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LOBELIA decurrens. 



Winged-stemmed Lobelia. 



Nat. Ord. LOBELIACE^. 



LOBELIA.— Supra, vol 1. fol. 60. 



L. decurrens ; foliis ovato-lanceolatis decarrentibus confertis duplicato-serratis 

 glabris, floribvis axillaribus breviter pedunculatis, calycis villosi laciniis 

 lanceolatis inciso-serratis, corollsD laciniis apice pilosis. Spreng. syst. \. 

 712. Sweet. Brit.Fl. G. n. s. 1. 86. 



L. decurrens. Cav. ic. 6. 13. t. 521. Rom. Sf Schult. syst. 5. 42. 



Perennis. Caulis erectus, parum ramosus, de?isissime foliosus, l-pedalis, 

 glaber, hasihus folioruvi decurrentibus alatus. Folia glabra, radicalia 

 obovato-lanceolata, duplicato et mcequaliter dentata ; caulina sessilia, 

 lanceolata, internodiis 3-plo longiora, duplicato-dentata, deniibus omnibiis 

 acuminatis. Floras ad Jastigium caulis, axillares, breviter pedunculati ; 

 calycihus pedunculisque villosis. Calyx superus, hemisphcericus, laciniis 

 foliaceis lineari-lanceolatis pinnatijido-jimbriatis. Corolla pallide coerulea, 

 rectiuscula, limbo erecto, 5-lobo extus pubesceute, lobis anterioribus subcon- 

 nalis, dorso Jissa. Tubus staminum Jiliformis, glaber, antheris omnino 

 connatis glaberrimis. Stigma bilobum extus annulo obscure pilorum cir- 

 cumdatum. 



Introduced some years since from Chile, but not frequently 

 seen in collections. It is probably destroyed very often by 

 our winters, which the plant, although perfectly hardy 

 during the summer, is unable of bearing without protection. 



It is a handsome perennial, growing vigorously in a 

 moist partially shaded peat border, and increased without 

 much difficulty by cuttings. It flowers in June, July, and 

 August. Our drawing was made in the Garden of the Horti- 

 cultural Society. 



Like the rest of its genus, this has an exceedingly acrid 

 milky juice, which renders it dangerous to those who handle 

 it incautiously. 



