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pipi'NAxMIA ANGIOSPERMIAo 



plo loiigiore ; 

 radicante. 



caule 



as the calyx ; 

 raclicaiit. 



sleni 



Sp. pi. 3. p. 301. Walt. p. 1G9. Wich. 2. p. 25. Pursli 2. p. 420. 



F 



A luxuriant ornamental vine, climbing over buildings and tbe loftiest 

 trees, throwing out radicles all along the stem by which it attaches itself 

 firmly to walls, fences or the bark of trees. Leaflets somewhat ribbed, 

 smooth on the upper surflice. pubescent underneath, particularly along the 

 veins- Flowers in corymb like racemes^ on peduncles about half an inch 



Corolla tubular, a little ventricose undei'neatli. of a blood red co- 

 Jour, tlic inside tinged with yellow, the tube twice as long as the calyx, 

 border 5-clcft, tlie segments nearly round and equal. Stamens nearly as 

 long as the corolla, inserted in the tube, within which is perceptible die 

 rudiment of a fifth filament. Anthers divaricate at base. Stf/le as long 

 ns the stamens- Stigma compressed, flat. Siltque very 



long. 



Seeds winded. 



Grows very common, preferring damp, rich soils. 

 FloA^ers June — September. 



long, 



terete. 



RUELLIA. 



Calyx 



r 



D-partiUis 



Corolla siibcampanu 

 lata, limbo 5-fido. 



^Stamina 



conjugal a 



Capsula ut rill que at 

 tcnuata, dentibus elas- 



tice dehisce ns. 



77iina pxiiica. ^ 



Sc 



TREPENS. 



1. 



R. erecta, hirsuta 



^ 



foliis petiolatisjlanceo- 

 lato-ovatis, 



mis 



? 



integerri- 



~3 



G 



EX. 



L. 



1050. 



I 



If. 



Ca hjx 



5-parted, 



Corolla sonie\yliat 

 campanulate, with the 

 border 5-cleft. 



mens 



Sia- 

 conjugate. 



Capsule tapering at 

 each end, toothed, o- 



'm, 



pening 



Seeds few. 



elastically. 



Erect, 



leaves 



on 



fieri s 



lanceolate-ovate 



peduncles 



hirsute 

 petioles 



? 



en 



tire 



3 



peduncuHs 1 — 



; calycis laciniis 1 flowered ; sesments 



iincari-lanceolatis 



9 



a 



^ 



of the calyx linear 



t 



