382 Plumbaginacea—Statice. 
S. Gmelini is a similar species from the same region as the 
last. SS. latifolia is a large-growing species from Southern 
Russia, with ample oblong obtuse foliage and spreading pani- 
cles of light blue flowers; S. cwimia, from Soongaria, has pink 
or rosy flowers; S. inccna, from Egypt, crimson and white ; 
and S. Fortinet, a tender Chinese species, has yellow flowers. 
3. ACANTHOLIMON. 
A considerable genus of branching herbs with narrow linear 
rigid often spinescent leaves and larger flowers in loose spikes. 
The styles are united at the base, and the stigmas capitate, 
differing in this respect from Stdtice, with which it was for- 
merly combined. The species are nearly all from Western 
Asia. The name is from d«avOa, a thorn, and Liménium, the 
specific name of the common Stétice. 
1. A. glumacewm, syn. Statice ArardtiicA dwarf densely 
branched evergreen herl with spinescent foliage and rosy 
spicate flowers about 6 lines in diameter, and 6 to 8 in each 
spikelet. A native of Armenia, flowering in Summer. 
A. venistum is a Persian species, larger than the preceding, 
with from 12 to 20 flowers in each spikelet. 
4, VALORADIA. 
A small genus of branching herbs and undershrubs with 
alternate fringed leaves and terminal and axillary dense heads 
of flowers. Calyx tubular, 5-parted. Corolla funnel-shaped. 
Stamens 5, hypogynous; styles united. The species are from 
Abyssinia and China. Name commemorative. 
1. V. plumbaginoides, syn. Plambago Larpénte.—A showy 
perennial from 1 to 2 feet high with obovate mucronate ciliate 
scaly leaves and bright blue ultimately violet flowers, appearing 
in Autumn. A native of Northern China. 
Plumbago Capénsis is a half-hardy procumbent or climbing 
shrub with scaly leaves and spicate panicles of handsome azure 
blue flowers, sometimes employed for bedding, etc. 
Division II].—APETALA. 
Petals none (in those plants enumerated here); calyx 
(perianth) sometimes coloured, composed of free or united 
sepals (segments) in one series, or sometimes wanting altogether. 
