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6-8 inches long. Flowers large, scarlet. Capsule turbinately- 

 obovate. 



J'entricose-fiovrered Conradia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. 

 Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



5 C. EXSE'RTA (Mart. 1. c.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, crenated, 

 glabrous ; peduncles 3-flowered ; calycine segments long, acute, 

 reflexed ; corolla with the tube dilated at the base, and con- 

 tracted in the middle, gibbose behind, and ventricose in front. 

 tj . S. Native of Jamaica, on the top of the mountains. Ges- 

 neria exserta, Swartz, prod. p. 89. fl. ind. occ. p. 1024. Leaves 

 petiolate, pale beneath. Corolla large, yellow, an inch long. 



Exserted-stamened Conradia. Shrub 8 to 10 feet. 



6 C. CALYCI'NA (Mart. 1. c.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, acu- 

 minated, serrately crenated, glabrous ; peduncles 3-flowered ; 

 calyx inflated, campanulate, 5-toothed : teeth ovate, acute, 

 erect: corolla like that of C. exserta ; genitals exserted ; cap- 

 sule cylindrical. F? . S. Native of Jamaica, in mountain woods. 

 Gesneria calycina, Swartz, prod. p. 90. fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 1026. 

 Sinningia calycina, Hort. ex Loud. hort. brit. p. 241. Leaves 

 petiolate, 4-6 inches long. 



Zarge-calyxed Conradia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. Shrub 

 6 feet. 



SECT. III. CHORISANTHE'RA (from x&>piw, chorizo, to sepa- 

 rate ; and arOijpa, anthera, an anther ; anthers separate, not 

 combined.) Stamens a little exserted ; anthers distinct. Fruit 

 like those of the other species. 



7 C. PU'MILA (Mart. 1. c.) stemless ; leaves cuneate-obovate, 

 crenated, nearly sessile, rather hairy ; peduncles usually 2-flow- 

 ered, shorter than the leaves ; calycine segments ovate-lance- 

 olate, acute : lower ones large, reflexed ; corolla with a funnel- 

 shaped tube, dilated and sub-campanulate above : limb nearly 

 regular, with crenately ciliated segments : upper 2 erect. If. . S. 

 Native of Jamaica. Leaves rather scabrous. Corolla whitish, 

 covered with blood-coloured hairs. 



Drvarf Conradia. PI. \ foot. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Rytidophyllum, p. 

 650. 



Subtribe III. 



BESLERIE v yE (the genera contained in this subtribe agree 

 with Besleria.) Calyx free. Corolla inferior. 



VI. SARMIE'NTA (named after Mart. Sarmiento, a Spanish 

 botanist.) Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 1. p. 8. t. 7. f. b. Mart, 

 nov. gen. bras. 3. p. 66. t. 219. f. 2. Urceolaria, Feuill. per. 

 3. p. 69. t. 43. 



LIN. SYST. Didndria, Monogynia. Calyx inferior : limb 5- 

 parted, nearly equal. Corolla urceolate : limb 5-lobed, nearly 

 equal. Two hind stamens perfect, with the rudiments of three 

 sterile ones, the hind one of these subulate and smaller. 

 Ring hypogynous. Capsule 1 -celled, circumcised, ex Ruiz, 

 et Pav. ; placentas 2, parietal, many-seeded. A branched, 

 loose, scandent, parasitical herb, with strong, wiry roots. 

 Leaves opposite, thickish, hairy, dotted. Flowers on long 

 peduncles, scarlet, bibracteate. 



1 S. RE'PENS (Ruiz, et Pav. 1. c) U- ^. S. Native of 

 Peru, in woods. Urceolaria scandens, Feuill. per. 3. p. 69. 

 t. 43. 



Creeping Sarmienta. PL climbing. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Rytidophyllum, p. 

 650. 



VII. BESLFRIA (so named by Plumier after Basil Besler, 



an apothecary of Nuremberg, editor, with the assistance of Jun- 

 germann, of a large work, entitled " Hortus Eystettensis, 1613." 

 1'he garden belonged to Conrada Gemmingen, a bishop, and the 

 plates were engraved at his expense.) Plum. gen. 5. in part. 

