4 48 
cardinalis . 
fulgens . 
inflata . 
Cliffortiana . 
maculatum . 
MONADELPHIA PENTANDRIA. Lobelia. 
8. L. erecta, simplex, pubescens 5 foliis ovato-lanceolatis 
acuminatis eroso-denticulatis, racemo subsecundo mul- 
tifloro, genitalibus corolla longioribus .—Willd. sp . 
pl . 1. p. 944. 
Icon. ito/. wag. 320. ic. 137- Knorr delic. 2. 
/. L. 2. 
In swamps and meadows near springs : Canada to Caro- 
lina. 1/. July — Sept. 2;. v. This beautiful plant, 
with its bright scarlet flowers, rises to the height of 
from two to four feet. I have seen a white variety 
of it. 
9. L. erecta, simplex, subpubescens ; foliis elongato-lan- 
ceolatis attenuatis subintegerrimis, racemo multifloro, 
genitalibus longitudine corollae.* — Bonn . catah 
Icon. Bot. rep. 659. 
On the Mississippi. 1/. June, July. v. v. in Hortis, 
This species exceeds in splendour of colour and in 
size the preceding one. 
10. L. erecta, ramosa, hirsutissima ; foliis ovatis serratis, ra- 
cemis foliosis, capsulis inflatis. — Willd . sp. pl, i. 
p. 94 6. 
In fields and woods, common : Canada to Carolina. 
©. June— Aug. v. v. Flowers blue, small. 
11. L. glabra, superne ramosa; foliis petiolatis ovatis cre- 
nato-dentatis, infimis suborbiculatis, racemis laxis, 
pedunculis elongatis. — Willd. sp. pl. 1. p, 946. 
Icon. Pium. ic. 235. f. 2. 
In old fields : Virginia. ©. June, July. v. v. Flowers 
very small, purple. 
II. DECANDRIA. 
546. GERANIUM. Gen. pl. 1118. 
1. G. erectum, retrorsum pubescens 5 caule dichotomo, 
foliis oppositis 3 — 5 -partitis incisis, summis sessilibus, 
pedunculis elongatis bifloris, petalis obovatis. — Willd. 
sp. pl. 3. p. 70 5. 
Icon. Cavan, diss. 4. f. 86. f. 2. Bill. ellh. t. 132. f. 159. 
In shady woods and meadows : Canada to Carolina. If. . 
May— -July. v. v . Flowers purple, large. This 
