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LOBELIACE.E. VII. SIPHOCAMPYLUS. VIII. LOBELIA. 



loni'-acuminated, 6 times shorter than the corolla ; anthers a little 

 exserted, glabrous, f? . S. Native of Brazil. Stem angular. 

 Corolla reel. 



Lycium-like Siphocampylus. Shrub 3 feet. 



38 S. DEPE'NDENS ; leaves coriaceous, ovate-lanceolate, some- 

 what cordate at the base, acuminated, finely and spinosely denti- 

 culated, tomentose beneath, glabrous above ; branches and in- 

 florescence downy or tomentose ; pedicels from the axils of the 

 upper leaves, and longer than them; column much exserted; 

 calycine lobes linear-subulate. Tj . S. Native of Peru. Lo- 

 belia dependens, Ruiz et Pav. in herb. Lamb. Flowers race- 

 mose, at the tops of the branches. Plant scandent. 



Dependent-branched Siphocampylus. Shrub cl. 



39 S. ROSMARINIFOLIUS ; erect ; leaves linear-lanceolate, entire, 

 with revolute margins, tomentose beneath, and glabrous above ; 

 pedicels axillary, about the length of the leaves; column of 

 stamens exserted ; calyx with a spherical tube, and long linear 

 segments. 7(. or Tj . S. Native of Peru. Lobelia purpurea, 

 Ruiz et Pav. in herb. Lamb. Corollas red. Lower anthers 

 bearded at top. Leaves dense, like those of some specieof 

 willow. 



Rosemary-leaved Siphocampylus. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



40 S. MACROPHY'LLUS ; leaves broad, obovate, acuminated, 

 glabrous, slightly denticulated, tapering much to the base ; 

 flowers almost forming a terminal corymb, much shorter than 

 the leaves ; calyx with a hemispherical tube and ovate-lanceo- 

 late segments ; column of stamens exserted : the lower anther 

 bearded at top. fj . S. Native of Peru. Leaves a foot long. 

 Pedicels crowded. Corollas red. (v. s. in herb. Lamb.) 



Large-leaved Siphocampylus. PI. 2 to 3 feet ? 



41 S. LACINJA'TA ; leaves deeply jagged, acuminated; lobes 

 acuminated ; branches downy ; lobes of corolla falcate ; column 

 of stamens downy ; anthers glabrous, except the two lower ones, 

 which are bearded at the apex ; calyx spherical. Tj . H. Na- 

 tive of Peru. Lobelia biserrata, Ruiz et Pav. in herb. Lamb. 

 Corollas red or scarlet. 



Jagged-leaved Siphocampylus. Shrub. 



42 S. FU'SCUS ; clothed with rusty tomentum in every part ; 

 calyx spherical, with reflexcd denticulated lobes ; leaves 

 elliptic-lanceolate, denticulated; peduncles axillary, 1-flowered; 

 corolla clothed with rusty wool ; two lower anthers bearded. 



*2 . S. Native of Peru. Apparently a climbing shrub, (v. s. 

 in herb. Lamb.) 



Brown Siphocampylus. Shrub cl. 



Cult. The species all bear large, showy, scarlet, or red 

 flowers, and are therefore worth cultivating in every collection 

 of stove plants. They are of easy culture. The soil best suited 

 to them is a mixture of loam, sand, and peat ; and cuttings of 

 them strike readily in the same kind of soil under a hand-glass 

 in heat. 



VIII. LOBE'LIA (in honour of Matthew Lobel, author of 

 various works, and particularly that called Icones Plantarum ; 

 he was born at Lisle in 1538, became physician and botanist to 

 James I., and died in London in 1616). Pohl, pi. bras. 2. 

 p. 99. Lobelia species, Lin. and other authors. 



LIN. SYST. Pentandria, Monogynla. Calyx adnate to the ova- 

 rium ; limb 5-parted (f. 121. a.). Corolla irregular, tubular; 

 tube cleft on the upper side, thickened or ventricose at the 

 base ; limb 5-parted, bilabiate ; the 2 segments of the upper lip 

 linear-lanceolate (f. 12I./.); lower lip trifid and pendulous, 

 with lanceolate or roundish segments (f. 121. g.). Filaments 

 combined above (f. 121. <?.). Anthers cohering (f. 121. c.), 

 bearded ; the 2 lower ones usually bearded, and sometimes all. 

