THE well-known and much-admired genus Lobelia has long formed 

 one of the chief ornaments in the greenhouses and flower gardens 

 of this country. The first species, L. Cliffortiana, was introduced 

 upwards of a hundred years ago, since which time there iias been an 

 addition of about one new kind each successive year. Some of our 

 modern botanists discovered, a few years back, that several of the species 

 possessed such distinct characteristics as to justify a new arrangement 

 being formed, and which should constitute three genera in future. This 

 being accomplished, the SirnocAMPYLOS became one of the sections. 

 The name is adopted from siphon, a tube, and kampulus, bent or 

 curved, as is, more or less, the tube of the corolla. The genus con- 

 tains some very beautiful and showy flowering species, several of which 

 not only flourish admirably in the greenhouse, but being planted out 

 of doors in spring, bloom beautifully during summer. 



The two new species we now figure are valuable additions, being dis- 

 tinct and liandsome, and Avell merit cultivation. 



SIPHOCAMPYLOS CORDATUS— Heart shaped. 



We are not aware of tlie native country of this comely and beautiful 

 species, but it is probably from Mexico. It proves to be easy of cul- 

 tivation, and forms a distinct and beautiful contrast with the flowers of 

 the otlier si)ecies. It forms a compact bush, blooming for several 

 montlis. We believe it is cultivated in some collections as S. glabna- 

 cuius. 



SIPHOCAMPYLOS MICROSTOMA— Small-mouthed. 



This ricli and showy flowering species we saw in bloom in the ad- 

 mirable collection in tlie Royal Gardens of Kew, where it has flowered 

 very freely, beginning early in the season, and contiinies till autumn ; 

 ill fact, like some others of the tribe, it may be induced to bloom nearly 



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