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procumbent, branched ; leaves lanceolate, quite entire : floral 

 ones much longer than the calyx ; corolla equal, hardly exceed- 

 ing the calyx; limb very short, Q. H. Native of Europe, 

 and in sandy places near Tozzer. N. violacea, D. C. syn. fl. fr. 

 no. 2718. exclusive of the syn. of Desf. Echioides nigricans, 

 Desf. fl. atl. 1. p. 163. Anchusa nigricans, Brot. fl. lus. 1. p. 

 298. Lycopsis nigricans, Pers. ench. 1. p. 163. Horn. hort. 

 hafn. 1. p. 1 SI. Hoffra. et Link, fl. port. 1. p. 130. t. 22. Ly- 

 copsis vesicaria, Lin. spec. 198. Roth. tent. fl. germ. 2> p. 216. 

 Willd. spec. 1. p. 779. enura. I. p. 188. Lapeyr. abr. p. 89. 

 Lehm. asper. p. 2G2. Mor. hist. 3. sect. 11. t. '26. f. 11. 

 Zan. hist. t. 30. Leaves acute, pale green ; floral ones 

 obliquely acuminated. Calycine segments lanceolate, acute. 

 Corolla with a yellowish tube, and a dark purple, almost black 

 limb; throat pilose. Anthers brown. 



Decumbent Nonea. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1686. PI. pro- 

 cumbent. 



9 N. ELONGA'TA ; hispid from pili ; stem erect, simple ; 

 leaves lanceolate, quite entire : floral ones ovate, cordate, shorter 

 than the calyxes ; liinb of corolla equal, one-half shorter than 

 the exserted tube. II. ? H. Native of the deserts of Alex- 

 andria. Lycopsis elongata, Lehm. asper. p. 264. Calycine 

 segments lanceolate, unequal. Corolla with a pale yellow tube, 

 and purplish blue limb ; tube of corolla length of calyx. 



E longated-racemed Nonea. PI. li to 2 feet. 



10 N. COLSMAXXIA'XA ; hispid; stems erect, branched; 

 branches divaricate ; leaves linear-lanceolate, quite entire : floral 

 ones ovate, acuminated ; limb of corolla unequal, a little shorter 

 than the tube. 'y.. H. Native country unknown. Lycopsis 

 Colsmanniana, Lehm. asper. p. 265. Root woody, twisted. 

 Stems many from the same root, tufted. Floral leaves a little 

 longer than the flowers. Racemes usually conjugate. Calycine 

 segments lanceolate, acute. Corolla purple ; tube length of 

 calyx. Nuts as in A", dtcumbens. 



Colftnann's Nonea. PI. J to f foot. 



11 N. PU'LLA (D. C. syn. fl. fr. no. 2719.) pilose; stems 

 erect, nearly simple; leaves lanceolate, quite entire, soft, clothed 

 with adpressed pili : floral ones ovate-lanceolate ; limb of corolla 

 equal, length of tube. y.. H. Native of South and Middle 

 Europe, in corn-fields, and by way sides ; and of Caucasus, in 

 grassy places. Lycopsis pulia, Lin. spec. p. 196. Jacq. fl. 

 austr. 2. p. 53. t- 188. Gsertn. fruct. 1. p. 327. Lapeyr. abr. 

 p. 89. Bess. fl. gal. 1. p. 153. Anchusa pulla, Bieb. fl. cauc. 

 1. p. 125. Lycopsis vesicaria, Horn. Lort. hafii. 1. p. 181. but 

 not of Lin. Echioides violacea, Desf. fl. atl. 1. p. 164. An- 

 chusa tinctoria, Pall. ind. taur. Clus. hist. 2. p. 164. f. 1. 

 Riv. intr. herb. 1. t. 8. Root fusiform, simple. Leaves some- 

 what canescent : radical ones more or less crowded : cauline 

 ones half stem-clasping, acuminated, ciliated with long rigid 

 hairs, longer than the flowers. Racemes axillary and terminal, 

 at the tops of the stems, short, dense, many-flowered, nutant. 

 Calycine segments unequal, acuminated. Corolla with a pale 

 yellow tube, which is shorter than the calyx, and a dark purple, 

 almost black limb. 



Z>arA-flowered Nonea. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1648. PI. | 

 to H foot. 



12 N. LU'TEA (D. C. fl. gall. 6. p. 420.) pilose; stems 

 ascending, branched above ; leaves oblong, obtuse, almost quite 

 entire : floral ones subcordate, obliquely acuminated, at last 

 distich; limb of corolla equal, length of tube. . H. Native 

 of France and Italy ; and of Caucasus, in sterile places, espe- 

 cially among sand at the river Terek. Lycopsis lutea, Lam. ill. 

 no. 1828. Schultes, obs. p. 33. Lehm.* asper. p. 267. An- 

 chusa lutea, Bieb. fl. cauc. 1. p. 126. exclusive of the syn. of 

 Lin. and Curt. Horn. hort. hafii. 1. p. 176. Willd. enum. 1. p. 



vol.. iv. 



