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LYTHRARIE/E. VII. LYTIIRUM. 



. 1. uxfhiMVu of the synonyme of Willd. L. setureiaefolium, 

 Moc. et Se.sse, fl. mex. icon, inecl. L. diflTusum, Sweet, fl. gard. 

 149. Flowers purple, as large as tliose of L. salicaria. 



Lanceolate-leaved Purple-Loosestrife. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 

 1 800. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



9 L. A'LBL-M (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. C. p. 193.) 

 stems suffruticose ; leaves scattered, linear, acute ; flowers on 

 short pedicels, each furnished with 2 bracteoles at the base ; 

 petals 6-7 ; stamens 6-7. 1? G. Native of Mexico, about 

 Salimanca. Petals white, obovate-oblong. 



iriiile-fiowered Purple-Loosest rife. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



10 L. MARI'TIMUM (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.)stem shrubby ; leaves 

 opposite and scattered, lanceolate, acute, obtuse at the base, 

 glaucescent. beneath ; flowers on short pedicels, erect, each fur- 

 nished with 2 bracteoles at the base ; petals 6 ; stamens 6. I? . 

 G. Native of Peru, on the shores of the Pacific Ocean near 

 Patibilca ; of the Sandwich islands ; and of Mexico, in humid 

 places near Jalapa, and other parts of South America. L. ly- 

 ciokles, herb. Willd. Petals purple, obovate-oblong. 



Maritime Purple-Looseslrife. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



* * Stamens twice the number of the petals, and therefore 12 

 14 in number. 



11 L. QUINTUPLINE'RVIUM (Neuw. reis. vol. 2. ex flora, 1821. 

 p. 302.) shrubby, much branched; leaves opposite, ovate, sessile, 

 5-G-nerved ; flowers opposite, sessile, 5-petalled, and dodecan- 

 drous ; bracteoles ovate, S-nerved. T? . S. Native of Brazil. 

 Nees et Mart. nov. act. bonn. p. 23. Flowers pale blue. Habit 

 of Rhexia. 



Quintuple- nerccd-leaved Purple-Loosestrife. Sh. 3 to 4 feet. 



12 L. PUMCIFOLIUM (Schlecht. et Cham, in Linna;a. 2. p. 356.) 

 plant glaucous ; leaves elliptic, rather cordate at the base, obtuse 

 at the apex, with scabrous margins ; flowers on short pedicels ; 

 calyx 12-toothed ; petals 6 ; stamens 12, alternate ones ex- 

 serted. I/. . H. Native of Crete and Sicily. L. thymif olium, 

 Sieb. fl. cret. exsic. Barrel, icon. t. 773. f. 1. Differs from L. 

 liyssopif olium in the root being perennial, in the leaves being 

 cordate, with scabrous edges, in the flowers being twice the size, 

 and in the alternate stamens being exserted. 



Pomegranate-leaved Purple Loosestrife. PI. 1 foot ? 



13 L. GRFFE V RI (Tenore, prod. fl. nep. suppl. 2. p. 28. cat. 

 1819. p. 45.) herbaceous ; leaves alternate, elliptic-oblong, ob- 

 tuse, upper ones linear-lanceolate ; stems diffuse, branched, an- 

 gular ; flowers solitary, axillary, on short pedicels ; bracteoles 

 small, acute ; petals 6, oblong-obovate ; stamens 12, twice the 

 length of the calyx. Q. B. H. Native of Naples, near Caresta ; 

 in the marshes of western Liguria ; in the Balearic Islands ; in the 

 Island of Cos; in the bogs of Murcia ; and about Tangiers. L. 

 acutangulum, Lag. cat. hort. madr. 1814. p. 16. L. hyssopi- 

 f'olium, d'Urv. enum. p. 52. L. Graeffe'ri, Cambess. mem. mus. 

 14. p. 16. Perhaps the same as L. nummulariaef olium, Pers. 

 ench. 2. p. 8. ? but not of Lois. L. Gussoni, Presl. del. prag. 

 p. 55. --Cup. pamph. sic. 1. t. 62. Flowers purple. 



Graffer's Purple-Loosestrife. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1800. 

 PI. | foot. 



14 L. PHE'SLII (Guss. pi. rar. p. 188.) stem nearly simple, 

 erectish, quadrangular ; angles winged ; leaves alternate, oblong, 

 cordate; flowers axillary, solitary, 6-petalled, dodecandrous ; 

 stamens longer than the calyx. Q. or $ . B. H. Native of Cala- 

 bria, in boggy inundated places. L. alatum, Presl. del. prag. p. 

 55. Barrel, obs. p. 140. icon. t. 773. f. 1. ? 



Presl's Purple-Loosestrife. PL 1 ft. 



