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SOLANACE.E. XXXII. BROWALLIA. XXXIII. AKTHOCERCIS. 



leaves roundish-ovate; peduncles axillary, 1 -flowered ; branches, 

 peduncles, and calyxes, clothed with clammy hairs. Q. G. 

 Native of New Granada, near Loxa and Gonzanama, at the 

 altitude of 1060 hexapods. Herb diffuse. Leaves obtuse, 

 hairy, 1 to 1J inch long. Peduncles crowded at the tops of the 

 branches. Calycine segments lanceolate, acute. Limb of co- 

 rolla violaceous, with obovate, emarginate segments ; the largest 

 segment spotted with white at the base ; tube inflated at top, 

 whitish. 



Clammy Browallia. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



2 B. DEMI'SSA (Lin. spec. 879. hort. cliff. 318. t. 17. H. B. 

 et Kunth, nov. gen. 2. p. 373.) leaves ovate-oblong, acuminated, 

 oblique at the base ; peduncles axillary, 1 -flowered, and are, sa 

 well as the branches, downy ; calyx glabrous. . G. Native 

 of Panama, and other parts of South America ; on Mount 

 Avita, between Caraccas and La Venta Grande, Humb. et 

 Bonpl., where it is called Botanera. Sims, bot. mag. 1136. 

 Sabb. hort. rom. 2. t. 100. Dalea, phil. trans, no. 452. Leaves 

 rather hairy. Calycine segments lanceolate. Corollas of a 

 bright but pale blue colour, sometimes inclining to a purple or 

 red ; and often there are flowers of all three colours on the 

 same plant. The segments are, like the rest, obovate, emargi- 

 nate : the larger one white at the base. 



Lorv Browallia. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1735. PI. to 1 

 foot. 



3 B. ELA'TA (Lin. spec. 880.) leaves oval, acuminated ; pe- 

 duncles axillary, one or many-flowered. . G. Native of 

 Peru. Curt. bot. mag. t. 34. This species is higher than the 

 first, and has stronger stalks, and sends out a great number of 

 branches. The flowers are of a deep blue, and the calyx is 

 beset with glandular hairs. Linnaeus observes that the lower 

 branches are almost the length of the stem, and that the floral 

 leaves are almost smooth. 



Tall Browallia. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1768. PI. 1 foot. 



4 B. ELONGA'TA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 372.) 

 leaves ovate, acuminated, rounded at the base ; peduncles 

 1 -flowered, axillary ; branchlets, peduncles, and calyxes, 

 clothed with hairy pubescence. 0. G. Native of New Gra- 

 nada, between the town of Mariquita and the mine of Santa 

 Ana. B. lactea, Hort. Herb much branched. Branches 

 rather angular, downy. Leaves rather hairy. Teeth of calyx 

 lanceolate, erect. Limb of corolla blue, with obovate, emargi- 

 nate segments : the larger segment spotted with white at the 

 base. Nearly allied to B. demissa. 



Elongated Browallia. Fl. July, Sept. Clt.? PI. l foot. 



5 B. GRANDIFLORA (Graham, in bot. mag. 3069. but not of 

 bot. reg.) leaves ovate, acute, attenuated into the petioles at the 

 base; peduncles 1 -flowered, axillary, racemose at the tops of 

 the branches ; branches and adult calyxes glabrous. . G. 

 Native of Peru, near Yazo, in the valley of Canta. Leaves acu- 

 minated. Stem much branched. Calyx and peduncles beset 

 with glandular villi while young, with unequal, spreading, linear 

 segments. Corolla with a greenish-yellow tube, which is clothed 

 with glandular villi, and a white or very pale lilac limb ; seg- 

 ments of the limb obovate and emarginate, like the other spe- 

 cies. 



Great-flowered Browallia. Fl. June, Dec. Clt. 1829. PL 

 1 to 2 feet. 



