TACSONIA 



T AC SON 1 A 



1 765 



lilUIOlJ. 



A. Fh. onuiijc or fcsil ordmii . 



Parritse, Jhi-t. Lvs. .leeply :i-1.iIm(1. L;i;ihr..u< al.ovr 

 and pilose tHiipaTli. tlie lobes narrow am! entire : stiimles 

 entire, stibulate-aenniinate : tl. with a lontr and slender 

 tnbe. irlabroii'-. vw.dlen at the base; sepals winged and 

 with points, r. i>y-orantre; pietals obluni.^ and tiat. shorter 

 than the sepaU. Mran^re: ce>rrina iloiiblL. tlie outer row- 

 of tooth-like ]ir.i.i.'rtions. Colombia. i^.C. II. 17:22.'. 

 I.H. :i.^:41. — Nano-il tor Senrir Parra. tbnaiLrli whom it 

 wa- iutri.'dueed. 



A.v /7.V. s^-arht or r...<. -r. ./..,■, ,?. 

 E. />';-(li-/.>- Inmatll the' fl.uvir in.l ,ti,ihd. 

 r. Lis. simpl. or out lot,, it. 

 insignis, Mast. Pilose: Ivs. ovated:ineef 

 cordate, dentate. rni:i:)se ov bli^terid abio,- 

 downy beneath, the stiimles dis-^rcttd : ti. 

 about (i in. airo^s. vi<iiet. ri.)se 'n- erinison; 

 tube cylindrical, sw-ollen at tlie base, down}': 

 sepals altout twice kuitrer than the ttibe. 

 lance-obloiii;. s]iurred at the end: petals simi- 

 lar in shai'f. "btiivr: cor<ina of one srro'^ 

 of short thre:ids. blue and wliile. Pr.ibably 

 Peruvian. C. C. l^Tii : lll'b 1'. S. 20 :2n,s:;— i . 

 B.M. bdG'l. 



o, . Lr.~. ::-lot„,l or ,liri,t,,J. 

 I'. F,,li,i,j,_ ijtuljroiis at oiotiirit,,. 

 Van Volxemii, Hook. Fiir. 24.'i7. Sten ^ 

 slender and slightly ]iubescent: lv>. i-onlati - 

 orate in outline, deeply 3-lobed. tin- bib, - 

 long-lanceolate-acuminat'e. serrate: IN. .'-7 

 in. across, brit'ht red with short greei 

 calyx-tube that has a swollen base, the acut. 

 calyx-lobes p-eeu externally; coruna an in- 

 conspicuous toothed rim. Colombia. I-i.3I. 

 5,571. G.C. ]blli;:171.-Probablytbebrst kio.wn 

 species and llaudsolne, but less slmwy tli;iii 



some others. 



Jamesoni, .'\Iast. Lvs. sub-oi^bimlar. :Mobr,l. -Pi- 

 bi-ou-: II. lar-e. bri-ht r.iso ,o' o\oryv rod. wilb a rvlin- 

 dri.al tube 4 in. long. P.iii. 



I'L.. F,,t,o,j, ,l,,,io,,i t,, o,,it]i ,,t lootiinlii. 

 Exoniensis. Ilori. (byln'idot 7'. \'o,i l'i,t.r,i,iiio\\,\ 7'. 

 „,,,ilissto,,i). l■'i^. 2b'.',s. Lxs. downy, cordiilo, (.val.- 

 .ddoug. divided nearly to base- irilo :; ianroobdo. sorralr 

 vi'i^'uirnfs: Hs, 4'._.-,'. in.:o-ross; sepals briidv red out- 

 ride, brilliant rose ]iink wilbili; throal \ iolet ; lube 



while inside. 2bj in. lone, lu'se Ies7'. \',!,! \',,tr,i„,, 



ill looilm- lieduueb'S a.^ bilmils Ivs.: linear stipules; 



Ire,' downv bract-, lilanienlon- -on;! near base of lube 



:ind \ iobn color ..f throal.- lieveniblev 7'. ///r.///.ss,,„„ in 

 liaviim- downy Ivs.. long llower tube. co],m- of II. and 

 :(ri-Iate -ej.als. 



nil. Iti-ovts l„.i,,iith tl,, ft, ,,,:■,■ ,„,,,', „r /,.s,. ,10,!, ,1. 



<:. L,„r-lnt„'s sli,,rl ,1,1,1 ,,t,tiis,.-. 



nianicata, .loss. I'libesmoit . hs. broad-ovate to IM-- 



bieiilar-ox'ate in outline, about 4 in. lone, the oblong 



obliise serr;de lolies re.aidiine lo Ibe middle of I be blaile: 



11. 4 in. :i(0-oss. bright searbi ; tube bj in. long, inllaled 



anil ribbed at the base: -ona double, the outer series 



eoiniiosed of blue- hairs. Cdomhia and I'erii. I-;.M. 

 ld2;l.-7' iijo,:o. Hon., is :i form of this spe.nes. 



CO. Lo,ll-t,,t„ s I, ,11,1-, I,-, It,. 

 mixta, ,luss. libduaius or somewhat pmbes.'enl : hs. 



orliirlllar-ovat<>, tlliek. e-lobed to the middle, llle lobes 

 lon^-acute and serrate: ll. :;-4 in. across, rose-pink, the 

 oblong se{>als not i', polling Ibe green scarc(d\' saccate 

 tulle; corona a short intiltiple rim or disk. Amies. 



mollissima, HBK. rubescent: Ivs. cordale-ov.ite in 

 otltline. \"ery indiescetit beneath, the lobes i-xtemling 

 lu-arly to the base of the Made and ovate-hima'olale in 

 shape and serrate, the stipules laciniate: tl. aboni '.', in. 

 across. ro-e-ccdi.U'. the .e-reen tube exceeilinir the se|ials 

 and swollen at the base: corona a short rim. Amies. 

 B.Jl. 4bs7. B.R. r;2:lh F.S. 2:7S.-.S'. tut,! ft,n;i . ottered 

 in t'alifornia. is s:iid to lie similar tci this, btit of deeper 

 shade. 



Smythiana, Hort. Seedling of T. oioltixxioio or hy- 

 brid with it, with verv brilliant orange-scarlet m- rosv- 

 rrimson fls. G.C. IH.' 12:7114. 



T. F'lichanani, Lem. S,o Piissiflora vitifolia. p. 1222 1 H, 

 ]4:rtlll, — T. ft,,rit,i'i,,i}a was oiae ad\'ertised in the American 

 trade, but it was rrobalil,\- nor the T. floribunda, iMasters, of 

 i\,\,'<n\\,\:\.— T,pinnattf:l,i,,,t,j. .loss. Resembles T. TnollissinuL. 

 Out tic liracts are free; sTiinili- ]iinnatisect: fls. rose-colored. 

 ciiile. P.M. 40G2. B.E. ls:i,-,::i; L. H. B. 



1458. Tacsonia E.xoniensis fX ^-^K 



