BALSAMINE^:. I. BALSAMINA. II. TYTONIA. 



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2. Pedicels aggregate. Leaves opposite. 



6 B. OPPOSITIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 686.) pedicels aggre- 

 gate ; leaves lanceolate, serrated ; spur shorter than the flower. 

 Q. F. Native of Ceylon, in sandy places. Impatiens opposi- 

 tifolia, Lin. spec. 1328. Rheed. mal. 9. t. 31. Flowers 

 small, purplish-blue. 



Opposite-leaved Balsam. PL 1 foot. 



7 B. HETEROPHY'LLA ; pedicels aggregate ; leaves linear, very 

 long, rounded at the base, remotely and cuspidately serrated ; 

 spur much longer than the flower. Q. F. Native of the East 

 Indies, bordering on the district of Silhet. Impatiens hetero- 

 phy'lla, Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 458. Leaves 6 inches long. Flowers 

 large, purplish, with the 2 lateral petals 2-lobed, outer lobe ex- 

 tremely large. 



Variable-leaved Balsam. PI. 2 feet. 



8 B. FASCICULA'TA (D. C. prod. 1, p. 686.) pedicels aggre- 

 gate, shorter than the leaves ; leaves lanceolate. O F. Na- 

 tive of Malabar. Impatiens fasciculata, var. a. Lam. diet. 

 1. p. 359. Rheed. mal. 9. p. 93. t. 47. Flowers pale-red, 

 with an awl-shaped, green spur. 



Fascicled-dowered Balsam. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



9 B. TILO (D. C. prod. 1. p. 686.) pedicels aggregate, truly 

 deflexed after flowering, 3-times shorter than the leaves ; leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute, tapering to the base ; spur incurved. 

 Q. F. Native of Malabar. Impatiens fasciculata ft, Rcem. et 

 Schult. syst. 5. p. 349. THo, Rheed. mal. 9. p. 93. t. 49. 

 Flowers pale, with an incurved, green spur. 



Tilo Balsam. PL 1 to 2 feet. 



10 B. MI'NOR (D. C. prod. 1. p. 686.) pedicels aggregate, 

 truly deflexed after flowering, 4-times shorter than the leaves, 

 about the length of the spur ; lower leaves ovate, stalked, upper 

 ones ovate-lanceolate, tapering to the base. O- F. Native of 

 Malabar. Impatiens fasciculata, var. y and S, Rcem. et Schult. 

 syst. 5. p. 349. Rheed. mal. 9. t. 50. and 51. Flowers whitish, 

 with a straight greenish spur. 



Smaller Balsam. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1817. PI. to 1 foot. 



3. Pedicels solitary. Leaves alternate. 



11 B. LATIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 686.) pedicels usually 

 solitary, shorter than the leaves ; leaves ovate, crenated, rather 

 pilose ; spur longer than the flower. O F. Native of the 

 East Indies. Impatiens latifolia, Lin. spec. 1328. Rheed. 

 mal. 9. t. 48. Flowers pale-red, about the same size as those of 

 the common balsam. 



Broad-leaved Balsam. Fl. Jul. Sept. Clt. 1818. PL 1 to 2 ft. 



12 B. LESCHENAU'LTII (D. C. prod. 1. p. 686.) pedicels 

 shorter than the leaves ; leaves smooth, oval, taper-pointed at 

 both ends, crenated, lower teeth acute, glandular ; spur about 

 the length of the flower. O- F- Native of Ceylon. Flowers 

 red, about the size of those of the last species. 



Leschenault's Balsam. PL 1 foot. 



13 B. BIFIDA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 686.) pedicels solitary ; 

 leaves oblong, serrated, stalked; spur very long, bifid. O- F. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Impatiens bifida, Thunb. 

 fl. cap. 2. p. 54. Flowers red ? 



Bifid-spurred Balsam. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1820. PL 1 ft. 



14 B. CAPE'NSIS (D. C.prod. 1. p. 686.) pedicels capillary; 

 leaves stalked, ovate, crenated, with the notches bearing hairs ; 

 spur longer than the flower. Q. F. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope in woods. Impatiens Capensis, Thunb. fl. cap. 2. 

 p. 54. Flowers red ? 



Cape Balsam. FL June, Sept. Clt. 1818. PL 1 foot. 



