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LOBELIACEjE. VIII. LOBELIA. 



cleft along the back to the base ; segments linear-subulate : the 

 2 upper ones the broadest. Filaments white, downy ; anthers 

 lead-colour, terminated by a dense white beard. Nearly allied to 

 L. persicifdlia. 



ATratm's Lobelia. Fl. Jan. Feb. Clt. 1828. PI. 1| foot. 



44 L. RACEMOSA (Hook. bot. mag. 2137.) stem suffruticose, 

 erect ; leaves lanceolate, spinosely serrated ; racemes terminal ; 

 pedicels exceeding the flowers, at length deflexed ; calycine seg- 

 ments awl-shaped, sharply serrated. ^ . S. Native of the 

 Island of St. Christopher; and of Brazil, at Rio Janeiro. Leaves 

 9 inches long. Branches terete. Pedicels bibracteate. Bracteas 

 serrated. Corolla plaited, cleft on the back, having the lower 

 lip 3-lobed, and the segments of the upper lip narrow, all re- 

 coiled backwards, greenish. Anthers lead-coloured, as well as 

 the stigma. This is a true species of Tupa. 



Racemose-flowered Lobelia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. Sh. 



2 to 3 feet. 



45 L. ACUMINA'TA (Swartz, prod. p. 117. fl. ind. occ. p. 1950.) 

 glabrous; leaves lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, serrulated, 

 glabrous ; racemes terminal, many-flowered. Jj . S. Native of 

 Jamaica and St. Domingo. L. salicina, Lam. diet. 3. p. 583. 

 Sloane, jam. 1. p. 158. t. 95. f. 2. Stem glabrous. Leaves 6-8 

 inches long, and an inch broad. Flowers pale red, or greenish 

 white, disposed in a compound raceme. Bracteas linear. Corolla 

 curved, villous outside. Perhaps a species of Siphocdmpylus. 



Acuminated-leaved Lobelia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1822. PI. 



3 to 4 feef. 



46 L. LACINIA'TA (Lam. diet. 3. p. 584.) leaves lanceolate, 

 pinnatifidly tootlied : the segments ayain toothed ; corymbs ter- 

 minal, small, sessile. Tf.. S. Native of St. Domingo. Stem 

 glabrous, a little branched. Leaves nearly glabrous, more than 



. 2 inches long. Corolla greenish red, glabrous, an inch long. 

 Jagged-\eave& Lobelia. PL 1 foot. 



47 L. SONCHIFOLIA (Swartz, fl. ind. 3. p. 1947.) leaves deeply 

 sinuated : superior ones pinnatifid, with lanceolate denticulated 

 segments ; racemes terminal, leafy. I/ . S. Native of New 

 Spain, on the margins of rivers. Stem simple, glabrous. Leaves 

 petiolate, glabrous, glaucous beneath. Bracteas jagged. Corolla 

 purplish, like that of L. cardinalis. Anthers bearded. 



Sorv-thistle-leaved Lobelia. PI. 2 feet. 



48 L. STRI'CTA (Swartz, prod. 1 1 7. fl. ind. occ. p. 1952.) lower 

 leaves elliptic, spiny-toothed, glabrous, tufted ; stem simple, 

 stiff; flowers spicate. 1? . S. Native of Guadaloupe. Lam. diet. 

 3. p. 584. no. 15. Radical leaves larger than the rest, attenuated 

 at the base, 3 inches long, and an inch broad. Pedicels short, 

 the whole forming a terminal leafy raceme. Corollas purplish. 



Straight Lobelia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



49 L. ROBU'STA (Graham, in edinb. phil. journ. Dec. 1831. 

 Hook. bot. mag. 3138.) leaves obovate-lanceolate, acuminated, 

 coarsely toothed, glabrous, shining ; racemes terminal, simple, 

 secund. fj . S. Native of Hayti. Leaves decurrent a little 

 way down the stem, lilac-coloured beneath while* young. 

 Flowers numerous, on villous pedicels, furnished each with one 

 bractea at the base, and 2 in the middle. Bracteas linear. Co- 

 rollas of a deep dull purple. Calyx spherical, with serrated 

 segments. Filaments ciliated. Two upper anthers ciliated. 

 Stigma 2-lobed. Allied to L. assurgens. 



Robust Lobelia. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1830. PI. 4 feet. 



50 L. ASSU'RGENS (Lin. amcen. acad. 5. p. 408.) leaves broad, 

 lanceolate, serrated or denticulated and decurrent at the base ; 

 racemes simple, terminal ; segments of the calyx serrated ; 

 capsule angular. }/ . S. Native of Jamaica, on the mountains, 

 particularly on the edges of streams. Andr. bot. rep. 553. 

