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them with Hudson’s description of our flower, as it was 
originally written in the Latin language. It will be observed 
that it is in accordance with the liberal translation with 
which we have furnished our readers. This is an exact copy 
taken from the work in the library of the British Museum. 
Gulielmi Hudsoni, E.S.S. et Pharm. Lond. 
Flora Anglica, &c., Tom. 2. 8°. Londini. 1778. 
PrsDf. iii. Numeri I III II tempus florendi indicant 
viz. Jan. F'eb. Mart. &c. 
Hanc occasionem lubens amplector gratias agendi amicis, 
qui mihi plantas pro eorum benevolentia suppeditarunt, 
inter quos nominandi sunt * Domini Alchorne &c. 
Tom. II. P. 377. Lobelia. 
Cal. quinquefidus. Cor. monopetala, irregularis. 
Caps, infera bis. trilocularis. 
1. Lobelia Dortmanna. 
Page 378. 
2. Lobelia TJrens. Lobelia caule erectiusculo, foliis 
inferioribus subrotundis crenatis, superioribus lanceolatis 
serratis, floribus racemosis. Sp. pi. (Species plantarum^ 
1321. 
Eapunculus galeatus blesensis s. soloniensis, flore violaceo 
minimo. ^^^Hist. Ox. II 467 t. 5 f. 56. 
Eapuntium urens soloniense. ^^^Hort. E bl. 300. ^^^Bocc. 
sic. 20 t. 11. E. Hist. 746. Monn. obs. cxxxj. 
Draba flore csBruleo galateo. B. pin. 110. pr. 53. 
Anglis, stinking Lobelia. (Among the errata P. 378, for 
stinking, r. stinging). Habitat in pratis montosis. Supra 
Shute common inter Axminster et Honiton. D. Newbery. 
VII. VIII. 
Explanations of abbreviations as given by Hudson. 
(3) Bocc. sic. Pauli Boccone Plantarum Eariorum Siciliae 
leones et Descriptiones. Oxon, 1674. 4to. 
(6) B. pin. Caspar! Bauhini Prodromus et Pinnax Theatri 
Botaniei. Basil, 1671. 4to. 
Explanation of the other abbreviations. 
(1) Plantarum Historia Universalis. Auctore Eoberto 
Morisom Oxon, 1680. Pars. II. p. 467. t. 5. f. 56. 
This sentence is inserted to show that D. Newhe^, means Dominus, Mr. 
Newbery, and is not the Christian name, as already mentioned in page 115, 
