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on short dilated petioles ; panicle terminal, with trichotomous 

 branches. 3. H. Native country unknown. 

 Sckeir* Figwort. PI. 2 to 3 feet ? 



67 S. NEPETVEFOLIA (Presl. del. prag. 1. p. 73.) stem 

 shrubby ; branches quadrangular ; leaves cordate, obtuse, 

 doubly toothed, glabrous on both surfaces ; peduncles dichoto- 

 mous, 3-flowered. fj . F. Native of the South of Spain. S. 

 glabrata, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 784. ? Leaves almost like those of 

 Nepeta cataria. Flowers of a livid yellow, like those of S. aqud- 

 tica, but not half the size. Capsule ovate. 



Cat-minl-leai-ed Figwort. Fl. May, July. PI. 2 to 3 feet ? 



68 S. MELISSAFOLIA (D'Urv. enum. pi. arch. p. 75.) stem 

 erect, quadrangular, quite glabrous ; cauline leaves petiolate, 

 ovate-lanceolate, sharply serrated ; bracteas lanceolate, erectish ; 

 peduncles downy, many-flowered ; panicle elongated. If. . H. 

 Native about Trebizond, on hills. Flowers small, purple. 

 Peduncles 3-4 times forked. Nearly allied to S. Scorodonia. 



Balm-leaned Figwort. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. PI. 2 to 

 3 feet. 



69 S. HASTA'TA (Rafin. fl. ludov. p. 44.) leaves opposite, on 

 long petioles, oblong, hastate, serrated, canescent, hoary be- 

 neath ; flowers loose, panicled. %. H. Native of Lou- 

 isiana. 



Hastate-]eaveA Figwort. PI. 2 feet ? 



70 S. ADSCE'NDENS (Willd. enum. p. 644.) leaves lanceolate, 

 attenuated at both ends, deeply, unequally, and doubly toothed, 

 glabrous ; racemes terminal. }/ . H. Native country un- 

 known. 



Ascending Figwort. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1816. PI. 2 feet. 



71 S. CHINE NSIS (Lin. mant. 250. Smith, in Rees' cycl. 32.) 

 leaves ovate-oblong, serrated, downy. If. . H. Native of 

 China. Perhaps belonging to a distinct genus. 



China Figwort. PI. 2 feet. 



72 S. HIRSUTA (Schott, ex Steud. nom.) If.. H. Nothing 

 of the plant is known but the name. 



Hairy Figwort. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1816. PI. 2 feet. 



73 S. INCI'SA (Weim. ex Steud. nom.) If.. H. Nothing of 

 this plant is known but the name. 



Cai-leaved Figwort. PI. 2 to 3 feet? 



Cult. The species of Figwort are plants of the most easy 

 culture and propagation, will grow in any soil, but prefer a 

 moist situation. All are readily increased by seeds. The 

 shrubby species require protection in winter, by being kept in a 

 frame. Some of the species are handsome border flowers, as 

 S. mellifera, caninci, grandiflbra, sambucifolia, &c. 



1\ . ALONSO'A (named by Ruiz, et Pavon, after Zanoni 

 Alonso, formerly Spanish" secretary for Santa Fe de Bogota.) 

 Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. syst. p. 152. Hemimeris species of 

 authors. 



LIN. SYST. Didynamia, Angiospermia. Calyx 5-parted. Co- 

 rolla subrotate, resupinate ; the superior segment the largest. 

 Stamens 4, didynamous, glabrous, declinate ; anthers cordate; 

 cells confluent at top. Stigma capitate. Capsule 2-celled, one 

 of the cells more gibbous than the other. Seeds angular. 

 Small shrubs and herbs, with opposite or verticillate leaves : 

 floral ones alternate. Flowers racemose, scarlet or vermillion- 

 coloured. 



1 . Shrubby. Stems and branches quadrangular. 



1 A. LINEA'RIS (Ruiz, et Pav. syst. fl. per. p. 154. fl. per. t. 

 503. f. b.) glabrous ; leaves opposite, or 3 in a whorl, linear, 

 entire, or remotely denticulated. 1? . G. Native of Peru. 

