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but Qhupalon is nearer Vaccinium and 

 Kubiacea. 



295. 3Iindlum canariense? Raf. Fol. petiolatis 

 hastatis dentatis, levis, caulinis ternis, raineis 

 oppositis, fl. solit. cernuis. — Fine plant of the 

 Canaries, root fusiform, stem erect tripedal, 

 flowers large rufous, branches dichotome. Of 

 this plant Linneus made 2 Sp. and '2 Genera ! 

 Campanula eanariensis and Canarina cam- 

 panula ! And was imitated by his disciples : 

 the generic name Canarina is inadmissible be- 

 ing formed from Canna and Canarium ! The 

 Mindium of Jussieu was a different G. now cal- 

 led Michauxia. 



296. Petalostima, Raf. diff'. Campanula, 

 Corolla infundib. tubo brevis intus villoso, limbo 

 5fido. Stigma 5 petaloideis obovatis subtus his- 

 pidis, capsula Slocul. Svalvis, sub lOgonus. 

 Fol. oppositis^ pedunc, axill. ramosis. — Ano- 

 ther out of the 20 Genera blended in Campa- 

 nula. Habit peculiar, and strange form of 

 stigmas. 



297. Fetalostima capensis Raf. Camp, do L. 

 auct. Commel. t. 35, Curtis, b. m. 785. Caule- 

 scens, fol. lane. dent, hispidis mucronatis, pe- 

 dunc, longissimis, cal. et caps, hirsutis. — South 

 Africa, flowers blue. 



298. Hecale, R. (Nympha) diff". Campanula, 

 Cal. 3-5fidus, Cor. infundib, 3-5fida, Stam, 3-5, 

 Stigma bilobo, Capsula oblonga bilocul. Cau- 

 lescens, fol. alt. jl. panicid. secundis^ — This 

 G. is nearer Codiphus by capsule, but it is not 

 angular, nor corolla tubular. Type, Hecale 

 lobelioides Raf Campan. do. L. auct. Glabra, 

 ramosiss, fol. lane, serrat. sessilibus — In Ma- 

 dera, many small flowers, whitish purple in ter- 

 minal secund panicles. 



