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SCROPHULARINE/E. LIV. GERARDIA. 



more than an inch long, narrow 



linear, acute, erectly spreading ; FIG. 53. 



peduncles bractless, about equal 



in length to the leaves ; teeth 



of calyx equal, mucronulate ; 



corolla 5 times as long as the 



calyx. Tf.. G. Native of 



Brazil, in the province of Minas 



Geraes. Habit of G.peduncu- 



Idris, but with a tubular corolla 



a little dilated at the top, and 



about an inch long (fig. 53.) 



Narrow-leaved Gerardia. PI. 

 1 to 2 feet. 



19 G. HISPIDULA (Mart. bras. 

 3. p. 13. t. 207.) plant beset 

 with spreading hairs ; stem fas- 

 tigiately branched ; leaves be- 

 yond an inch long, linear, acute, 



spreading, papillose, especially along the margins ; peduncles 

 bibracteate, exceeding the leaves ; calyx equal, with acute 

 teeth ; corollas 3 times as long as the calyx. 0. G. Native 

 of Brazil, in the provinces of Pianhia and Para. No other 

 species of this genus has bracteate peduncles. Corolla form of 

 the preceding, but about half the size. 

 Hispid Gerardia. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



20 G. COMMU'NIS (Cham, et Schlecht, in Linnaea, 3. p. 12.) 

 glabrous, smooth ; leaves linear, cartilaginously marginate ; 

 flowers nearly sessile ; teeth of calyx longer than its tube ; 

 corolla tubularly campanulate, exceeding the calycine teeth a 

 little. 0. G. Native of the South of Brazil, from Rio Janeiro to 

 the Banda Oriental. Corolla downy, | an inch long. Filaments 

 and anthers slightly hairy. Capsule truncate, or emarginate. 



Common Gerardia. PI. ] to 2 feet. 



21 G. DASYA'NTHA (Schiede, et Deppe, ex Cham, et Schlecht, 

 in Linnaea, 5. p. 104.) stem bifariously pubescent; leaves 

 linear, glabrous ; teeth of calyx a little longer than its tube ; 

 corolla downy outside, about twice as long as the calyx. I/ . 

 G. Native of Mexico, in the Terra Fria, Schiede et Deppe. 

 Said to resemble G. purpiirea in its appearance. 



Thick-flowered Gerardia. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



22 G. HETEROPIIY'LLA (Nutt. in amer. phil. trans, n. s. 5. p. 

 ISO.) glabrous; radical leaves broad, cut : cauline ones linear, 

 or linear-lanceolate^ acute, stiff, with scabrous margins ; flowers 

 almost sessile ; calyx angular, with lanceolate-linear, very acute 

 teeth, which are a little shorter than the tube ; corolla amply 

 campanulate, clothed with pubescent tomentum outside, 3-4 

 times as long as the calyx. 3 . H. Native of the Arkansas 

 territory, in prairies near the great salt river, Nuttall. Texas, 

 Drummond. Corollas very open, from 8 lines to 1 inch long, 

 purple, crowded towards the summits of the branches. The 

 lower leaves are described as trifid, or laciniated, by Nuttall and 

 Drummond. 



Far. ft, grandiflora (Nutt. 1. c.) flowers larger. 

 Variable-leaved Gerardia. PI. 2 feet. 



23 G. FASCICULA'TA (Elliott, hot. car. 2. p. 115.) very 

 scabrous ; stem stiff, branched at top ; leaves narrow-linear, 

 acute ; peduncles very short ; calyx truncate, with short 

 acute teeth ; corolla ample, campanulate, downy, 5 times as 

 long as the calyx. "%. . H. Native of Jacksonville, Drum- 

 mond ; South Carolina and Georgia, Elliott. Corolla 10-11 

 lines long. Young leaves sometimes fascicled in the axils of 

 the stem leaves. Perhaps only a variety of G. purpurea. 



Fascicled-[eaved Gerardia. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



24 G. DOMINGE'NSIS (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 817.) finely hispid; 



stem strict, erect, somewhat fastigiately branched ; leaves about 

 an inch long, narrow-linear, acute, erectish, 3 times as long as 

 the short peduncles; calyx equal, with acute teeth; corolla 3 

 times as long as the calyx. I/. S. Native of St. Domingo. 

