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lei. Stem roundish, compressed, jointed. Mr. Miller says 

 that it rises ten or twelve feet high in its native soil ; and 

 that the flowers grow from the ends of the branches in very 

 long spikes, and are of a greenish colour with a shade of 

 blue. Native of the East Indies, and Cochin-china. This 

 is propagated in the same way as the twelfth species ; but 

 in iy be more hardily treated when the plants have obtained 

 strength. It may also be increased by cuttings, as is directed 

 for the sixty-fourth species, and when the plants are two or 

 three years old, they will thrive with a moderate degree of 

 wranuth iu winter. IB summer they may be placed abroad 

 two mouths during the warmest season, but always in a 

 sheltered situation ; and when the nights begin to grow cold, 

 they must be removed into the stove, but still have free air 

 admitted to them in warm weather. 



17. Juiticia Pulcherrima. Shrubby: spikes axillary, and 

 terminating; bractes ovate-imbricate, ciliate, awnless; upper 

 lip lanceolate, straight. Stem upright, rive or six feet high ; 

 flowers without smell, in four rows, of a fine bright red. 

 Native of South America, near Carlhagena. 



18. Justicia Carthaginensis. Herbaceous: leaves ellip- 

 tical ; spikes axillary and terminating ; brnctes imbricate, all 

 wedge-shaped, ciliate ; upper lip emarginate; antheree binate. 

 Tliis appears to be an annual plant. It is upright, growing 

 *ix feet high among bushes and in hedges, but only three 

 feet in other situations ; flowers void of scent, purple. 

 Native of Carthagena in Spanish America. 



19. Justicia Tetragona. Shrubby: leaves crenate, smooth; 

 spikes terminating, four-cornered ; bractes ovate, imbricate 

 in lour rows, keeled, ciliate. Branches round, smooth, oppo- 

 site. Sent from Cayenne. 



20. JustciaCoccined; Scarlet-flowered Justicia. Shrubby: 

 leaves and bractes elliptical, acuminate; upper lip undi- 

 vided j autheree parallel. Stem six feet high, nearly erect, 

 round, covered by a smooth brown bark, cracking longitu- 

 dinally ; spikes terminating, mostly solitary, erect, simple, 

 dense, many-flowered; flowers sessile, one between each pair 

 of the smaller bractes, erect, large, handsome, scarlet, becom- 

 ing tawny in decay: they are only to be found on old plants, 

 .mil have no smell. The leaves when bruised have an herba- 

 ceous scent. This is the largest species known in England, 

 .uul, when cultivated, grows in the hot-house almost to the 

 size of a tree. Native of South America. 



21. Justicia Hirsuta. Herbaceous : leaves toothed ; spikes 

 axillary and terminating, four-cornered ; bractes ovate, imbri- 

 cate, hirsute. Flowers opposite, with two bristle-shaped 

 bractes at the base. Native of Java. 



22. J ustitid Sphcerosperraa. Herbaceous: spikes axillary, 

 opposite, in pairs on each side ; bractes linear, elongated ; 

 seeds globular, shining. Branches round. Native of the 

 Caribbee islands. 



'23. Justicia Gandarussa. Shrubby: leaves lanceolate, 

 elongated; spikes terminating, leafy; flowers in whorls; 

 bracte.-i minute ; upper lip undivided ; antheree binate ; stem 

 smooth, round. Native of the East Indies. 



-4. Juslicia Procumbens. Herbaceous: stem procumbent; 

 loaves lanceolate, quite entire ; spikes axillary and terminat- 

 ing; caliira four-ckl't. Native of Ceylon and Java. 



25. Justicia Echioides. Herbaceous: leaves lanceolate- 

 . rough-haired; spikes axillary, opposite, pointing one 

 way, .i-.-c udiiig; antheree parallel, bearded at the base. 

 Naiivi- nt' the East Indies. 



'2<i. Justicia Longifolia. Herbaceous : leaves lanceolate, 

 elongated; spikes axillary, in pairs, opposite, pointing one 

 way. St. in smooth ; flowers alternate; corolla small. Na- 

 tive of Hid island of Muhe. 



