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ONAGRARI.E. IV. FUCHSIA. 



whorl, ovate, flat, denticulated, glabrous ; petioles pubescent ; 

 flowers pendulous, solitary ; petals about equal in length to the 

 calyx ; tube of corolla conical. Tj . G. Native of Chili. Calyx 

 scarlet. Corolla purple. Stigma ovate. 



ConicaZ-calyxed Fuchsia. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1824. Shrub 

 3 to 6 feet. 



1 1 F. COCCI'NEA (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 8.) branches glabrous ; 

 leaves opposite or 3 in a whorl, ovate, acute, denticulated, on 

 short petioles ; pedicels axillary, drooping, longer than the 

 flowers ; lobes of calyx oblong, acute, exceeding the petals, 

 which are obovate and convolute. Tj G. Native of Chili, in 

 marshes, and as far south as the Straits of Magellan. Curt. bot. 

 mag. 97. Duham. arbr. ed. nov. 1. t. 13. F. pendula, Salisb. 

 st. rar. t. 7. F. Magellanica, Lam. diet. Nahusia coccinea, 

 Schnevoogt, icon. no. 21. Skinnera coccinea, Mcench. Quelu- 

 sia, Vand. 1. c. Calyx scarlet. Petals violaceous. 



Scarlet Fuchsia. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1788. Sh. 3 to 6 feet. 



12 F. MONTANA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 275. t. 135.) branches 

 sulcate and puberulous at the apex ; leaves 3 in a whorl, ob- 

 long, acute, obsoletely denticulated, glabrous, but when young 

 puberulous ; calycine tube funnel-shaped, about equal in length 

 to the lobes, which are lanceolate and acute ; petals obovate, 

 convolute ; stigma 4-toothed ; fruit oblong. I? . S. Native of 

 Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, on the mountain called 

 Serra da Caraca. Calyx scarlet. Corolla violaceous. 



Mountain Fuchsia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



18 F. PUBE'SCENS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 275. 1. 134.) branches 

 sulcate, puberulous ; leaves 3-4 in a whorl, ovate-oblong, acute, 

 denticulated, puberulous ; tube of calyx funnel-shaped, about 

 equal in length to the lobes, which are lanceolate and acute ; 

 petals obovate, convolute ; fruit ovate-roundish. Tj . G. Native 

 of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, on the high mountain 

 called Serra da Piedade, and in that part of the province of St. 

 Paul called Campos Geraes. Calyx scarlet. Corolla viola- 

 ceous. 



Pubescent Fuchsia. Shrub 5 feet. 



3. LongifibrcE (from longus, long, sn&flos, a flower ; in re- 

 ference to the flowers, which are long). D. C. prod. 3. p. 38. 

 Free part of the tube of the calyx twice or thrice the length of 

 its lobes. Stamens exserted. 



14 F. PETIOLA'RIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 8. p. 

 104.) branches glabrous ; leaves 3 in a whorl, or the upper 

 ones are opposite, on long petioles, lanceolate-oblong, acute, re- 

 motely denticulated, glabrous ; pedicels axillary, shorter than 

 the flowers ; lobes of calyx ovate-oblong, acuminated, longer 

 than the petals, which are nearly of the same shape. Tj . G. Na- 

 tive of South America, at Santa Fe de Bogota. Calyx downy, 

 an inch and a half long. 



Petiolar Fuchsia. Shrub 4 to C feet. 



15 F. QUINDIUE'NSIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 1. c.) 

 branches clothed with adpressed pili ; leaves 3 in a whorl, 

 small, approximate, oblong, acute, remotely denticulated, rather 

 pilose above, and glabrous beneath ; pedicels axillary, shorter 

 than the flowers ; lobes of calyx ovate, acuminately mucronate, 

 a little longer than the petals, which are lanceolate and acute. 

 Tj . G. Natjve of the Andes of Quindiu. Shrub probably pro- 

 cumbent. Pedicels and calyxes puberulous. 



Quindiu Fuchsia. Shrub proc. ? 



16 F. VENU'STA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) branches downy; 

 leaves opposite and 3 in a whorl, elliptic, acute, entire, gla- 

 brous, and rather shining ; pedicels axillary, a little shorter than 

 the flowers, the upper ones disposed in a raceme ; lobes of calyx 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, about equal in length to the pe- 

 tals, which are oblong-lanceolate, acute, with undulated margins. 



