TROP^EOLEvE. I. TROP^OLUM. II. MAGALLANA. 



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Hooked-spurred or Fringed-flowered Indian-cress. Fl. June, 

 Oct. Clt. 1775. PI. climbing. 



5 T. SMI'THII (D. C. prod. 1. p. 684.) leaves peltate-nerved, 

 palmate, deeply 5-lobed ; petals all lobed and fringed ; spur 

 straight, twice as long as the corolla. If. . G. Native of New 

 Granada. T. peregrlnum, Lin. exclusive of the synonyme of 

 Feuille, according to Smith in Rees' cycl. no. 4. Flowers yellow. 



Smith's Indian-cress. PI. cl. 



6 T. DIPE'TALUM (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 77. t. 313.) 

 leaves rather peltate-nerved, 5-7-lobed ; lobes ovate, rather 

 mucronate, glaucous beneath ; petals 2, spatulate, crenulated. 

 11. G. Native of Peru on the Andes, and of Brazil. St. Hil. 

 pi. usu. bras. no. Feuille, per. 2. t. 42 ? and hence this is pro- 

 bably the true T. peregrinum of Linnaeus, spec. 940. Flowers 

 yellow. Root tuberous. 



Tmo-petalled Indian-cress. PL cl. 



7 T. BICOL6RUM (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 77. t.313.) leaves 

 peltate-nerved, 7-lobed, transversely truncate at the base ; petals 

 cut, ciliated. I/ . w . G. Native of the Andes of Peru, in humid 

 groves. The 2 upper petals small and yellow, the 3 lower ones 

 larger, of a fine vermilion scarlet-colour. This is a very shewy 

 species. Root tuberous. 



Tmo-coloitred-fiovfered Indian-cress. PI. cl. 



8 T. PUBE'SCENS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 251.) 

 leaves peltate-nerved, obsoletely and acutely 5-lobed, truncate 

 at the base, smoothish above, and pubescently-pilose beneath ; 

 petals lobately 2-awned, about equal in length to the calyx. 

 G- H. Native of Peru in woods, near Loxa. Flowers 

 yellow. 



Pubescent-leaved Indian-cress. Fl. June, Oct. PI. cl. 



9 T. CILIA TUM (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 77.) leaves peltate- 

 nerved, 5-7-lobed ; stipulas and bracteas ciliated ; petals quite 

 entire, about equal in length to the calyx. 1. or 0. F. Na- 

 tive of Chili in woods. Flowers yellow. 



Cilialed-stipuled Indian-cress. PI. cl. 



10 T. TUBEROSUM (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. t. 314.) leaves pel- 

 tate-nerved, 5-lobed, transversely-truncate at the base, smooth ; 

 petals almost the length of the calyx. I/ . w . F. Native of 

 Peru, among decayed rocks. Roots tuberous, depressed ; these 

 are eatable when boiled. Petals toothed according to Ruiz and 

 Pavon, but according to H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 251. they are entire and yellow. 



7&m>M*-rooted Indian-cress. Clt. 1827. PI. cl. 



11 T. BRACHY'CERAS (Hook. bot. Beech, voy. p. 14.) leaves 

 peltate ; segments 6-7, oblong-obovate, entire, sessile ; petals 

 cuneiform ; segments of the calyx obtuse ; spur very short and 

 very blunt. Ij.. F. Native of Chili. Common in bushy 

 places on the mountains about Valparaiso. Root tuberous, 

 fusiform ? Plant weak. 



Short-horned Indian-cress. Clt. 1828. PI. cl. 



12 T. TRICOLORUM (Sweet, fl. gard. 3. t. 270.) root tuberous; 

 stem slender, climbing, branched ; leaves peltately divided ; 

 segments 6-7, obovate, entire, cuspidate ; petioles cirrhose ; 

 petals unguiculate, a little longer than the rather closed per- 

 manent calyx, obtuse, quite entire. 11 . F. Native of Chili at 

 Coquimbo. Root tuberous, depressed. Calyx permanent, of an 

 orange-scarlet colour, tipped with black, with a long straight 

 spur. Petals yellow. This is the most shewy of all the species. 



Three-coloured-fiowered Indian-cress. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 

 1828. PI. cl. 



13 T. PINNA'TDM (Andr. bot. rep. 8. t. 535.) leaves some- 

 what peltate ; lobes obsolete ; flowers pinnate ; petals 5, wedge- 

 shaped, toothed at the apex. Tj.. G. Native of? Flowers 

 yellow. This is a hybrid plant raised from the seeds of T. ma- 

 jus in 1800. 



