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that this extensive genus, now in a great state of confusion as to 
yee should have been deprived, by the death of the last-men- 
Rigi anist, of the result of his valuable labours. 
ext tribe, the Gerardies, nearly connected with Rhinan- 
aun’ in a structure of the anthers and of the seeds, contains seve- 
ral genera, which form connecting links with the Veronicee, the Sal- 
piglossidex, Digitale, and Gratioleee. Escobedia and Physocalyx 
have in particular emdch analogy to Franciscea and. Brunsfelsia. 
irgularia, Macranthera, and Gerardia may require some modifica~ 
tion in character as to the American species, but I have not a suffi- 
cient number before me to enter = present into the co ive 
(Nov. Gen. et Sp. Amer, vol. 2. 7 Martius (Nov. Gen. et Sp. 
Bras. 3. 5.) and Chamisso aia Schlechtendal staat zea, 3. 12. and 
8. 24.). — East Indian species are all true Gerardiz. 
a, which is — near Gerardia, I have only the fruit. 
Rhi —— often cor msidered as a — 
oun have not the anthers of the remainder. 
Orthocarpus, consisting of 13 North-West American species,* 
O. pusiLLvus, humilis, ramosissima, glabriuscula, foliis apice multifidis 
laciniis divaricatis setaceis, dentibus calycinis Tinearibus viridibus corollam sube- 
bres —California, ca ix 2 a is. 
GRacitis, caulibus numerosis osissimis apice tibus, foliis 
spice multifidis laciniis feiote ineac-ubulati dentibus clei lanceolato- 
vix co Aa corollz (purpurascentis ?) tubo exserto pubes- 
cente, mages. $ galea brevioribus.—Califo ornia, ed las. 
se O.F pei 
ug 
ORIBUNDUS, glabriuse ae ssimus, foliis ” pinnatifidis ras 
nil ntibus calye cinis linearibus viridibus, corolle (lute 
tbo subexserto glabro, thei dutta. —California, D. sls” 
- O. ERIANTHA, re ns, apice tomentosus, ramosissimus, foliis apice 
ma is laciniis line se ivaricatis, calycibus Sciieaitbeis dentibus lanceo- 
latis acutiselnis viridibas, aE  (atee) tubo longe exserto tomentoso, antheris 
galea brevioribus.—Califo 
4 5. 0? TENUIFOLIUS, sees pie foliis 5-5- fidis laciniis Tineari-subulatis, 
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latis. —Bartsia tenuifolia, Pursh Fl. Amer. aE is Cathe to Co- 
roll in exemplare suppetente mance. —America bide. aclctlilie Douglas. 