Tj . G. Native of New Granada, near Guayavalito. Calyx 

 purple, glabrous. Petals scarlet. Perhaps the same as F. mul- 

 tiflora, Lin. which is scarcely known. 

 Beautiful Fuchsia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



17 F. LOXE'NSIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 1. c. t. 

 536.) branches hairy; leaves 3 in a whorl, oblong-elliptic or 

 lanceolate-oblong, acute, obsoletely and remotely denticulated, 

 glabrous, but hairy on the veins beneath ; pedicels axillary, a 

 little shorter than the flowers ; lobes of calyx ovate-oblong, 

 acute, a little shorter than the petals, which are ovate-roundish. 

 Tj . G. Native of New Granada, near Loxa. Calyx purplish, 

 glabrous. Petals scarlet. 



Loxa Fuchsia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



18 F. AYAVACE'NSIS (H.B. et Kunth, 1. c.) branches hairy ; 

 leaves 3 in a whorl, oblong, acuminated, remotely denticulated, 

 hairy on both surfaces ; pedicels axillary, longer than the 

 flowers ; lobes of calyx ovate-lanceolate, ending in a narrow 

 taper-point each, exceeding the petals, which are roundish-ovate. 

 Ij . G. Native of Peru, near Ayavaca. Calyx smoothish and 



purplish. 



Ayavaca Fuchsia. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



19 F. HIRTE'LLA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) branches hairy; 

 leaves 3-4 in a whorl, on short petioles, oblong-lanceolate, ob- 

 soletely and remotely denticulated, hairy on both surfaces ; 

 flowers sub-racemose ; lobes of calyx lanceolate, acuminated, a 

 little longer than the petals, which are lanceolate-oblong and 

 acutish. fj . G. Native of New Granada. Flowers nearly 2 

 inches long. 



Hairy Fuchsia. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



20 F. TRIPJIY'LLA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) branches downy ; 

 leaves 3 in a whorl, oblong, acute, quite entire, stiffish, smooth 

 except the veins beneath, which are pubescent ; pedicels axil- 

 lary, shorter than the flowers, upper ones forming a raceme ; 

 lobes of calyx ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, a little longer than 

 the lanceolate-oblong cuspidate petals. Tj . G. Native of New 

 Granada. F. triphy'lla, Lin. spec. 159. ex Mutis, but exclusive 

 of the synonyme. 



Three-leaved Fuchsia. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



21 F. INTEGRIFOLIA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 273.) branches 

 glabrous ; leaves 3-4 in a whorl, oblong, acute, almost quite 

 entire, glabrous ; tube of calyx cylindrical, 3 times shorter than 

 the lobes, which are lanceolate and acute ; petals obovate, con- 

 volute ; stigma 4-toothed ; fruit elliptic, Tj . G. Native of 

 Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, on the mountain called 

 Serra da Caraca. This species differs from F. macrostemma in 

 the leaves being entire, and in the tube of the calyx being short, 

 compared with the lobes. 



Entire-leaved Fuchsia. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



22 F. AFFINIS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 274.) branches gla- 

 brous ; leaves 3 in a whorl, oblong or ovate-oblong, acute, 

 nearly quite entire, glabrous ; calycine tube funnel-shaped, 

 twice the length of the lobes, which are lanceolate and acute ; 

 petals obovate, convolute; fruit ovate oblong ; stigma 4-toothed. 



Tj . G. Native of Brazil, in the province of Rio Janeiro, on the 

 mountains called Serra da Boa Vista and Serra da Estrada Nova, 

 and in the southern part of the province of St. Paul in the Dis- 

 trito de Curityba. Calyx scarlet. Corolla violaceous. Nearly 

 allied to F. integrifolia, from which it differs in the calyx being 

 more deeply cleft. 



Allied Fuchsia. Shrub 6 feet. 



23 F. RACEMOSA (Lam. diet. 2. p. 565. ill. t. 282. f. 1.) 

 branches downy ; leaves opposite or 3 in a whorl, on short 

 petioles, oval, acute, denticulated, puberulous on both surfaces ; 

 pedicels axillary, about equal in length to the flowers, upper 

 ones racemose ; lobes of calyx lanceolate-oblong, acute ; tube 

 of calyx widened at the base. Tj . S. Native of St. Domingo. 