 Capsule oval, 2-celled, 2-valved, many-seeded, dehiscing at the 

 apex. Erect or procumbent herbs. Leaves alternate, usually 



sessile. Flowers on short pedicels, usually disposed in terminal 

 leafy spikes or racemes, rarely solitary and axillary, blue, 

 red, or white, rarely yellow. 



1. Species natives of America. 

 * Corollas blue. 



1 L. CAMPORUM (Pohl, bras. 2. p. 100. t. 165.) leaves 

 linear, acute, remotely toothed, ciliated on the margins, gla- 

 brous, rather decurrent ; flowers spicate, rather remote on 

 short pedicels ; bracteas oblong, acuminated, rarely toothed, 

 pilose ; calyx pilose, a little shorter than the tube of the corolla. 

 Q. H. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, in 

 dry fields about Villa de Barbacena. Anthers all bearded. In 

 the plant collected by Sello the lower leaves are obovate, and 

 the upper ones lanceolate. Stem filiform, simple, pilose. Co- 

 rollas blue. 



Field Lobelia. PI. 1 foot. 



2 L. EXALTATA (Schott. in Pohl, pi. bras. 2. p. 101. t. 

 166.) leaves sessile, lanceolate, acuminated, rather attenuated 

 at the base, denticulated, quite glabrous ; flowers racemose, 

 coarctate, pedicellate ; bracteas lanceolate, acuminated, rather 

 hairy ; calyx pilose, exceeding the tube of the corolla in length. 

 H.. S. Native of Brazil, in marshy places in the province of 

 Rio Janeiro, at Fazenda Malheas Ramos; as well as of the pro- 

 vince of Minas Geraes. Stem fistular, furrowed, quite simple, 

 glabrous, of a yellowish green colour. Bracteas ciliated. Co- 

 rollas blue. 



Exalted Lobelia. PI. 5 feet. 



3 L. THAI-SOIDES (Schott, ex Pohl, bras. 2. p. 102. t. 167.) 

 leaves sessile, lanceolate, attenuated at the base, very long, den- 

 ticulated, ciliated, rather pilose ; flowers racemose, coarctate, 

 on short pedicels ; calycine segments lanceolate, acuminated, 

 pilose, shorter than the tube of the corolla. I/ . S. Native of 

 Brazil, about Rio Janeiro; and of the province of Goyaz. Stem 

 tough, filled, simple, rather pilose, of a greenish brown colour. 

 Bracteas ciliated. Flowers dense blue. 



Thapsvs-like Lobelia. PI. 6 feet. 



4 L. PAUCIFLORA (H. B.et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 314.) 

 stem herbaceous, erect, simple ; leaves sessile : radical ones lan- 

 ceolate : cauline ones linear, remotely denticulated, glabrous ; 

 racemes terminal, few-flowered, on long peduncles ; flowers on 

 short pedicels ; calycine segments hairy, as well as the corolla, 

 one-half shorter than the tube of the corolla. I/ . S. Native of 

 Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, in dry grassy places 

 about Villa Barbacena; and of Mexico, near Valladolid de 

 Mechoacan. L. commutata, Willd. rel. ex Rcem. et Schultes, 

 syst. 5. p. 73. L. simplex, Willd. herb. Corollas blue. Stem 

 glabrous, striated. Bracteas linear, hairy, longer than the pe- 

 dicels. 



Few-flowered Lobelia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. PI. \ ft. 



5 L. RAPUNCULOIDES (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 312.) 

 leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, denticulated, glabrous, sessile ; 

 racemes terminal, loose-flowered ; calycine segments equal in 

 length to the tube of corolla ; stems branched, procumbent. 1. 

 S. Native near the town of Mexico. L. dracunculoides, 

 Willd. rel. ex Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 56. 1 Stem hairy at 

 bottom. Flowers remote, pedicellate. Bracteas linear, about 

 the length of the pedicels. Corolla blue, glabrous. Leaves ! 

 inch long. Two lower anthers bearded. 



Rampion-like Lobelia. PI. procumbent. 



6 L. COLLINA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 312.) 

 leaves lanceolate-linear, acute, denticulated, glabrous, sessile ; 

 racemes terminal, ascending; segments of the calyx one-half 

 shorter than the tube of the corolla ; stems procumbent ; 

 branches ascending, glabrous. I/ . S. Native of Peru, on dry 



