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ing year, which bloomed abundantly in the autumn, and 

 were much admired. This fpccies differs from tlie former 

 chiefly in its fmoothnefs, and the fquarensfs of its Jhm. 

 In other refpcfls they are very much alike, efpccially in the 

 Jloiucrs and inllorefcence, fo as to have been generally 

 thou<rht varieties. We are indeed by no means certain, that 

 the ifem of the lurfata is not frequently angular, in fome 



degree. . a , r> 



^. L. corotiata. Coronet-flowered Lopezia. Andr. Ke- 

 pof." t. CJI. Dryandr. in Ait. liort. Kew. n. j.— Leaves 

 fmooth and flnning. Stem angular, from the decurrent 

 footftalks. Floraf leaves molUy longer than the flovver- 

 ftalks.— Nafive of Mexico. Meffrs. Lee and Kennedy are 

 faid to have introduced this fpecies in 1S05, wliich is marked 

 as a hardy annual in Hort. Ke%v. It differs from the laft 

 ill being of more luxuriant growth, with larger floral kayss, 

 the wliole foliage being of a deeper more fhining green. 

 •We are much inclined to fufpeft thefe differences to have 

 arifen from differences of treatment, and that tlie fading of 

 the lateral petals, as they advance in age, may be attributed 

 to the adlion of flrong funfliine. S. 



I.OPHANTHUS, from Xofo;, a crej, andavSt.-, afozver, 

 is the fnecilic name of a fpecies of Hj-fopus ; fee that article. 

 Forfter' has ufed it to defignate a genus of his own, in his 

 G»i:ra Plantarnm, of the native country of which, or of us 

 form, habit, or duration, he has faid nothing, except that it 

 is next akin to IValther'm ; neither does any mention of it 

 occur, as far as we can lind, in his fubfequent works. We 

 prefume therefore he found he had made a miftake, but we 

 fubioin his characlers of the genus. Forft. Gen. t.^14. 

 JufT. 427. Lamarck Did. v. 3. 594. lUuflr. t. 143.- 

 Clafs and order, Pentandria Monogyn'ta. Nat. Ord. Celum- 

 Tilfira, Linn.? IncerU fedis, Jull. 



Gen. Ch. Cal. Perianth inferior, of one leaf, tubular, 

 in five fraall, equal, acute fegments, permanent. Cor. 

 Petals five, fpatulate, fpreading, roundifli, with flender up- 

 right claws the length of the calyx. Siam. Filaments five, 

 awl-fhaped, the length of the corolla ; anthers fomewhat in- 

 cumbent. P'ljl. Germen fuperior, oblong, conical, hairy ; 

 ftyle fhort, cylindrical, nipple-like, flightly club-fliaped ; 

 iligma {lightly cloven. Perk, of one cell, clothed with 

 long hairs. Seed folitary, ovate, covered, fmooth, m the 

 bottom of the calyx. 



I . L. tomentofus. The only fpecies mentioned. 

 LOPHIA, in Anatomy, a term for the upper part of the 

 cervix, or back part of the liuman neck. 



LOPHIUS, in Natural Hiflory, a genus of tifhes «f the 

 order Branchioitegi : the generic charader is as follows : 

 head deprelfed ; many fharp-pointed tpeth ; tongue broad 

 and armed with teeth ; eyes on the upper part of the head ; 

 noilrils fmall ; gills three; one lateral aperture; peSoral 

 fins placed on the long branch'as ; dorfal and anal fins oppo- 

 fite, and near the tail ; body fcalelefs. covered with a thin 

 lax fliin; vent in the middle ; no lateral line. The fifhes of 

 this genus are of a iingularly uncouth appearance ; the body 

 being thick and fhapelefs ; the head exceffively large, and 

 the fins fliort and broad. 



Species. 