 Lin. gen. no. 755. in part. Schreb. gen. no. 1012. Jacq. 

 amer. 187. in part. Juss. gen. p. 121. in part. H. B. et 

 Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 397. in part. Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 

 24. t. 52. Mart. nov. gen. bras. 3. p. 43. Enphia, Browne, 

 jam. 270. 



LIN. SYST. Didynamia, Angiospermia. Calyx coloured, 5- 

 cleft, free; segments quite entire. Corolla campanulately-rin- 

 gent : upper lip 2-lobed : lower one 3-lobed. Stamens 4, didy- 

 namous, rising above the base of the tube, with a chaff-formed 

 rudiment of a fifth behind. Hypogynous ring, without any gland. 

 Berry globose, 1-celled. Seeds very minute, numerous, attached 

 to two parietal, 2-lobed placentas. Erect, branched shrubs. 

 Stems sub-tetragonal. Leaves opposite, petiolate, thickish ; 

 nerves and veins very prominent beneath. Peduncles axillary, 

 few-flowered. Down and hairs on the plants simple. All 

 inhabitants of Tropical America, in shady, moist places. 



1 B. UMBROSA (Mart. 1. c. p. 44. t. 218.) leaves oblong, acu- 

 minated, attenuated at the base, or cordate, quite entire, ciliated 

 in the young state, and with the nerve and veins strigillosely 

 pubescent beneath ; peduncles axillary, solitary, usually 3-flow- 

 ered, exceeding the petioles. Jj . S. Native of Brazil, in shady 

 woods, at fountains near Mandiocca, and elsewhere in the tract 

 of the mountains called Serra dos Orgaos, at the altitude of 500 

 feet. Leaves 3-5 lines long. Corollas white, glabrous. 



Shaded Besleria. Shrub 3 to 5 feet. 



2 B. LU'TEA (Lin. spec. 863. Swartz, obs. 231.) leaves 

 broad-oblong, acuminated, contracted behind, coarsely-toothed 

 in front, glabrous ; peduncles axillary, 1 -flowered, about equal 

 in length to the petioles. Jj . S. Native of Jamaica, in humid 

 places; Guiana and Para. Plum. gen. 29. p. 36. t. 49. f. 1. 

 Eriphia, &c. Browne, jam. p. 271. Corolla yellow. 



ye//ow-flowered Besleria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1739. Shrub 

 3 to 5 feet. 



3 B. LU'TEO-VIRENS (Nees, et Mart. nov. act. bonn. 11. p. 

 49. Mart. nov. gen. bras. 3. p. 45.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 acuminated, cuneated at the base, serrated, especially in front, 

 rather pilose ; cymes axillary, many-flowered, contracted, equal 

 in length to the petioles. lj . S. Native of Brazil, in boggy 

 parts of woods near St. Petro de Alcantara, in the district of 

 Ilheos. Corolla greenish-yellow. 



Greenish-yellow-fioweTed Besleria. Shrub. 



4 B. E'LEGANS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 397.) 

 leaves somewhat obliquely elliptic-oblong, acuminated, quite 

 entire, glabrous ; peduncles axillary, generally twin, and usually 

 3-flowered, shorter than the petioles. Jj . S. Native of New 

 Granada, on the Andes of Quindiu, between Quebrada de 

 Tucheacto and the river San Raiall, at the altitude of 1350 

 hexapods. Branches terete, twisted, hairy while young. Leaves 

 7 inches long, and 3 broad. Calyx glabrous. Corolla scarlet, 

 glabrous. 



Elegant Besleria. Shrub. 



5 B. SOLANOI'DES (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves lanceolate- 

 oblong, acuminated, narrowed at the base, remotely and obso- 

 letely denticulated, glabrous ; peduncles axillary, usually by 

 threes, 1 -flowered, about equal in length to the petioles, fj . S. 

 Native of the valley of San Lorenzo, on the banks of the 

 river Pansitara, between the city of Popayan and Almaguer, 

 at the altitude of 1050 hexapods. Stems wrinkled, glabrous. 

 Leaves opposite. ? Peduncles solitary, twin, or by threes. 

 Corolla orange-coloured, glabrous. Said to be nearly allied 

 to the preceding. 



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