15 B. MOLLIS ; upper part of plant soft, villous ; pedicels 

 filiform, half the length of the leaves ; leaves lanceolate, acu- 

 minated, with gibbous, cuspidate serratures ; spur length of 

 flower, with the end incurved. O- F. Native of the East 



Indies on Sheopore, in rich moist shady situations. Impatiens 

 mollis, Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 461. Flowers large, purple, nodding. 

 Soft Balsam. Fl. July, Aug. PL 2 to 3 feet. 



4. Pedicels solitary. Leaves opposite. 



16 B. ROSMARINIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 686.) pedicels 

 shorter than the leaves ; leaves linear ; spur short, rather re- 

 curved at the end. O- F. Native of Ceylon. Impatiens rosma- 

 rinif olia, Retz. obs. 5. p. 29. no. 79. Bert, amcen. p. 20. Leaves 

 with spinulose serratures. Flowers small, purplish. 



Rosemary-leaved Balsam. PL 1 foot. 



17 B. MU'TUA (D. C. prod, 1. p. 686.) pedicels usually soli- 

 tary ; leaves lanceolate, serrated ; spur cucullate, blunt, muti- 

 lated. O F. Native of and cultivated in Cochin-china. Im- 

 patiens mutila, Lour, cochin. 512. Flowers scarlet. 



Mutilated-spurred Balsam. PL 1^ foot. 



18 B. COCHLEA'TA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 686.) pedicels usually 

 solitary, elongated ; leaves oblong, somewhat serrated ; spur 

 twisted, compressed; root creeping. O- F. Native of China, 

 and cultivated about Canton. Impatiens cochleata, Lour. fl. 

 cochin. 512. Flowers beautiful scarlet. Stemred, almost des- 

 titute of branches. 



Twisted-spurred. Balsam. PL 1 foot. 



19 B. CHINE'NSIS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 686.) pedicels longer 

 than the leaves ; leaves ovate ; spur greatly arched ; stem 

 .branched. F. Native of China. Impatiens Chinensis, 

 Lin. spec. 1328. Stem red. Flowers reddish-purple. 



Chinese Balsam. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1824. PL 1 foot. 



20 B. PUBE'RULA ; peduncles 1-flowered, deflexed after flow- 

 ering ; leaves elliptical, pointed at both ends, serrated, younger 

 ones as well as the stem rather scabrous, from rough down. 

 Q. F. Native of Nipaul. Impatiens puberula, D. C. prod. 1. 

 p. 687. Flowers large, purplish. 



Puberulous Balsam. PL 1 to 1^ foot. 



Cult. The seeds of these plants should be sown on a mo- 

 derate hot-bed in spring, and when the plants are about 2 or 3 

 inches high they should be planted into separate small pots, taking 

 care to shade them until they have taken fresh root, replacing 

 them in the hot-bed, after which they should have a moderate 

 share of free air admitted to them when the weather is favour- 

 able, to prevent their being drawn up tall and weak ; they 

 should then be shifted from size to size of pots, until the plants 

 have grown the size required, and when in flower, they may 

 be placed in the greenhouse, where they will make a very shewy 

 appearance, and seed freely. Some may be planted out, when 

 young, in the open border in a sheltered situation, where they 

 will flower, if the summer proves favourable. A light, rich 

 soil, or a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, suits them best. 

 Balsams are all shewy flowering plants, and are worth cultivat- 

 ing for the sake of decorating greenhouses when the greenhouse 

 plants are set out in the open air. Those grown in pots require 

 to be often refreshed with water. 



II. TYTO'NIA (in honour of Arthur Tyton, F.L.S. by 

 whose care many of the oldest inhabitants of our gardens are 

 preserved, and more particularly many of those plants which 

 were cultivated by Miller, which do not now exist in any collec- 

 tion but his own). 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Anthers 5, 3 of which 

 are 2-celled, and the 2 in front of the upper petal 1 -celled. 

 Stigmas 5, joined together. Flowers with a remarkable gibbous 

 spur. Berry almost globular, 5-grooved, succulent, smooth, 

 red, size of a cherry, containing 5 hard, nut-like, obliquely-ob- 

 long seeds, lapped over each other at both ends. Peduncles 

 axillary, solitary, 1-3-flowered. Leaves opposite and alternate. 



1 T. NA'TANS; peduncles 3-flowered; leaves alternate, linear- 



