196 MONADELPHIA DODECANDUIA. HihisCHS. 



iniuutp, subulate. Pcdmiclos axillary, diverging-, lonoertlian 

 the leaves. Feials tolally relUxed. Anthers verticelled. Cup- 

 siilea round. Seeds uoolly. 



reliuff. Salla-Burta. 



A native of Coroniandel. Flowers during- the rainy sea- 

 son. 



I am strongly inclined to think H. h'trfus and micranthns, 

 are nothing- more than accidental varieties of this plant; soil 

 and situation make it vary exceedingly. 



11. H. tnhidosvs. Willd. iii. 828. 



Annual, very hairy. Leaves cordate, serrate, the lower 

 ones five-angled, hairy. Flotvers short-peduncled, axillary, 

 erect. Capsules ovate. Stipules often trij)Ie. 



A large annual, a native of the Circar mountains. Flow- 

 ers during the rainy and cold seasons. 



Stem erect, ramous, round, from two to three feet high, 

 clothed Mith many, stiff, straight, furcate hairs. Leaves 

 ])etioled, cordate; the large or inferior ones are often five- 

 angled, all are somewhat pointed, grossly dentate-serrate, 

 doAvny and glutinous on both sides; from two to five inches 

 each wi^y. Petioles nearly as long- as the leaves, round, and 

 armed with hairs like the stem and branches. Stipules 

 single, douhle, or triple, filiform, hairy, falling-. Peduncles 

 axillary, solitary, short, erect, rigid, one flowered. Exterior 

 attyx fV(<ni seven to ten-leaved, erect, sipatulate. Filaments 

 few. ( apsvle oval, nearly hid by the inner calyx. Seeds 

 numerous, brown, do»vny. 



12. II. pruriens. R. 



Perennial, hairy. Leaves cordate, acute, from three to 

 five-angled, serrate. Fhwers short peduncled, axillary, and 

 in termin:d riicemes. ( apsules pointed, hairy. It is a very 

 large, seemingly perennial species, a native of the mountain- 

 ous parts of the country. Flowers during- the cold season. 



Stem erect, short, as thick as the wrist, woody. Branches 