 Leaves a foot long, glaucous. Stem reddish, almost simple, gla- 

 brous. Flowers crowded, large, downy, purple. The column 

 of anthers has 5 blue grooves. Probably a species of Tupa. 



Assurgent Lobelia. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1787. PI. 3 to 4 ft. 



51 L. FOLIOSA (Willd. rel. ex Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 56. 

 H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 310.) leaves sessile, decur- 

 rent, lanceolate, doubly toothed, glabrous ; flowers axillary, pedi- 

 cellate, the whole forming a leafy raceme ; corollas hairy ; stem 

 erect, simple, glabrous. 7{. S. Natjve of the kingdom of 

 Quito, in humid places near Guancabamba. Leaves crowded on 

 the stem, 3 inches long. Pedicels hairy. Segments of the calyx 

 furnished at the base with remote subulate teeth, about equal in 

 length to the tube of the corolla. Corolla pale purple. Two 

 lower anthers bearded. Allied to L. decurrens, Cav. and L. 

 cardinalis. 



Leafy Lobelia. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



52 L. LAXIFLORA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 

 311.) leaves almost sessile, oblong, acuminated, serrulated, gla- 

 brous ; racemes terminal, secund ; flowers on long pedicels ; 

 corollas hairy ; stem erect, simple, angular, glabrous. 1. F. 

 Native of Mexico, between Quaxiniquilapa and Acaguirolla. L. 

 fissa, Willd. rel. ex Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 57. Leaves 

 2-J inches long. Rachis of raceme hairy. Calyx hairy. Corolla 

 pale purple. Allied to L. cardinalis. 



Loose-flowered Lobelia. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



53 L. RIGIDULA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 311.) 

 leaves short, sessile, oblong-lanceolate, acutish, sharply serru- 

 lated, stiffish, glabrous above, but rugged and hairy beneath ; 

 flowers axillary, on long pedicels ; corollas hairy. 1^. S. Na- 

 tive of New Spain. Stems hairy above. Leaves 2 inches long. 

 Flowers and fruit like those of the preceding species, to which it 

 is very nearly allied. 



Stiffish Lobelia. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



54 L. FU'LGENS (Willd. hort. berol. 2. p. 85. t. 85.) leaves 

 lanceolate, denticulated, with revolute margins, downy as well as 

 the stems ; racemes terminal, leafy, somewhat secund. If. . H. 

 Native of Mexico. Andr. bot. rep. 659. Bonpl. malm. p. 19. 

 t. 7. Stem reddish. Leaves 4-6 inches long. Corollas about 

 an inch long, downy outside, of a splendid scarlet colour. 



Fulgent Lobelia. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1809. PI. 1 to 2 

 feet. 



55 L. CARDINA'LIS (Lin. spec. 1320.) leaves oblong-lanceo- 

 late, cartilaginously denticulated, glabrous as well as the stems ; 

 racemes terminal, unilateral, leafy. If. . F. Native of Virginia 

 and Carolina ; and of Mexico, near Jalapa. Pursh, fl. amer. 

 sept. 2. p. 448. Curt. bot. mag. 320. Knor. del. 2. t. L. f. 2. 

 Rapuntium cardinalis, Mill. diet. no. 1. Mor. hist. 2. p. 466. 

 sect. 5. t. 5. f. 54. Hern. mex. p. 879. t. 880. Leaves pur- 

 plish beneath, 3 inches long, and l| broad. Flowers scarlet. 

 It differs from L.fulgens in being glabrous, and in the segments 

 of the lower lip of the flower being obtuse, not lanceolate, and 

 acute. 



CanfinaZ-flowered Lobelia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1626. PI. 

 1 to 2 feet. 



56 L. SPLE'NDENS (Willd. hort. berol. 2. t. 86.) leaves lanceo- 

 late, denticulated, with flat margins, quite glabrous as well as 

 the stems ; racemes terminal, somewhat secund. 3. F. Na- 

 tive of Mexico. Ker. bot. reg. 60. Stem purplish. Pedicels 

 compressed, purplish. Corolla scarlet, glabrous, very like those 

 of the two last species. 



Splendent Lobelia. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1814. PI. 1 to 2 

 feet. 



57 L. SPECIOSA (Hort. Lindl. bot. reg. 1445. Sweet, fl. gard. 

 n. s. 174.). This is a hybrid between L. sijphilitica and L. car- 

 dinalis, splendens orfulgens. The flowers are purple. 



Showy Lobelia. Fl. June, Oct. Hybrid. PI. 2 to 5 feet. 



2. Species natives of the East Indies and other parts of 

 Asia. 



