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green, but stained with a dull red towards the margin ; they are attenuated towards the base with curiously 
crisped stipules. The raceme is spicate and leafy, and very long ; the flowers of a bright lilac, rather small, but 
very numerous. Altogether, this is a very singular-looking plant, from its stems being tall, straight, and 
unbranched ; occasionally, indeed, rising to the height of six feet, and terminating in a long, close spike of blue 
flowers. It was imported from North America about 1830, but it is supposed by Professor Don to be a natural 
hybrid, on account of the imperfection of its anthers. It grows best in a light loamy soil, and it is propagated 
by dividing the roots, or by cuttings, as it rarely ripens seeds. 
9.— LOBELIA FENESTRALIS, Cav. THE WINDOW-LIKE LOBELIA. 
Synonyme. — Rapuntium fenestrale, Presl.; the loop-holed Lobelia. I acuminate, dentate, glabrous, half stem-clasping. Terminal spike 
Ensravings. — Bot. Reg. for 1838, t. 47. many-flowered, leafy. Style and stamens projecting from a cleft in the 
Specikic Character.— Stems simple, furrowed. Leaves lanceolate, | tube of the corolla. 
Description, &c. — This species is a native of Mexieo, growing at the height of 6,600 feet above the level of 
the sea : it was introduced in 1837. It is a biennial, requiring to be raised on a hot-bed, and to have slight 
protection during winter. It is, liowever, not worthy of cultivation, as it is a weedy-looking plant, with small 
flowers of no beauty. 
10.— LOBELIA PUBERULA, Mich. THE DOWNY LOBELIA. 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag. t. 3292 ; and our fig. 4, in Plate 65. the calyx erect, subulate-lanceolate, entire. Stamens enclosed in the 
Specific Character. — Obsoletely pubescent. Stem erect, angular. flower. 
Leaves oblong, obtusely denticulate. Spike elongated. Segments of 
Description, &c. — The flowers of this species bear a considerable resemblance to those of L. syphilatica, but 
their colour is more purple, and the spike is less dense and more elongated. The stem grows two or three feet 
high, and the spike is frequently a foot- long. The species is a native of North America, whence it was introduced 
in 1819. 
11.— LOBELIA CAMPANULOIDES, Willd. THE CAMPANULA-LIKE LOBELIA. 
Synonymes. — Lobelia eriijoides, Thunh . ; the Japanese Lobelia. I Specific Character. — Leaves sub-petiolate, lanceolate, oblong, 
Engravings. — Bot. Reg. t. 733 ; and our fig. 6, in Plate 67. ! dentate; stem decumbent ; petioles elongated. 
Description, &c. — This plant is one of those species with numerous slender decumbent stems, which, if 
planted in a pot, fill it so completely as to hang over on every side. These species are also well adapted for 
beds in a geometrical flower-garden, as they cover the ground completely without pegging down. This species 
is quite hardy. It is a native of Japan, wdience it was introduced in 1819. This species is quite difierent 
from L. erinoides, with which it is sometimes confounded, as that has a smaller flower, and is an annual. 
12.— LOBELIA ERINUS, Thunh. THE ASCENDING LOBELIA. 
Bnoeavinos. — Bot. Mag. t. 901 ; and am fig. 5, in Plate 67. I obovate, sharply dentate, glabrous, petiolate; flowers terminal, race- 
Specific Character. — Stems thread-like, tortuose, erect ; leaves | mose ; capsules two-celled. 
Description, &c. — This plant, though it has an exceedingly slender stem, has always a tendency to grow 
upwards; and, when planted in a flower-pot, it never hangs over, like the preceding species, but grows with a long 
slender straggling stem, which has a very untidy appearance, and hence the species is comparatively little 
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