is generally found in old fields, 

 or partially shaded waste places. 



Explanation of the Plate. — i. A branch. — 2. Capsule with immature seeds exposed. 

 — 3. Stem, magnified, with captured insect. 



