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SIBTHORPIACE^l. II. DISANDRA. III. CAPRARIA. IV. XUAREZIA. V. LEUCOSPORA. VI. SCOPARIA. 



Plukn.' phyt. 257. f. 5. Leaves on long petioles, resembling 

 those of Ground-ivy. Pedicels usually twin, but sometimes 

 solitary and by threes. Corollas yellow, (fig. 67.) 



Prostrate Disandra. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1771. PI. pros. 



2 D. AFRICA NA (Lin. syst. ed. Reich, p. 137.) prostrate, 

 pubescent ; leaves orbicular, crenated ; pedicels solitary. I/ . 

 G. Native of the North of Africa. Sibthorpia Africa,na, Lin. 

 spec. 880. amcen. 3. p. 22. Shaw. afr. f. 149. 



African Disandra. PI. prostrate. 



Cult. A light rich soil is the best for the species of Disandra, 

 and they are readily increased by division. 



III. CAPRA'RIA (from caper, a goat ; goat-weed.) Lin. 

 gen. no. 768. Schreb. gen. no. 1030. Gsertn. fruct. 1. p. 250. 

 t. 53. Juss. gen. p. 118. ed. Usteri. p. 133. Lam. ill. t. 534. 

 f. 2. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 2. p. 354. 



LIN. SYST. Didyndmia, Angiospermia. Calyx 5-parted, equal. 

 Corolla campanulate, with a short tube, and a 5-cleft, nearly 

 equal limb. Stamens 4, nearly equal, inclosed. Stigma capi- 

 tate, 2-lobed, ex Bonpl. Capsule ovate, compressed ; valves 

 bifid. Annual herbs, with alternate leaves, and axillary pedi- 

 cellate flowers. 



1 C. BIFI.6RA (Lin. spec. 875.) branches pilose ; leaves ob- 

 long, serrated, narrowed and quite entire at the base, ciliated, 

 smoothish ; pedicels twin, elongated, capillary, pilose. Q.?S. 

 Native of the warmer parts of America, common. Jacq. amer. 

 182. t. 115. pict. 90. t. 174. Swartz. obs. 239. Lam. ill. 

 534. f. 2. C. Curassavica, Herm. par. t. 110. Comm. hort. 1. 

 p. 79. t. 40. Plukn. aim. 237. t. 98. f. 4. Feuill. per. 1. p. 

 764. t. 48. Corollas white. Pedicels solitary, or twin, rarely 

 by threes. 



Two-flowered Goatweed. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1752. PI. 2 

 to 4 feet. 



2 C. HIRSU'TA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 355.) 

 branches hairy ; leaves oblong, serrated, cuneated at the base, 

 and quite entire, hairy; pedicels twin, short, hairy. Q.? S. 

 Native of Mexico, between La Venta del Exido and Acapulco, 

 at the altitude of 200 hexapods, and elsewhere. Corolla white ; 

 lower segments marked by a pilose red spot. Very like the 

 preceding, but the flowers are smaller, pedicels shorter, &c. 



Hairy Goatweed. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



3 C. SEMI-SERRA'TA (Vahl, eclog. 2. p. 47.) branches hairy ; 

 leaves lanceolate, serrated from the top to the middle ; pedun- 

 cles 1-4-flowered, solitary.? Q.? S. Native of the Island of 

 St. Martha. Leaves 2-3 inches long, quite entire at the base. 

 Calycine segments subulate. Corolla with a villous throat, and 

 linear, oblong segments. Stigma capitate. Capsule oblong. 

 Placenta linear, free. 



Half-serrated-\ea.ved. Goatweed. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



4 C. SAXIFRAGIFOLIA (Cham, et Schlecht, in Linnaea, 5. p. 

 105.) plant branched, hairy; leaves spatulately obovate, cune- 

 ated, doubly and deeply serrated, rather pilose ; peduncles almost 

 solitary, short, hairy. 0. ? S. Native of Mexico, near Vera 

 Cruz. Said to be allied to C. hirsuta. 



Saxifrage-leaved Capraria. PI. 1 to 2 feet. ? 



"}" A species hardly knorvn. 



5 C. ? HU'MILIS (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 354.) pubescent ; 

 leaves opposite, or 5 in a whorl, ovate serrated, petiolate ; pe- 

 duncles axillary, shorter than the petioles. 0. S. Native of 

 the East Indies. 