27. Justicia Latifolia. Shrubby: leaves ovate, acuminate; 

 spikes terminating, somewhat branched; lower flowers in 

 whorls; branches round, smooth. Native of the East Indies. 



28. J usticia Picta. Shrubby : leaves ovate, painted ; 

 spikes axillary, and terminating; flowers in whorls; upper 

 lip bifid ; antheree parallel. Stem striated, eight feet high, 

 corolla red. Native of the East Indies. 



29. Justicia Nitida. Shrubby : leaves elliptic, acuminate; 

 racemes spike-form, whorled; bractes minute; pedicels and 

 calices smooth; antherse parallel. Native of the West Indies, 

 as Martinico, Guadaloupe, and Santa Cruz. 



30. Justicia Stricta. Herbaceous : leaves lanceolate-ellip- 

 tic; racemes axillary, two-parted, pointing one way; fila- 

 menta smooth. Stem smooth, quadrangular; flowers small. 

 Native of Malabar. 



31. Justicia Paniculata. Herbaceous: leaves lanceolate ; 

 panicles axillary and terminating, dichotomous ; flowers 

 pointing one way; filamenta hirsute ; capsules compressed. 

 Native of the East Indies. 



32. Justicia Nutans. Herbaceous : leaves toothed ; racemes 

 terminating, nodding at top ; flowers inverted. Stem very 

 finely striated. Native of Java. 



33. Justicia Nasuta. Suttruticose : leaves elliptic, quite 

 entire ; peduncles axillary, dichotomous, upper lip upright, 

 bifid ; antherae divaricating. -The bruised leaves are used 

 in the East Indies, where it is a native, for the cure of cuta- 

 neous eruptions. 



34. Justicia Scandens. Shrubby: leaves ovate, acumi- 

 nate, subrepand ; branches villose ; peduncles axillary, tri- 

 chotomous, divaricating. It varies with the branches and 

 veins of the leaves less villose. Native of Malabar. 



35. Justicia Ciliaris. Herbaceous : leaves lanceolate, 

 blnntish : flowers axillary, opposite; antherte parallel, appen- 

 dix-led. The whole plant is rugged. It flowers throughout 

 the summer; scentless. Native place unknown. 



36. Justicia Secunda. Herbaceous: leaves ovate-lanceo- 

 late, acuminate; racemes terminating, compound; racemelets 

 pointing one way ; antherse binate ; flowers on the racemelets 

 alternate, four or five, on short pedicels ; corolla purple. 

 Native of the island of Trinidad. 



37. Justicia Debilis. Shrubby : spikes axillary and ter- 

 minating; bractes ovate, imbricate, ciliate; antherse binate. 

 See Dianthera Debilis. 



38. Justicia Violacea. Shrubby: leaves lanceolate ; spikes 

 terminating ; bractes lanceolate, imbricate, ciliate ; antherse 

 binate. See Dianthera Violacea. 



39. Justicia Rohrii. Herbaceous : leaves elliptic, quite 

 entire ; spikes terminating, compound, imbricate, pubescent : 

 bractes ovate; antherse binate. Stem upright, somewhat 

 hoary. Flowers opposite. Native of Cayenne. 



40. Justicia Polystachya. Herbaceous : leaves lanceolate- 

 ovate ; spikes axillary, opposite, pointing one way ; bractes 

 ovate, hirsute; antheree binate. Flower solitary, sessile, in the 

 axils of the bractea. Native of Cayenne. 



41. Jnsticia Ketusa. Herbaceous: leaves ovate, acumi- 

 nate; spikes terminating; bractes obovate, subretuse, imbri- 

 cate ; antheree binate. The whole plant smooth : corolla 

 large, purple, cloven beyond the middle; stamina the length 

 of the upper lip. Native of the island of Santa Cruz. 



42. Justicia Flava. Shrubby: leaves lanceolate-oblong; 

 spikes terminating ; flowers in pairs ; bractes lanceolate, 

 blunt. See Dianthera Ftava. 



43. Justicia Americana. Herbaceous: leaves linear-lan- 

 ceolate; spikes axillary, solitary, like corymbs; peduncles, 

 filiform, alternate, the length of the leaves; tntherse binate. 

 See Dianthera Americana. 



