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catcd by mc in my Med. flora, and U. ddtifoUa 

 figured lab. 03, yet all blended in "Z or 3 Sp. by 

 them. How slow are Botanists to admit im- 

 provements and ecen accurate obserratiotis! 

 This G. is the type of a new family UNISE- 

 MEA, nearer to Aroides, Piperacea, «fcc. than 

 Pontederacea, indicated in my Analysis Nat. 

 1815, but put then near Asparagiues in order 



ACINOPSIA. 



7. Ltnania R. 1830 m. fl. {Liinan bot.) cor. 

 tubul. Gfida ineq. Stam. 3 intubo, stylo 1, stig- 

 ma 3-6. Caps. 3 loc. 3 valv- polysp — L. uniflora^ 

 fol. ovat. cordatis, scapis unifloris; Antillis, Mex- 

 ico. Pontederia limosa Sw. Sl plur. auct. Anoth- 

 er distinct Genus forming with SchoIIcra, Lep- 

 tanthus, Heterandra ... a subfamily of Pon- 

 tederacea, with 3 Stamens instead of 6. Mna- 

 slum, Pollia and others of same family have G. 

 The inequality of Corolla or Stamens or both, 

 forms the essential character of the whole nat- 

 ural family, with the regular fruit. 



8. Apemon R {Solan. Diosk) Datura auct. 

 Cal. tubul. terete apice fisso integro ut spatha 

 latere dehiscens. cor. tubo angulato, limbo pia- 

 no plicato 10 dent. 5 alt. minor. Stam. exserta 

 subeq. anth. 4gon. 41oc. stigma obt. Caps. 41o- 

 cul. levis — A. crassicaule. Caule crasso dich- 

 otomo, foliis oblongis sinuato-repandis, subtus 

 glaucis tomentosis, fructo globoso pendulo — Cu- 

 ba Antillis, fl. magnis albo-ceruleis, estivatio 

 spiralis — D. ceratocaula Ortega &. omnia auc- 

 toris ! D. macrocaidis Roth, plurima ic. bot. reg. 

 1031. bot. mag. 3352. How could Hooker and 

 Lindley leave this in Datura? which has cal. 

 ang. 5 dent. cor. 5 dent .... It is nearer Sol- 

 andra by calix, but has not a berry, v. v. 



9. AsKoi^xyiKK {Asphodel. a nfiq.)Milla auct. 



