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hills between Malacatis and Gonzanama, at the altitude of about 

 3000 feet. L. linifolia, Willd. rel. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 

 5. p. 67. Leaves 1 to l^ inch long. Pedicels recurved, about 

 equal in length to the bracteas, which are linear. Flowers of a 

 violaceous blue colour. Two lower anthers bearded. 

 Hill Lobelia. PI. procumbent. 



7 L. FASTIGIA'TA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 313.) 

 leaves lanceolate, remotely denticulated, glabrous, almost ses- 

 sile ; racemes terminal, elongated ; calycine segments glabrous, 

 about equal in length to the tube of the corolla ; stem herba- 

 ceous, erect, with fastigiate branches. If. . S. Native of Quito, 

 near Popayan and Chillo, at the altitude of about 3000 feet. 

 Lobelia tenuifolia, Willd. rel. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 

 56. Stems and branches angular, glabrous. Leaves 12-15 lines 

 long. Bracteas linear, obsoletely denticulated, shorter than the 

 pedicels. Corolla violaceous. Two lower anthers bearded. 



Fastigiate-branched Lobelia. PI. 



8 L. MO'LLIS (Graham, in edinb. phil. journ. Decemb. 1829.) 

 stem erect, branched, downy ; leaves petiolate, cordately ovate, 



y.. F. Native of North America, in Canada, Carolina, and 

 New York. Sims, bot. mag. 2238. Corollas beautiful blue, 

 with the segments of the lower lip obovate, acute, marked by 2 

 white confluent spots in the centre. The variety of this which 

 grows in Carolina has the radical leaves roundly spatulate ; the 

 stem more slender, and the flowers smaller. 



Kalm's Lobelia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1B20. PI. 1 to l ft. 



13 L. NUTTA'LLII (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 39.) leaves 

 oblong-linear, denticulated, obtuse, remotish ; flowers loosely 

 racemose, distant ; pedicels coloured, shorter than the flowers, 

 bibracteate at the base ; segments of the calyx obtuse ; stem 

 erect, minutely scabrous, branched. It . H. Native of North 

 America, from New Jersey to Carolina, on the dry sandy edges 

 of bogs. L. graeilis, Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 77. but not of 

 R. Br. Pedicels and corollas blue; the lower lip marked by 

 2 acute white stripes, and 2 green dots, and other 2 towards the 

 base of the tube. Very like L. Kalmii, and probably a variety 

 of it. 



Nuttall's Lobelia. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1824. PI. 1 to 



acute, downy above, and along the veins beneath, mucronatelv 1^ foot. 



r= "*14 L. FENESTRA'LIS (Cav. icon. 



and doubly serrated : superior leaves lanceolate ; racemes te 

 minal, elongated ; pedicels loose ; segments of the lower lip of 

 the calyx subulate, shorter than the corolla. O- F. Native of 

 Dominica, where it was collected by Dr. Krauss. Leaves 8 lines 

 long and 6 broad. Calycine segment equal in length to the 

 tube of the corolla, which is purplish, with the tube cleft along 

 the upper side. Anthers purplish, having 2 short white awns 

 projecting from their lower edge. Stigma almost simple, beard- 

 ed. Perhaps a distinct genus. 



Soft Lobelia. Fl. Sept. Nov. Clt. 1828. PI. 1 foot. 



9 L. RUPE'STRIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 313.) 

 leaves sessile, hairy or downy, toothed ; lower ones oblong or ob- 

 ovate-oblong, obtuse : superior ones lanceolate, acute ; racemes 

 terminal ; segments of the calyx hairy, about equal in length to 

 the tube of the corolla; stem erect, branched a little. 2. S. 

 Native of the province of Popayan, on the declivities of the 

 burning Mount Purace. Lobelia polygalffifolia, Willd. rel. ex 

 Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 56. Stems rather angular, and 

 are as well as the branches downy. Bracteas linear, lanceo- 

 late, twice the length of the pedicels, which are distant. 

 Flowers violaceous. Anthers blue, 2 lower ones bearded. 



Rock Lobelia. PI. 1 foot. 



10 L. TE'NERA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 314.) 

 leaves sessile, lanceolate-linear : lower ones lanceolate, remotely 

 denticulated, glabrous ; racemes terminal, few-flowered, on long 

 peduncles ; flowers on long pedicels ; calycine segments gla- 

 brous, about equal in length to the tube of the corolla ; stem her- 

 baceous, erect, simple, glabrous. I/ . S. Native of the province 

 of Quito, on hills near Puemba. Leaves 12-15 lines long. 

