340 Scrophularinccz Lophospermum, 



spreading lobes. Capsule 2-celled, each cell opening by an 

 irregular pore below the apex. Seeds fringed, whence the name, 

 from \6(j)0f 9 a crest, and oW/tyta, a seed. There are two or three 

 Mexican species. 



1. L. scdndens. Leaves deltoid or cordate, irregularly and 

 coarsely toothed, slightly pubescent, petioles long. Flowers 

 glabrous, deep rosy purple. L. Hendersoni, with violet- 

 purple flowers striped or spotted with white, is probably a 

 variety. 



2. L. erubescens. A similar plant with large triangular 

 coarsely-toothed hairy leaves and large rosy red velvety flowers. 



9. MAURANDYA. 



Climbing herbaceous plants, like the last, supporting them- 

 selves by their twisted petioles. Leaves cordate or hastate. 

 Corolla slightly irregular, tubular-campanulate ; limb some- 

 what unequally 5-lobed. Capsule opening in several valves. 

 The genus was named after Professor Maurandy of Cartha- 

 gena. 



1. M. Barclayana. An elegant climber with slender stems 

 and petiolate cordate or hastate glabrous leaves. Flowers 

 solitary, axillary, pedunculate, with a glandular calyx. Corolla 

 deep violet, rosy purple, or white. M. semperflorens is a 

 variety with cordate-hastate leaves and somewhat smaller 

 purplish-violet flowers. A native of Mexico. 



M. antirrhiniflora, also from Mexico, has variable leaves and 

 still smaller bright purple, rose, or white flowers. 



Rhodochiton volubilis is a closely allied plant from the 

 same country with dark purple pendent flowers easily dis- 

 tinguished by the large coloured persistent 5-toothed calyx. 

 The name, referring to this character, is derived from poSos, red, 

 and %tTo>i/, a tunic. 



10. PHYG&L1US. 



A monotypic genus which is closely related to Pentstemon, 

 especially in habit. It differs, however, in the long curved 

 corolla-tube, in the barren stamen being reduced to a scale, 

 and in the cells of the capsule being very unequal in size. 

 The name appears to be derived from <f>vytf, banishment or 

 exile, perhaps from the fact of its being a solitary outlier of 

 this affinity. 



