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acum. media serratis, racemo apice comoso, fl. 

 oppos. nudis, cal. pubescens, bract, term, ovatis 

 acum. coccineis ut fl. — Texas, Mexico &c. fine 

 plant, leaves biuncial, flowers scarlet large, often 

 erroneously called Salvia coccinea. 



This Century includes 24 new Genera,where- 

 of 6 now described, and 36 new species,where- 

 ef 30 now first described ; all of Labiate Order, 

 which shall be continued hereafter with the 

 Salvides family. 



CENTURIA X. 



ENDOGENOUS OR MONOCOTYLE. 



901, Argolasia tomentosa Raf. Lophiola 

 aurea Sims, Conostylis americana Pursh, Tor- 

 rey^ Elliot, Nuttal, Eaton !— Florida ad Nova- 

 ces. fine rare plant, put in an Australian Genus! 

 Lophiola was employed, Argolasia is good : of- 

 ten blended with next by similar habit. 



902» Lacnanvhus tinctoria Elliot,Heritiera, 

 Gm. Mx. non alis, Dilatris heritiera Pers. 

 Eat. N ut. Tor.-'Novaces. ad Florida. Wrong- 

 ly united to Dilatris S. Afr. G. known from last 

 by shorter leaves, compact ft. triandrous &.c. 



903, Crocus aureus Sims, floribundus Ha- 

 worth — Hisp. Aquitania, beautiful sp. fl. golden. 



904, Crocus suzianus Curtis b. m. 656 — 

 Italia, Grecia,ti- small yellow with purple stripes, 

 leaves long. 



905, Crocus vittatus Raf. bulbo unico r«ti- 

 col. fol. fl. eq. setaceis glaucis subcanalic re- 

 eorvis acutis, spatha membr. bivalvis acutis, tu- 

 bo cor. eq. limbo vittato acuto— Austria, sent 

 me as Cr. vernus which once included a dozen 

 sp. near Cr. luzianus, fl. similar same size small 

 pale grey with 3 to 5 ribbon like stripes dark 

 purple t whole plant only 3 inches. 



