AMENTLFERJE. 239 



Var. >j, tenuior. 

 Plate MCCCXL. 



S. tenuior, Borrer, in Engl. Bot. Suppl. No. 2650. IIool: Brit. Fl. ed. iv. p. 3G8. 

 S, laurina, var. Hook. & Am. Brit. Fl. ed. viii. p. 409. Bah. Man. Brit. Bot. ed. vi. 

 p. 312. 



Upright. Leaves oblanceolate, acuminate. Capsule and stalk silky ; 

 style long. 



Var. 5, laxiflora. 



Plate MCCCXLI. 



S. laxiflora, G. Anders. MS. Borrer, in Engl. Bot. Suppl. No. 2749, and Ilooh. Brit. 

 Fl. ed. iv. p. 3G8. 



Upright. Leaves obovate or oval-obovate, abruptly acuminate. 

 Capsule glabrous below, downy at the apex; stalk glabrous; style 

 long. 



Yar. t, propinqua. 



Plate MCCCXLIII. 



S. propinqua, Borrer, Engl. Bot. Suppl. No. 2729. Hooh. Brit. Fl. ed. iv. p. 3G8. 

 S. nigricans, var. propinqua, Hooh. & Aim. Brit. Fl. ed. viii. p. 409. 

 S. laurina, var. propinqua, Bah. Man. Brit. Bot. ed. \'i. p. 312. 



Upright. Leaves elliptical or oblong- elliptical, abruptly acuminate 

 below. Capsule silky towards the apex ; style long. 



Var. X., tetrapla. 



Plate MCCCXIa 



S. tetrapla, " Wallcer.'' Sm. Engl. Fl. Vol. IV. p. 177. Borrer, in Engl. Bot. Suppl. 



No. 2702. Hooh. Brit. Fl. ed. iv. p. 369. 

 S. nigricans- Weigeliana, Wimm. Sal. Europ. p. 217. 

 S. phylicifolia-nigricans, Wimm. Denkschr. d. Schles. Gescllsch. p. 168. 



Upright. Leaves oblong-oblanceolate, acuminate. Capsule glabrous 

 at the base, downy at the apex ; stalk glabrous ; style long. 



Var. X, Borreriana. 



Plate MCCCXLIV. 



S. Borreriana, 8m. Engl. Fl. Vol. IV. p. 174. Boirer, in Engl. Bot. Suppl. No. 2619. 

 Hool: Brit. Fl. ed. iv. p. 369. 



Erect. Leaves narrowly oblanceolate, longly acuminate. Capsule 

 and stalk glabrous ; style long. 