6 B. CORDA'TA ; leaves cordate-ovate, acuminated ; pedun- 

 cles 1 -flowered, racemose at the tops of the branches ; branches 

 and adult calyxes glabrous. Q. G. Native of Peru, near 

 Yazo, in the valley of Canta. B. grandiflora, Lindl. bot. reg. 

 t. 1384. but not of Graham. Leaves obscure green. Racemes 

 secund, bractless. Limb of corolla pale blue, with obovate, 

 emarginate segments, which are of a livid yellow colour be- 

 neath. 



CWate-leaved Browallia. Fl. July, Nov. Clt. 1829. PI. 

 1 to 2 feet. 



f A doubtful species. 



7 B. ALIENA'TA (Lin. syst. 478.) superior leaves opposite ; 

 stamens 2, length of corolla. 0. G. Native country unknown. 

 Browallia foliis lanceolatis petiolatis longis, caule ramoso, radice 

 annua, Mill. icon. t. 68. Miller has omitted this species in the 

 last edition of his dictionary. 



Alienated Browallia. PI. 1 foot ? 



Cult. The seeds of all the species should be reared in 

 a hot-bed frame ; and when the plants are large enough, they 

 may be set in the greenhouse, where they make a showy appear- 

 ance during the time the greenhouse plants stand out of doors. 



TRIBE V. ANTHOCE'RCE^E (this tribe agrees with the 

 genus Anthocercis in the characters given below.) Corolla not 

 plicate, regular. Stamens didynamous, with the rudiment of a 

 fifth. Embryo arched. Pericarp capsular or baccate, 2-celled, 

 2-valved. 



XXXIII. ANTHOCE'RCIS (from avfloe, anthos, a flower ; 

 and KfpKie, kerkis, a ray ; in reference to the radiated corolla.) 

 Labill. nov. holl. 2. p. 19. t. 158. R. Br. prod. p. 448. 



LIN. SYST. Didynamia, Angiosperma. Calyx 5-cleft. Co- 

 rolla campanulate ; tube coarctate at the base, staminiferous ; 

 limb 5-parted, equal. Stamens inclosed, didynamous, with the 

 rudiment of a fifth. Stigma capitately emarginate. Capsule 2- 

 celled, 2-valved ; valves bent in at the edges, inserted in the 

 parallel placenta. Seeds reticulated. Smoothish shrubs. 

 Leaves alternate, attenuated into the petioles or base, articu- 

 lated with the branches, thick, sometimes glandularly dotted. 

 Flowers axillary, generally solitary, usually loosened at the 

 points ; peduncles minutely bracteate. Corolla white or yellow, 

 showy ; tube striated inside ; limb sometimes 6-8-parted 



1 LITTOREA (Labill. nov. holl. 2. p. 19. t. 158.) leaves obo- 

 vate, dotless, with smooth margins, quite glabrous on both sur- 

 faces, as well as on the branchlets ; segments of corolla longer 

 than the tube ; capsule oblong, twice as high as the calyx. \- . 

 G. Native of New Holland, on the south coast. Ker. bot. 

 reg. t. 212. Sweet, fl. austral, t. 17. Corollas pale yellow, 

 large, streaked with purple inside the tube. 



Sea-shore Anthocercis. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1803. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



2 A. A'LBICANS (Cunningh. in 

 Fields' New South Wales, ap- 

 pend. 5. p. 335. with a figure. 

 Sweet, fl. austral, t. 16.) leaves 

 oblong, obtuse, densely tomen- 

 tose on both surfaces, as well as 

 the branches ; segments of co- 

 rolla longer than the tube. Jj . 

 G. Native of New South Wales, 

 frequent upon pine hills in the 

 interior, Cunningham. Flowers 

 fragrant, white, streaked with 

 bluish-purple inside the tube. 



Whitish-leaved Anthocercis. 

 Fl. April, July. Clt. 1824. 

 Shrub 1| to 2 feet. 



3 A. VISCOSA (R. Br. prod. p. 

 448.) leaves obovate, glandu- 

 larly dotted, with rather sca- 

 brous margins ; young leaves and branches clothed with fine 

 down ; capsule ovate, equal in length to the calyx. Jj . G. 

 Native of New Holland, on the south coast. Corollas large, 

 white. 



FIG. 42. 