15 L. FLEXUOSUM (Lag. cat. hort. madr. 1814. p. 16.) leaves 

 oblong, somewhat cordate at the base ; flowers pedicellate, erect, 

 fruit horizontal ; calyx striated ; petals 6, ovate, somewhat cor- 

 date ; stamens 12. Q. B. H. Native of Spain, in the province 



of Murcia; also of Liguria and Mauritania. Flowers rose-co- 

 loured. Branches flexuous. Perhaps sutliciently distinct from 

 /,. Grcefferi. 



/'Vc.vKOM.v-stemnied Purple-Loosestrife. PL 4- to 1 foot. 



SECT. III. SALICA'RIA (from Salix, a willow ; willow-like 

 leaves). D. C. mem. soc. hist. nat. gen. 3. pt. 2. p. 77. prod. 3. 

 p. 82. Stamens twice the number of the petals. Flowers nu- 

 merous in the axils of the upper leaves, which are degenerated 

 into the form of small bracteas, therefore the flowers appear as 

 if they were in whorls, and racemose spikes. 



16 L. SALICA'RIA (Lin. spec. 640.) leaves opposite, lanceolate, 

 cordate at the base ; flowers in whorled leafy spikes, almost 

 sessile. I/. H. Native of Europe, in ditches and watery 

 places, especially about the margins of ponds and rivers ; 

 plentiful in Britain. Smith, engl. bot. 1061. Curt. lond. 

 fasc. 3. t. 28. FL dan. 671. Flowers of a variable crimson or 

 purple. Leaves opposite, or 3 or even 4 in a whorl. Stamens 

 12-14. Petals 6-7. Plant variable with regard to smoothness 

 or pubescence. It is astringent, and is useful in inveterate 

 diarrhoeas. 



Var. |3, gracile (D. C. cat. hort. monsp. 123.) spikes nume- 

 rous, very slender ; flowers alternate, solitary or twin ; leaves, 

 stems, and calyxes velvety. ^. H. Native in humid places. 



Var, y, bracteosum (D. C. prod. 3. p. 83.) spikes elongated 

 at the tops of the branches and stem ; bracteas deflexed after 

 flowering, longer than the flowers. 2. H. Native country 

 unknown. 



Var. S, pubescens (Pursh, fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 334.) If.. H. 

 Native of North America, from Canada to New England, but 

 according to Torrey, fl. un. st. 1. p. 471. its native country is 

 doubtful. 



H'lllowy or Common Purple-Loosestrife. Fl. July, Aug. 

 Britain. PL 2 to 4 feet. 



17 L. TOMENTOSUM (Mill. diet. no. 2.) leaves opposite, ovate, 

 cordate at the base, clothed with white tomentum, as well as the 

 stem and calyxes ; flowers numerous, in axillary whorls, form- 

 ing an interrupted leafy spike. I/ . H. Native of North Ame- 

 rica. Flowers fine purple. Leaves sometimes 3 in a whorl. 



Tomentose Purple-Loosestrife. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1700. 

 PL 1 to 2 feet. 



18 L. VIRGA'TUM (Lin. spec. 642. but not of Walt.) leaves 

 lanceolate, attenuated at the base ; panicle twiggy ; flowers 3 

 together, axillary, distinctly pedicellate, y.. H. Native of 

 Tauria, Siberia, Kussia, Austria, Germany, and Belgium. Sims, 

 bot. mag. t. 1003. Jacq. austr. 1. t. 7. Salicaria virgata, Mcench. 

 L. Austriacum, Jacq. vind. 243. Flowers purple. Plant more 

 loose and glabrous than L. Salicaria. 



Far. ft, acuminatum (Willd. spec. 2. p. 866.) racemes ter- 

 minal, elongated, crowded with flowers. 2/ . H. Native of 

 Iberia. 



Twiggy Purple-Loosestrife. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1776. PL 

 2 to 3 feet. 



) Species not sufficiently known. 



19 L. HUNTE'RI (D. C. prod. 3. p. 83.) leaves opposite ; 

 calyx tubular, 6-lobed ; petals 6, lanceolate, erect ; stamens 12 ; 

 style subulate ; capsule 2-celled, 4-valved. ^ . S. Native of 

 the East Indies, where it is called Dhawry. \V. Hunt, asiat. res. 

 4. p. 42. Petals of a beautiful red. The flowers, mixed with 

 those of Morinda, are used for dyeing in India. 



Hunter's Purple-Loosestrife. Shrub. 



20 L. ? APE'TALUM (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 454.) stem shrubby ; 

 leaves linear, acute, alternate ; flowers in whorls, apetalous, 

 hexandrous. I; . S. Native of Brazil. Perhaps a species of 

 Ammunnia. 



Apetalous Purple-Loosestrife. PL 1 foot. 