Pinnate-flowered Indian-cress. Fl. June, Nov. Clt. 1800. PI. cl. 



2. Leaves peltately cut into leaflets to the base. 



14 T. PENTAPHY'LLUM (Lam. diet. 1. p. 605. ill. t. 277.) 

 leaflets 5, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, entire, stalked ; petals 2, 

 sessile, acute, quite entire, shorter than the calyx. If. . w . F. 

 Native of Monte Video, Buenos Ayres, and Brazil in the pro- 

 vince of Cisplatine. Root tuberous. Flowers yellow. 



Five-leaved Indian-cress. Clt. 1826. PI. cl. 



15 T. TENE'LIUM ; leaves peltate; leaflets 5-6, obovate, mu- 

 cronate ; spur shorter than the calyx ; petals 5, cuneiform, on 

 long claws, all longer than the calyx, the segments of which are 

 obovate. 11 . F. Native of Chili. Root tuberous. Petals 

 pale-yellow, upper ones striped with dark streaks. A very 

 slender plant, (v. s. herb. Lamb.) 



Tender Indian-cress. PL cl. 



16 T..LEPTOPHY'LLUM ; leaves peltate ; leaflets 7, linear, mu- 

 cronate ; segments of calyx ovate, acute ; petals 5, bifid or trifid, 

 crenulate, longer than the calyx ; spur slender, tapering. If. . F. 

 Native of Chili at Santiago. Root tuberous. Stems slender. 

 Petals yellow, (v. s. herb. Lamb.) 



Slender-leaved Indian-cress. PL cl. 



17 T. POLYPHY'LUJM (Cav. icon. 4. p. 65. t. 395.) leaflets 5- 

 10, oblong or obovate, a little toothed, cuneated at the base ; 

 petals unguiculate, rather longer than the calyx, obtuse, quite 

 entire. () ^. G. Native of Chili on the Cordilleras. Flowers 

 yellow. 



Many-leaved Indian-cress. Fl. July, Oct. Clt. 1827. PI. cl. 



18 T. E'LEGANS ; leaves peltately and deeply 5-lobed ; lobes 

 obovate, lower ones smallest ; segments of the calyx ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, acute ; petals spatulate, not much longer than the calyx. 

 If. . F. Native of Chili. Calyx apparently purple or red. Petals 

 yellow. Root tuberous. 



Elegant Indian-cress. PL cl. 



Cult. All the species of Indian-cress are very shewy, there- 

 fore they are desirable plants in every collection. The green- 

 house and frame species will thrive in any light rich soil, and 

 cuttings will root freely if planted in the same kind of soil, un- 

 der a hand-glass. The annual kinds should be sown in the 

 open ground in April. In fact, all the species may be either 

 increased by seeds or cuttings, whether said to be annual or 

 perennial, because those species said to be annual are permanent, 

 when protected from the frost in winter. The species are all 

 climbing when supported, but if not they are prostrate. All the 

 tuberous rooted kinds will grow well in a light soil in the open 

 air, in a sheltered situation, all the summer, and in winter the 

 roots may be taken up and kept in dry sand, until the spring, 

 when they may again be planted out into the open ground. 



II. MAGALLANA (in honour of the celebrated circum- 

 navigator Ferdinand Magellan, or Magallanes in Portuguese, 

 who was the first discoverer of Magellan). Cav. icon. 4. p. 50. 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 684. 



LIN. SYST. Octdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-lobed, spurred, 

 2 of which are profoundly parted, the other 3 are joined to- 

 gether into a 3-toothed one. Petals 5, unequal. Stamens 8, a 

 little joined together at the base. Fruit 3-winged, 1-celled, 

 and 1 -seeded from abortion. Seed not sufficiently known. 

 A climbing annual plant, with ternate leaves, and yellow 

 flowers. 



1 M. PORRIFOLIUM (Cav. icon. 4. p. 51. t. 374.) Q. F. Na- 

 tive of South America at Port Desideratum. Climbing in hedges. 

 Leaves divided into 3 linear entire leaflets. 



Leak-leaved Magallana. PL cl. 



Cult. The seeds should be sown in a pot of fine, light, rich 

 earth in spring, and placed in a moderate hot-bed, and when the 

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