 Flowers blue, remote, about the size of those of L. iirens. Fila- 

 ments ciliated at the base. Two lower anthers bearded. 



Tender Lobelia. Fl. July. PI. | foot. 



11 L. XALAPE'NSIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 

 315.) leaves on long petioles, ovate-deltoid, irregularly crenated, 

 hairy above, glabrous beneath ; racemes terminal, pedunculate ; 

 calycine segments about equal in length to the tube of the 

 corolla ; stem erect, paniculately branched, angular, glabrous. 

 1. F. Native of Mexico, near Xalapa and Macultipec. Leaves 

 nearly as broad as long. Bracteas linear, much shorter than the 

 pedicels. Filaments ciliated at the base. Two lower anthers 

 bearded. 



Xalapa Lobelia. 



12 L.KA'LMII (Lin. spec. 1318.) radical leaves spatulate, hairy : 

 cauline ones linear, glabrous, sessile, denticulated or nearly entire; 

 racemes loose, leafy ; pedicels furnished with 2 bracteas at the 

 apex, longer than the capsules ; stem erect, slender, glabrous. 



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6. p. S. t. 512. f. 2.) leaves 



lanceolate, acuminated, toothed, half-stem-clasping, glabrous, 

 glaucous ; spikes terminal, many-flowered ; genitals shorter than 

 the tube of the corolla. O- H. Native of Mexico, near the 

 town of St. Bartolone. Stem simple, furrowed. Leaves 2 

 inches long and 2 lines broad. Flowers almost sessile, disposed 

 in leafy spikes, small, blue, fenestrate at the base, about 2 lines 

 long. Stigma villous. Tube of corolla about 2 lines long. 

 Genitals one-half shorter than the corolla. 



Windowed Lobelia. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1824. PI. 1| foot. 



15 L. CLIFFORTIA'NA (Lin. spec. p. 1320.) leaves on long pe- 

 tioles, ovate or roundish-ovate, rather cordate, bluntly and 

 sinuately toothed, glabrous ; racemes terminal, on long pedun- 

 cles ; calycine segments glabrous, about equal in length to the 

 tube of the corolla; stem erect, nearly simple, glabrous. Q. H. 

 Native of North America, in humid places ; and of Cuba, about 

 the Havannah ; and of Mexico, near San Andres and Jalapa, in 

 bushy places. Stem angular. Root perpendicular. Bracteas 

 linear, much shorter than the pedicels, which are long and fili- 

 form. Corollas blue or violaceous. 



De Cli/ort's Lobelia. PI. \ to 1 foot. 



16 L. SPICA'TA (Ruiz et Pav. in herb. Lamb.) glabrous; stem 

 simple ; leaves obovately lanceolate, obtuse, denticulated ; upper 

 ones lanceolate, sessile, denticulated ; racemes simple ; pedicels 

 rising from the axils of the linear bracteas. Q. S. Native of 

 Peru. Flowers small, blue. Like L. urens. Calyx tubular, 

 with subulate segments. 



Spike-fiovrerei\ Lobelia. PI. 1 foot. 



17 L. MONII'COLA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 

 316.) leaves petiolate, ovate, obtuse, rather cordate, doubly ser- 

 rated, hairy on both surfaces ; racemes terminal, on long pedun- 

 cles ; segments of calyx glabrous, about equal in length to the 

 tube of the corolla; stem erect, almost simple, rather angular, 

 glabrous, or a little hairy. Q. H. Native of New Granada, 

 on the mountains between Fusagasuga and Pande. L. palmaris, 

 Willd. rel. ex Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 56. Root perpen- 

 dicular, branched. Bracteas linear, much shorter than the pedi- 

 cels. Corollas blue, glabrous. Anthers puberulous at the apex, 

 but beardless. 



Mountain Lobelia. PI. ^ foot. 



18 L. MICRA'NTHA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 

 316.) leaves petiolate, ovate, acuminated, dentately serrated, 

 nearly glabrous ; racemes terminal, sessile ; calycine segments 

 glabrous, about equal in length to the tube of the corolla ; stem 

 erect, paniculately branched, angular, hairy. O- H. Native 

 of the province of Quito, near Puembo. Lobelia ruderalis, 



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