LABIATE. L. GAKDOQUIA. 



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dry, smooth. Much branched, leafy, shrubs or under-shrubs, 

 often procumbent. Flowers beautiful, usually scarlet. This 

 genus is not distinct from Micromeria, unless in the length of 

 the corolla, and erect lobes of the limb. 



1 G. MCLTIFLORA (Ruiz, et Pav. syst. veg. fl. per. et chil. p. 

 149.) shrubbv, nearly glabrous ; leaves petiolate, ovate, blunt- 

 ish, crenated a little, rounded at the base, green, pale beneath ; 

 floral leaves conforming to the others ; whorls loose, subsecund ; 

 cymes pedunculate, scarcely dichotomous ; calyx almost gla- 

 brous, with acute teeth, and the throat naked inside ; corolla 3 

 times as long as the calyx. T? . G. Native of Chili, in the 

 province of Conception, in fields. Rizoa ovatifolia, Cav. icon. 

 6. p. 56. t. 578. bad. Stems hard at the base, but scarcely 

 woody. Branches, leaves, and calyxes glabrous, or clothed 

 with fine pubescence. Leaves an inch long. Corolla more 

 than an inch long, beautiful, scarlet or purple. Stamens a little 

 exserted. 



Many-Jiarcered Gardoquia. Shrub 1 foot. 



2 G. RCGOSA (Benth. lab. p. 399.) shrubby, villous ; leaves 

 petiolate, ovate-rhomboid, serrately toothed, rounded at the 

 base, coriaceous, wrinkled, villous on both surfaces, hardly 

 canescent beneath : whorls loose, many-flowered ; calyx villous, 

 with subulate ciliated teeth, and with the throat almost naked 

 inside ; corolla scarcely twice as long as the calyx. Fj . G. 

 Native of Peru, Ruiz, et Pav. Hairs rufous. Leaves 1 to \\ 

 inch long. Cymes on short peduncles. Corolla villous. An- 

 thers approximating by pairs. 



Wrinkled Gardoquia. Shrub. 



3 G. ELLI'PTICA (Ruiz, et Pav. syst. fl. per. p. 149.) shrubby, 

 erect ; branches glabrous ; leaves petiolate, ovate, acutish, ser- 

 rately crenated, rounded at the base, or cuneated, green on both 

 surfaces, glabrous, or a little ciliated ; floral leaves smaller ; 

 whorls usually 6-flowered ; calyx green, pilose, with acute 

 teeth, and -with the throat naked inside ; corolla about 4 times 

 as long as the calyx. F . G. Native of Peru, towards Cheu- 

 chin and Sayan, Ruiz et Pav. ; in the valley of Canta, between 

 Obrajillo and Pacron, Chruikshanks. Leaves about an inch long. 

 Corolla about 1 4- inch long, pubescent, scarlet : lobes short. 

 Stamens exserted. 



Elliptic-lea\ed Gardoquia. Shrub erect. 



4 G. THYMofDEs (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 314.) 

 shrubby ; branches pubescent ; leaves ovate, acute, subcordate, 

 with revolute, subserrated margins, nearly glabrous above, but 

 clothed with hoary pubescence beneath ; whorls many-flowered, 

 distant ; calyx pubescent, with unequal, acuminatelv subulate 

 segments ; corolla about 3 times the length of the calyx. Jj . G. 

 Native on the Andes of Quito. ? Leaves 3 lines long-. Flowers 

 pedunculate. Corolla yellow ? pubescent outside ; throat 

 bearded with long hairs behind ; limb spotted with purple. 



Thyme-like Gardoquia. Shrub. 



5 G. E'LEGAXS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 315.) 

 shrubby ; branches pubescent, clothed with white tomentum 

 while young ; leaves roundish-rhomboid, obtuse, serrated, pu- 

 bescent above, and clothed with white tomentum beneath ; pe- 

 duncles axillary, usually 3-flowered; calyx tomentose, with un- 

 equal acuminated teeth. ^ . G. Native of Quito, on the de- 

 clivity of the burning mount Catopaxi, between Mulalo and 

 Pansache. Shrub aromatic. Leaves entire towards the base, 9 

 lines long. Corolla red, downy outside : throat yellow, spotted 

 with red. 