Dwarf Capraria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1781. PI. i to 1 

 foot. 



Cult. The seeds of the species of Caprdria require to be 

 reared on a hot bed in spring, and when the plants are of suf- 



ficient size, they require to be planted in separate pots, and 

 placed in the greenhouse or stove ; and some of them may be 

 set out in the open ground in a warm, sheltered situation. 



IV. XUARE'ZIA (named after Caspar Xuarez, a Spanish 

 botanist, who has written a work on the plants of Italy.) Ruiz. 

 et Pav. prod. p. 24. t. 4. fl. per. 2. p. 123. f. a. Pers. ench. 

 1. p. 176. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 2. p 355. 



LIN. SYST. Pentandria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted. Co- 

 rolla sub-campanulate, with a very short tube, and a 5-parted, 

 equal limb. Stamens 5, equal. Stigma bilamellate. Capsule 

 oblong, obtuse, rather compressed ; valves bifid ; placenta cen- 

 tral, at length free. A shrub with alternate, entire leaves ; and 

 axillary, twin, white, pedicellate flowers. 



1 X. BIFLORA (Ruiz, et Pav. 1. c.) I? . G. Native of Peru 

 and the neighbouring parts of South America. Capraria Peru- 

 viana, Feuill. per. 2. p. 764. t. 48. Shrub much branched, 

 glabrous. Leaves lanceolate, remotely serrated, narrowed into 

 the petioles, and quite entire at the base. Corolla small, whitish 

 yellow, campanulately rotate. Called Tea in Peru. 



Two-Jlonered Xuarezia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



Cult. A light rich soil will suit this plant, and cuttings are 

 readily rooted. 



V. LEUCO'SPORA (from \tvxog, leucos, white ; and cnropa, 

 spora, a seed ; seeds white.) Nutt. journ. acad. nat. sc. phil. 

 7. p. 87. Capraria multifida, Michx. 



LIN. SYST. Tetrdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted. Co- 

 rolla tubular, hardly campanulate, obtuse, 4-cleft : upper seg- 

 ment emarginate. Stamens 4, nearly equal. Capsule 1-celled, 

 at length 4-valved, many-seeded. An annual, erect, viscid herb. 

 Leaves 3 in a whorl, trifid. Flowers solitary, axillary. Said by 

 Nuttall to be nearly allied to Gratlola. 



1 L. MULTI'FIDA (Nutt. 1. c.) 0. H. Native of North 

 America, on the banks of the large western streams ; Ohio, 

 Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas. Capraria multifida, Michx. 

 fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 22. t. 23. Leaves lyrate, partly twice trifid; 

 the segments linear, oblong, and blunt. Capsule ovate ; pla- 

 centa central, narrow, and almost columnar. Seeds white, dia- 

 phanous. Flowers pale red, and very fugaceous. 



Multifid-leaveA Leucospora. PI. -| foot. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Capraria, p. 642. 



VI. SCOPA V RIA (from scopa, a broom ; to which use it is 

 adapted.) Lin. gen. no. 143. Schreb. gen. 187. Gaertn. 

 fruct. 1. p. -251. t. 53. Juss. gen. p. 118. ed. Usteri. p. 132. 

 R. Br. prod. p. 443. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 

 354. Cham, et Schlecht, in Linnsea, 2. p. 603. 



LIN. SYST. Tetrdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-5-parted, equal ; 

 segments usually 3-nerved. Corolla rotate, 4-cleft, regular ; 

 throat girded by a crown of hairs. Stamens 4, equal. Stigma 

 obtuse. Capsule 2-valved, with a septicidal dehiscence ; valves 

 semi-bifid ; placenta central, large, bipartible, at length free. 

 Glabrous herbs or under shrubs. Leaves dotted, opposite, or 

 3 in a whorl. Peduncles axillary, 1-flowered. Calyx bractless. 

 Corollas small, white. 



1. Calyx 4-cleft. 



1 S. DU'LCIS (Lin. spec. 168.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, deeply 

 serrated, tapering into the petioles. 0. S. Native of every 

 part within the tropics, common, particularly near the sea. 

 Plukn. phyt. t. 215. f. 1 Herm. par. 241. f. 241. Sloan, 

 jam. 1. p. 195. t. 108. f. 2. Tupeicavi, Pis. bras. 246. Co- 

 rollas small, white ; the segments have bearded threads on their 



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