.06 H\TTIS-IPOMEA. 



HYPTIS. 13-1. {Labiata.-) 



radia'ta, (w. Au. %.) heads of flowers opposite; peduncles as long as the in- 

 ternodes ; bracts lanceolate ; leaves oblong, serrate. 

 nVSSOPUS. 13—1. {Labiatm.) [A Hebrew name.] 



repto'idcs, (giant hyssop, g-y. Ju. %.) stem acutely 4-angled ; leaves opposite ; 

 calyx small ; bracts dilated. Woods. 3-6 f. 



officina'lis, (garden hyssop,) flowers whorled ; leaves lance-linear. 

 IBERIS. 14—1. {Cruciferce..) [From iierm, the ancient name of Spain.] 



umbella'La, (purple candy-luft,) leaves lanceolate, acuminate; lower ones ser- 

 rate, upper ones entire. Ex. 



ama'ra, (white candy-tuft,) leaves irregularly dentate, narrow towards the 

 base, somewhat spatulate, fleshy. 1 f. Ex. 

 ICTODES. 4—1. {AroidecE.) [Vrom iktis,& skunk.] 



f&'lida, (skunk cabbage, fetid hellebore, p. Ap. %..) stemless leaves radical, 

 heart-ovate ; very large spadix supporting the flowers in a sub-globose 

 head. Odour resembles that of the skunk. 

 ILEX. 4—4. (Rhamni.) 



opa'ca, (evergreen holly, g-w. M. ^2.) leaves evergreen, ovate, acute, spinose, 

 glabrous, flat ; flowers scattered at the base of the shoots of the preceding 

 year. A middle-sized tree. 



canaden'sis, (mountain holly, g-y. M. V^.) leaves deciduous, ovate, glabrous. 

 3-5 f. 



vomito'ria, leaves oval-obtuse, obtuse at each end, glabrous : umbels lateral, 

 sub-sessile. 6-15 f. S. 

 ILLICIUM. 12-13. (Lauri.) 



parviflo'ra, (y. IVE. T:^.) leaves alternate, lanceolate, entire, perennial ; petals 

 and sepals round, concave. 6-10 f S. 



jiorada'nuvi, flowers purple ; leaves acuminate ; petals numerous, oblongs and 

 linear. S. 

 IMPATIENS.' 5—1. (GeranecB.) 



pal"li.da, (jewel-weed, touch-me-not, y. Ju. ©.) peduncles solitary, 2-4-flow- 

 ered ; calcarate petals conic, dilated, shorter than the rest ; spur recurved, 

 very short ; flowers sparingly punctate ; leaves rhomb-ovate, mucronate- 

 toothed. 2-4 f. 



fuV'va, (speckled jewel-weed, y-r.) peduncles solitary, 2-4-flowered ; leaves 

 rhombic-ovate; mucronate-dentate ; calcarate petal longer than the rest; 

 flowers with crowded spots. 



balsami'na, (garden ladies'-slipper,) peduncles aggregate, 1-flowered ; leaves 

 lanceolate, upper ones alternate ; calcarate petal (or nectary) shorter than 

 the other petals. Of various colours. 1-3 f. 

 INDIGOFERA. 16—10. (Lcguminosm.) [From/ero, to bear, added to Indigo. J 



tindo'ria, (indigo, V^-) leaves pinnate, oblong, glabrous, in 4 pairs ; racemes 

 shorter than the leaves; legume terete, somewhat arched. Ex. 

 INULA. 17—2. {Corymbiferm.) [Fabled to have sprung from the tears of Helen.] 



hele'nium, (elecampane, Au. Vi.) leaves clasping, ovate, rugose, tomentose be- 

 neath ; scales of the calyx ovate. Naturalized. 3-5 f. 

 IPOMEA. 5 — 1. (Convolvuli.) [From two Greek words, signifying like a vme.] 



nil, (morning-glory, b. Ju. ©.) hirsute; leaves cordate, 3-lobed ; peduncles 

 short, l-S-flowered; calyx very villose, long acuminate. 



bona'7iox, (w. J[i. ©.) very glabrous; leaves cordate, entire 'or angled; pe- 

 duncles 1-3-flowered ; calyx awned ; corolla undivided, tube long. S. 



coccin"ca, (scarlet morning-glory, y-r. ©.) pubescent; leaves cordate, acumi- 

 nate ; peduncles about 5-flowered; corolla tubular. West Indies. 



quam"oclit, (crimson cypress-vine, r-w.) leaves pinnatifid, linear ; flowers 

 sub-solitary, corolla tubular ; dark red. East Indies. 



lO'f-uno'sa, (starry ipomea, w-p.) glabrous; leaves cordate, acuminate; pedun- 

 cles short, about 1-flowered ; calyx hair) . 



* The capsules are remarkable for bursting open with an elastic spring, at the slightest, touch 

 hence the generic name Iiiipatiens. 