P1SCAIORIUS. This has various Englifh names, as the 

 European or common angler, frog-fifh, toad-fifh, fifhing- 

 frog,'fea-devil, Ac. Body depreffed ; head rounded. The 

 ufual length of this fpecies is from two to four feet, though 

 it is fometimes found fix or even feven feet long. In its 

 form it has a referablance to that of a tadpole. The fkin 

 of the trunk is fmooth, but that of the upper parts marked 

 by various inequalities. The eyes are large and whitifh ; 



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the lower jaT» is confiderably longer than the upper. There 

 are lome thread-like procefTcs that proceed from the upper 

 part of the head, and fome fhorter ones from the back, bat 

 the edges of the body are fringed at intervals with fhorter 

 appendages of a fomewhat fimilar nature. The upper fur- 

 face is brown, with deeper or paler variegations, and the 

 under furface is whitifh. The frog-fifh inhabits the Eu- 

 ropean feas ; fwims flowly ; lies in ambufli, in fliallows, 

 half-concealed by fea-plaiits or mud, and decoying its prey 

 by moving its worm-like procefTcs. According to the de- 

 fcription given by Baffon the two long beards or filaments 

 placed immediately above the nofe are fmall in the begin- - 

 ning, hilt thicker at the end, and anfwer the very fingular 

 purpofe of a fifliing-line, to which ufe the animal converts 

 them. This property of thofe filaments is referred to by 

 Pliny and other Maturalifts, who far, " with tliefe extended, 

 the fifliing-frog hides in muddy waters, and leaves nothing 

 but the beards to be feen : the curiofity of the fmaller filh 

 brings them to view thefe filaments, and their hunger induces 

 tliom to feizf the bait ; upon which the animal in ambiifh 

 inflantly draws in its filaments with the httle fifh that had 

 taken the bait, and devours them without mercy." It is 

 faid if th? bowels of the fifhing-frog are taken out the body 

 will appear tranfparent ; and if a lighted candle be fubfti- 

 tuted for the intellines, as in a lanthorn, the whole lias a 

 very formidable appearance. This fpecies feeds on dog-rifh 

 and other fmaller fifhcs. The "cornubienfis,' or cormfli, or 

 long-angler, or fifhing-frog of Mount's bay, which has 

 been taken as a feparate fpecies, may be regarded only as a 

 variety. 



Barbatl's. Body depreffed ; lower jaw bearded. It in- 

 habits the feas cf Northern Europe ; is between three and 

 four feet long, and is a very voracious fifh. 



Vespertilio. Body depreffed ; head roftrate : an inha- 

 bitant of the American ocean ; the body is reddifh, broad 

 before, narrowed behind, and covered with radiate, fharp, 

 patelliform tubercles ; beneath with fmall prickles; in its 

 mode of catchioij its prey it refemblcs the L. pifcatorius. 



HisTRiO ; Harlequin angler, or American toad-fifh ; is 

 of a comprelTed form ; of a yellowifh-brown colour, with 

 irregular fcliekifh fpots, and beards on the head and body. 

 This, which is one of the moil grotefque and fingular of 

 fifhes, is found in the American and Indian feas, and is a moft 

 curious and remarkable filh. It js about a foot long, and 

 its ventral fins refcmble fhort arms. It has been aflerted, 

 though on very doubtful authority we fufpect, that in- 

 flances have been known of thefe fifhes living three days 

 without water. 



Striatos. Body comprefTed, brown ; marked all over 

 with num.erous black ftreaks : is fou:id on the coaft of New 

 Holland. 



PiCTUS. Body comprefTed, brown, with yellowifh 

 blotches edged with red ; inhabits the fouthern ocean ; ten- 

 dril on the nofe forked at the end. 



Marmoratus. Body fubcompreffed, livid, varied with 

 whitifh and ferruginous fpots, dorfal fin fingle ; tendril at 

 the nofe three-cleft at the end. Native of the Pacific ocean ; 

 obfervcd about the coatt of Otaheite, &c. 



MoNOPTEKIGIUS. Body depreffed, blackifh, beneath 

 whitifh ; fin above the tail almofl erecl, ramofe. It inha- 

 bits the feas of Aullralalia. It is not quite agreed where 

 to place this very fingular fifh ; it has no fin except the 

 lobate one jufl above the tail ; the eyes are vertical, ap- 

 proximate, and far behind the fnout-: the body is ronndifh, 

 a little tapering to both ends, and the tail at the end cf the 

 body rounded. 



MuRicATVs ; Depreffed angUr : defcribed firfl by La 

 8 Ccpede, 