Elegant Gardoquia. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



6 G. PLLCHK'LLA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) shrubby ; branches 

 pubescently tomentose ; leaves ovate or roundish-ovate, obtuse, 

 cuneated at the base, with subrevolute crenated margins, rather 

 scabrous above, and clothed with white tomentum beneath ; pe- 

 duncles usually 3-flowered ; calyx clothed with tomentose pubes- 



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cence, with acuminately-subulate, unequal teeth, f? . G. Na- 

 tive of Peru, in hot places between Cascas and Contumasay. 

 Leaves 8-9 lines long. Flowers on long pedicels. 

 Neat Gardoquia. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



7 G. TOMENTOSA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 314.) shrubby; 

 branches pubescent ; leaves roundish-ovate, acutish, rather 

 truncate at the base, with revolute serrated margins, pubescent 

 above, and clothed with white tomentum beneath ; peduncles 

 axillary, usually 3-flowered ; calyx clothed with tomentose 

 pubescence, with unequal acuminated teeth ; corolla 3 times 

 as long as the calyx, fj . G. Native of the kingdom of Quito, 

 near Llactacunga, Hambato, and Riobamba Nuevo. Shrub aro- 

 matic. Leaves hardly \ an inch long. Flowers pedicellate, 

 Corolla pale red, pubescent outside ; tube short ; throat bearded 

 by long hairs. Stamens inclosed. 



Tomentose Gardoquia. Shrub 3 feet. 



8 G. GRANDIFLORA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) branches pubes- 

 cent ; leaves roundish-ovate, obtuse, acute at the base, toothed 

 towards the apex, pubescent above, and clothed with hoary to- 

 mentum beneath ; flowers axillary, solitary ; calyx clothed with 

 hoary tomentum, with acuminated nearly equal teeth ; corolla 4 

 times as long as the calyx. ^ G. Native of South America, 

 in the valley of the river Chambo, between Mount Tunguragua 

 and Penipe. Leaves 5 an inch long. Flowers on short pedun- 

 cles. Corolla yellow, downy outside ; throat bearded inside. 

 Stamens a little exserted. From the description, this does not 

 appear to difler from G. incana, unless in the leaves being ser- 

 rated at apex. 



Great-foneered Gardoquia. Shrub 3 feet. 



9 G. BREVIPLORA (Benth. lab. p. 401.) shrubby, hoary; 

 leaves on short petioles, roundish-ovate, obtuse, with scarcely 

 revolute margins, pubescent above, and clothed with hoary pu- 

 bescence beneath ; floral leaves similar to the rest, equalling the 

 calyxes ; whorls 2-6-flowered, secund ; calyx a little coloured, 

 with lanceolate-acute teeth, and with the throat naked inside ; 

 corolla exceeding the calyx a little. Tj . G. Native of Peru, 

 Ruiz et Pavon. Habit of G. incana ; but the leaves are shorter, 

 broader, and greener above, obtuse, or shortly mucronate. 

 Hardly distinct from the genus Micromeria, in consequence of 

 the corolla hardly exceeding the calyx. 



Short-flowered Gardoquia. Shrub. 



10 G. IXCA'KA (Ruiz et Pav. syst. fl. per. p. 150.) shrubby, 

 hoary ; leaves on short petioles, ovate, obtuse, quite entire, flat, 

 pale above, and clothed with hoary tomentum beneath ; floral 

 leaves similar to the others, equalling the calyxes ; whorls 2-6- 

 flowered ; calyx hoary, with an oblique mouth, and short acute 

 teeth, and with the throat naked inside. \ . G. Native of 

 Peru. Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 



ined. 4. t. 493. f. 4. Leaves 

 of Helianthemum canum, 1, an 

 inch long. Corolla beyond an 

 inch in length, yellow. Geni- 

 tals a little exserted. 



Hoary Gardoquia. Shrub. 



1 1 G. HOOKE'RI (Benth. lab. 

 p. 401.) shrubby, quite gla- 

 brous ; leaves obovate, quite 

 entire, narrowed into the short 

 petioles at the base, green on 

 both surfaces : peduncles 2-3- 

 flowered ; calyx glabrous, sub- 

 bilabiate, having the upper lip 

 shortly tridentate, erect: throat 

 clothed by villi inside. Jj . G. 

 Native of Florida. D. Don, in 

 Sweet, fl. gard. n. s. 3. t. 271. 



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FIG. 80. 



