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the top. — J. erects, Sw. (tion I.). — Leaves 4"-l", calyx-lobes 3"'-3"', capsule- jeoicels 2'" 

 long. The limits between this and the two following species are often obscure, but hybrid 

 specimens may possibly occur, as in Epilobium. — Hab. Jamaica I, WuUschl., in moist pas- 

 tures ; [Guiana !, Peru I]. 



10. J. angustifolia, Lam. — Glabrous or scabrous-pubemlous above ; leaves lanceolate 

 or lanceolate-lineaa', tapering into a short petiole; flowers shortly pedicellate ; calyx-lobes i 

 (" rarely 5 "), ovate-lanceolate, pointed ; petals ohovate-oblong half as long again, or twice as 

 long as the ealyx-lobes ; capsule (l"-li" long), tapering gradually towards the base, 4-3 

 times as long as the pedicel. — Lam. III. t. 280. /. 3 ; Jacc[. Amer. Pict. t. 105 ; Kth. 

 Nov. Gen. t. 530-.; — ffinothera octovalvis, Jacq. J. salicifolia, Kth. J. ootonervia, DC. 

 (non -iajB.).— yle^ves 4"-l", calyx-lobes 4"-3"', capsule-pedicels 3"'-4"' long.— Hab. 

 Jamaica !, Al., in moist marshes ; Antigua ! ; [Cuba !, French islands ! ; Panama 1, Guiana !, 

 Peru!]. 



11. J. sufiruticosa, Z. ViUous-pubescent or glabrescent above or glabrous below; 

 leaves lanceolate-oWong, lanceolate, or laticeolate-linear, tapering into a short petiole ; ftpwers 

 shortly pedicellate ; calyx-lobes 4 (rarely 5), broadly ovate or elliptica.1, constricted at 

 the base, cuspidate, 2-3 times exceeded by the broadly obovate petals ; capsule (1"— 2" 

 long), tapering gradually towards the base, 3-4 times as long as the pedicel. — 5^. 1. 11./. 1 ; 

 Plum. Bd. Burm. 1. 175. /. 1 ; Lam. III. t. 280. /. 1 ; Reioheni. Bxot. t. 57.— J. erecta,i. 

 partim (ex ic. SI.). J. octovalvis, Sw. 3. occideutalis, Nutt. — ^Leaves 3"-l", calyx-lobes 

 4"'-6"', capsule-pedicels 3"'-6"' long. 



u,. ViUous-pubescent, or glabrescent below. — J. villosa. Lam. J. scabra, JP'. J. octo- 

 flla, DC. 



p. ligustrifolia, Kth. Glabrous below, pubescent or glabrescent above. — J. octonervia, 

 Lam. {noniC). J. longrfolia, DC .- a narrow -leaved form. 



Hab. Jamaica !, Al. (a), Bist., March (ff), common in wet places ; Antigua !, WuUschl. ; 

 Dominica I, Imr. ; Trinidad !,. Sch., Cr. ; [Arkansas, Texas 1 ; Cuba I, French islands I, Pa- 

 nama !, Venezuela !, Brazil ; East Indies !]. 



tt Capsule ohovate-tetragonal. 



12. J. hirta, V. ViUous-pubescent or glabrescent; leaves lanceolate-oblong or ellip- 

 tical-oblong, shortly petioled : primary veins arcuate, seoondaiy transverse ; flowers pedi- 

 cellate ; calyx-lobes 4, large, ovate, exceeded by the obovate-roundish petals ; capsule 

 (8"'-10"' long), obovate-tetragonal, .half as long as or a little shorter than the calyx- 

 lobes, tapering into the pedicel. — Plum. Bd. Burm. f. 174. /. 2 ; Kth. Nov. Gen. t. 533. — 

 CEnothera, L. J. peruviana, L. ? : petals 5. J. macrocarpa, Kth.- — Stem suftrutescent ; 

 leaves 4"-2" long ; veins about 2'" distant ; calyx-lobes 4*-8"', petals 8"'-10"', capsule- 

 pedicels 6"'-8"' (-3'") long. — Hab. Jamaica !, Pd., Al., in moist pastures and woods ; 

 Trinidad !, Lockh., dr.; [Mexico !, Venezuela!, New Granada I, Peru!]. 



3. CENOTHERA, L. 



Calyx-tube produced beyond the ovary : free part deciduous ; limb 4-partite, reflexed. 

 Petals 4. Stamens 8 : anthers mostly linear. Capsule 4-celled, 4-valved. Seeds ao , 

 naked. — Herbs ; leaves alternate. 



13. O. rosea, Ait. Perennial, suifi'utescent ; stems virgate, puberulous ; leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, dentate towards the base or lyrate ; flowers distantly racemose, erect in the bud ; 

 free part of the calyx-tube shorter than the ovary ; petals rosy, nocturnal, broadly obovate, 

 small; stigma 4-lobed; capsule cartilaginous, clavate-tetragonal, 8-ribbed; seeds minute. 

 —Bot. Mag. t. 347. — Petals 5;"-6"' long. — Hab. Jamaica !, Macf., Pd., Bancr., in coffee- 

 plantations; [Mexico!, Peru!]. 



14*. O. longiflora, Jacq. " Biennial ; stem erect, pilose ; leaves oblong or lanceo- 

 late, denticulate ; flowers large, erect in the bud ; free part of the calyx-tube 3-4 times as 

 long as the ovary, filiform ; petals yellow, noctm'nal, bilobed ; stigma 4-partite ; divisions 

 elongated ; stamens included ; capsule linear : seeds minute, sciohicvlate."— Bot. Mag. t. 

 365. — Hab. Naturalized in Jamaica (Macf), in the monntains of S. Andrews ; [introduced 

 from Buenos Ayres]. 