 Appears to be allied to G. purpurea and G. fasciculata, but the 

 flowers are described as but 4 lines long, ex Benth. 

 St. Domingo Gerardia. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



25 G. MAR{TI:MA (Rafin. new york med. rep. 2. p. 361.) 

 humble, glabrous, fleshy ; leaves linear, obtuse ; racemes termi- 

 nal ; peduncles short ; calyx truncate, with short, obtuse, mutic 

 teeth ; corollas glabrous, campanulate, 3-4 times as long as the 

 calyx, y.. H. Native of New Jersey and New York, in salt 

 marshes. G. crinita, Eddy. G. purpurea, ft, crassifolia, Pursh, 

 fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 422. Plant usually 2-3 inches high. 

 Corolla scarcely 8 lines long. 



Var. /3, grandiflora (Benth. 1. c. p. 208.) plant 4-6 inches 

 high, with few leaves on the upper part ; corolla about 8 lines 

 long. 11 . H. Native of Texas. 



Sea-side Gerardia. PI. 2 to 6 inches. 



26 G. PLUKENE'TII (Ell. bot. car. 2. p. 114.) quite 

 smooth ; leaves small, remote, filiform, sub-fascicled ; pe- 

 duncles shorter than the leaves and calyxes ; calyx truncate, 

 with short, acute teeth ; corolla finely pubescent, 3 times as 

 long as the calyx. I/ . H. Native of Carolina and Georgia, 

 Elliott ; of the Cherokee country, Banks herb. Said by Mr. 

 Bentham to come near to var. y, of G. tenuifolia, but the leaves 

 are still more slender, and the peduncles constantly very short. 



Plukenet's Gerardia. PI. 1 foot. 



27 G. PURPU'REA (Lin. spec. 848.) leaves linear, acutish, flat, 

 with scabrous edges ; flowers on short peduncles ; calyx almost 

 nerveless, with acute teeth, which are one half shorter than the 

 tube ; corolla glabrous, amply campanulate, with a short, tubular 

 base. $ . H. Native of the United States, common in marshes ; 

 and of Mexico, in the Hacienda de La Laguna. Sims, bot. 

 mag. 2048. Plukn. phyt. t. 12. f. 2. mant. t. 388. f. 1. 



Var. a, parviflora (Benth. 1. c. p. 208.) corolla hardly 7-8 

 lines long. 7. H. 



Var. /3, grandiflora (Benth. 1. c.) corolla an inch long. y. . 

 H. Native of New Jersey. The two varieties at first sight 

 appear different, Benth. 



Purp/e-flowered Gerardia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1772. PI. 

 1J foot. 



28 G. I.ONGIFOUA (Nutt. in amer. phil. soc. trans, n. s. 5. p. 

 180.) leaves narrow-linear, with scabrous edges : the floral ones 

 exceeding the flowers ; peduncles much longer than the calyx ; 

 calyxes almost nerveless ; teeth lanceolate, acute, hardly shorter 

 than the tube ; corollas glabrous, ample, campanulate, shortly 

 tubular at the base. 0. H. Native on the banks of the 

 Arkansas, Nutt. ; Red River, on the north-west coast, Douglas. 

 Leaves 1^ to 2 inches long. Corolla of G. purpurea, var. /5, 

 which it resembles in many respects, (Benth.) 



Long-leaved Gerardia. PI. 1 to If foot. 



29 G. LINIFOLIA (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 47.) stem twiggy, 

 smooth, much branched ; branches floriferous at apex ; leaves 

 linear, acute, smooth or roughish, longer than the peduncles ; 

 calyx truncate, campanulate, minutely toothed ; corolla ample, 

 campanulate, with a downy throat, and ciliated segments. If . 

 H. Native of North Carolina to Florida, Nuttall ; Alabama, 

 Dr. Gates. Root creeping. Leaves smooth according to 

 Nuttall ; but according to Bentham they are rough on the 

 margins. 



Flax-leaved Gerardia. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



30 G. PEDUNCULA RIS (Benth. 1. c. p. 209.) leaves linear, with 

 revolute edges, and are, as well as the stem, very scabrous : 

 racemes panicled ; peduncles long ; calyx angular, truncate, with 