 Sweet, fl. gard. n. s. 240. Hemimeris coccinea, Willd. spec. 3. 

 p. 283. Celsia linearis, Jacq. icon. 3. t. 497. Curt. bot. mag. 

 210. Hemitomus fruticosus, Lher. ? Hemimeris linariaefolia, 



VOL. IV. 



FIG. 46. 



H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 2. p. 377. Young leaves fascicled 

 in the axils of the old ones. Corolla scarlet, with a dark bot- 

 tom, like most of the species. There is a variety of this with 

 opposite leaves and peduncles. There is also a hybrid between 

 this and A. incisifolia figured in Lodd. bot. cab. 1456, called A. 

 intermedia. 



Linear-leaved Alonsoa. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1790. Shrub 



1 to 2 feet. 



2 A. QUADRIFOLIA ; leaves 4 in a whorl, ovate : flowers ver- 

 ticillate, racemose. Jj . G. Native of Vera Cruz. Scrophularia 

 coccinea, Lin. spec. 866. Smith, in Rees' cycl. 32. no. 10. 



Four-leaved Alonsoa. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



3 A. INCISIFOLIA (Ruiz, et 

 Pav. syst. fl. per. p. 154.) gla- 

 brous ; leaves opposite, ovate, 

 acute, deeply toothed, or ser- 

 rated. \} . S. Native of Chili, 

 about Conception. Hemimeris 

 urticifblia, Willd. spec. 3. p. 

 282. Celsia urticifolia, Curt, 

 bot. mag. 417. Peduncles long, 

 alternate, disposed in terminal 

 racemes like the others, (f. 46.) 



Cut-leaved Alonsoa. Fl. May, 

 Oct. Clt. 1795. Shrub 1 to 



2 feet. 



4 A. PROCU'MBENS (Ruiz, et 

 Pav. 1. c.) stems procumbent; 

 leaves opposite, ovate, ser- 

 rated, f? . G. Native of Peru, in 



waste places, where it is called Ricaco. Hemimeris procumbens. 

 Pers. ench. 2. p. 162. Corollas scarlet. 

 Procumbent Alonsoa. Shrub procumbent. 



5 A. ACUTIFOLIA (Ruiz, et Pav. 1. c. p. 153.) leaves oppo- 

 site, ? ovate-lanceolate, deeply serrated. Tj . S. Native of 

 Peru, on hills. Hemimeris acutifblia, Pers. ench. 2. p. 162. 



Acute-leaved Alonsoa. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1790. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



2. Herbaceous. Stems and branches quadrangular ; angles 



winged. 



6 A. CAULIALA'TA (Ruiz, et Pav. 1. c. p. 152.) leaves ovate, 

 acute, serrated ; stems and branches winged. If. . G. Native 

 of Peru. Hemimeris caulialata, Pers. ench. 2. p. 162. 



Wing-stemmed Alonsoa. Fl. year. Clt. 1823. PL 1 foot? 



7 A. PARVIFLORA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 376. 

 under Hemimeris) stem herbaceous, 4-winged ; leaves opposite, 

 ovate, acute, serrated ; flowers axillary, racemose. 2 . G. Na- 

 tive of Caraccas, in temperate places on Mount Bonavista, near 

 Los Teques, at the altitude of 830 hexapods. Stem branched, 

 panicled at top. Leaves glabrous, nearly an inch long. Middle 

 segment of the lower lip of the corolla larger, and obcordate. 



Small-jloTvered Alonsoa. PI. 2 to 4 feet. 



8 A. MUTI'SII ; stem herbaceous, somewhat 4-winged ; leaves 

 opposite, oblong, acute at both ends, serrated ; flowers race- 

 mose, y.. G. Native near Santa Fe de Bogota. Hemimeris 

 Mutisii, H. B. et Kunth. 1. c. p. 376. Schrophularia Meri- 

 dionalis, Mutis and Lin. Stem panicled. Leaves glabrous, an 

 inch long, and 5 lines broad. Corolla and stamens unknown. 



Mutis's Alonsoa. PI. 1 to 2 feet ? 



Cult. The species are all very showy when in blossom, ami 

 on that account are general favourites. They grow freely in 

 any rich light soil, and are readily increased by cuttings and 

 seeds. 



V. RUSSE'LIA (so named by Jacquin, in honour of Alex- 

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