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of the first kind is supplied by C. sabulosa and C. gracilis, whee 
were carefully distinguished by Ledebour (Flor. Ross. iii. p. 581), 
but which we now believe to be conspecific. An example of the 
second kind is supplied by C. obliqua, which has been described 
as a distinct species, under four different names, by Willdenow, 
Sibthorp and Smith, La Gasca, and Bunge, since it was first 
characterised by Vahl. 
ConsPectus oF SEcTIONS AND ForMS HITHERTO PROPOSED. 
Carpels Sis aes aac but never 
lepi 
an 
—_ 
Trichocarpa. 
Pees sabe 3-verticillate longer than the 
free portion of the filaments ... {a. Plicatae. 
Capsules purple ; stigmas red :— 
acemes nearly to quite as long 
as the adjacent leaves :— 
Lanse ovate, hardly lobed ... 1. Roftleri, A. Juss. 
Leaves rounded, more or less - 
distinctly 3-lobed 2. Burmanm, Spr. 
sees no much shorter than RE 
ves : 
cartes wodulntes peduncles 
always very short, often 
leafy at the base.. 3. plicata, A. Juss. 
Leaves repand ; peduncles dis- 
tinct, always naked .. 4, obliquifolia, Baill. 
Capsules grey or blackish ; nee 
ea 
Leaves 2-glandular at the base... 5. parvifolia, Klotzsch. 
Leaves eglandular 6. prostrata, Dalz. 
Anthers 2-vetiilate, shorter than 
the free portion of the filaments; 
emit purple; = red EB, Graciles. 
Leaves all obtuse .. .. 7. sabulosa, Kar. & Kir. 
Leaves acute, rarely 0 use 8. gracilis, Fisch. & Mey. 
a lepidote but never stellate- 
nt; anthers 2-verticillate ... §2. Lepidocarpa. 
Onhieutes purple, their scales discrete, 
with pectinate a ; seeds 
tuberculate Vy. Tinctoriae. 
Capsules very distinétly iruticatis: _ 
Leaves e as long as broad; 
ripe sesemenee blue-purple ; 
> 
stem 9. oblongifolia, A. Juss. 
Leaves si ee ini iat 
; Tipe carpels red- 
purple :— 
Stem erect :-— 
Leaves thinly pubescent ... 10. tinctoria, A. Juss. 
Leaves densely ened o» Ll. htero ierosolymitana, Spr. 
Stem prostrate .-. 12. subplicata, Pax & Hoftm. 