179. exclusive of the syn. of Lin. and Forsk. Anchusa lycop- 

 sidis, Retz, fil. pug. p. 89. Anchusa dubia, Nocca, 'hort. 

 ticm. t. 3. Asperugo divaricata, Murray, in nov. comm. goett. 

 1776. vol. 7. p. 25. t. 2. Oscampia dichotoma, Moench. meth. 

 p. 421. Root fibrous. Radical leaves obovate-oblon<r, obtuse ; 

 floral ones longer than the calyxes, all rather clammy." Racemes 

 terminal, erect. Calycine segments lanceolate, acuminated. 

 Corolla pale sulphur-coloured, longer than the calyx ; tube 

 much shorter than the calyx, marked by 5 hollows under the 

 throat, which is green and pilose. 



Far. /3; flowers about half the size. . H. Bieb. fl cauc 

 1. p. 126. Bieb. cent. 2. t. 13. f. 2. 



Fetter-flowered Nonea. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1805 PI 1 

 to 2 feet. 



13 N. FLAVE'SCENS ; annual, downy, also beset with stiff bris- 

 tles or strigae ; stems diffuse or erect, branched ; leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, acute, quite entire : cauline ones sessile : floral ones 

 subcordate ; corollas about equal in length to the calyx : tube 3 

 times longer than the limb, which is equal ; calyxes, when bearing 

 the fruit, inflated and pendulous : teeth connivent ; nuts obovate, 

 nearly glabrous. . H. Native of Caucasus, in fields near 

 Sallian and Lenkoran ; as well as in the island of Sara. Ly- 

 copsis flavescens, Meyer, verz. pflanz. p. 98. Corollas pa'le 

 yellow. 



Yelloxish-Qonered Nonea. PI. diffuse. 



14 N. SETOSA; strigose ; stem erect, simple ; leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, denticulated : floral ones ovate ; limb of corolla 

 equal, twice as long as the calyx, and the length of the tube. 

 O- ? H. Native of Iberia. Lycopsis setosa, Lehm. asper. p. 

 269. Leaves obtuse. Strigse or bristles very long. Racemes 

 at first conglobate. Calycine segments lanceolate, acuminated. 

 Corolla large, yellow, with a pilose throat. Habit of N. echi- 

 oldes. 



Bristly Nonea. PI. A to 1 foot. 



15 N. ECHIOIDES; pilose; stems erect, much branched; 

 leaves lanceolate, quite entire, pilose, rather silky : floral ones 

 ovate, somewhat cordate ; limb of corolla unequal, thrice as 

 long as the calyx, but one-half shorter than the tube. y.. H. 

 Native of Caucasus and Armenia, in alpine pastures. Lycopsis 

 echioides, Lin. spec. p. 19. Willd. spec. 1. p. 781. Lehm. 

 asper. p. 270. Lycopsis pulchra, Willd. herb. no. 3396. An- 

 chusa echioides, Bieb. fl. cauc. 1. p. 270. Buxb. cent. t. 1. 

 Stems numerous. Radical leaves large ; lower cauline ones 3-4 

 inches long. Flowers nearly sessile, disposed in terminal, con- 

 jugate, leafy, spike-formed racemes. Calyx silky from pili, 

 with lanceolate segments. Corolla large, an inch long : pale yel- 

 low, with very black spots in the throat, which is pilose. 



Buglott-like Nonea. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. PI. J to 

 l foot. 



16 N. DECC'RREKS ; perennial; the whole plant clothed with 

 short, minute, velvety down ; stem erect, a little branched, wing- 

 ed ; cauline leaves lanceolate, acute, quite entire, a little decur- 

 rent ; corollas hardly longer than the calyx ; tube exceeding 

 the limb, which is equal ; calyx, when bearing the fruit, inflated, 

 pendulous; teeth of calyx connivent; nuts large, downy. Tf. 

 H. Native of Caucasus, on the Talusch Mountains, in grassy 

 places, at the altitude of 900 to 1000 hexapods. Lycopsis de- 

 currens, Meyer, verz. pflanz. p. 98. Corollas purple. 



Decurrent-leaved Nonea. PI. erect. 



17 N. VERSICOLOR (Sweet, hort. brit.) pilose or strigose ; 

 stems prostrate; leaves obtuse; corollas equal. 0. H. Na- 

 tive of Caucasus, on alps about Chinalug ; and on the edges 

 of fields towards Kasbek. Anchusa versicolor, Stev. in act. 

 mosc. p. 1 1 . Nearly allied to N. rbsea, and .V. liitta, but dif- 

 fers in the floral leaves being obtuse, not cordate ; in the co- 



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