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native of Chili, appears to be quite hardy in British gardens ; but it is scarcely worth cultivating in them, on 
account of the great space it takes up, and the small size of the flowers in proportion to the leaves. 
3.— TUPA CAVANILLESIANA, Dec. CAVANILLES’S TUPA. 
Synonyme. — Lobelia mucronata, Cav. I serrulated, pubescent on both sides, terminating in a sharp point or 
Engraving.— Bot. Mag. t. 3207. | mucro. Raceme short, slightly leafy, lax. 
Specific Character. — Leaves scattered, sessile, oblong-lanceolate, | 
Description, &c. — This is the smallest of all the species included in the modern genus Tupa, as its stem 
seldom grows above two, or at most three feet high. It is very handsome, as its flowers are as large, in 
proportion to the leaves by which they are surrounded, as those of the preceding species were small. The 
flowers of this Tupa are produced in a short, loose, terminal raceme of twelve or fourteen flowers, which have a 
peculiarly gay and brilliant appearance, from their bright crimson colour, and the smallness of the leaves by 
which they are surrounded. This species was introduced in 1831, from Chili, and it requires the same treatment 
as the Common Tupa. 
4.— TUPA POLYPHYLLA, Hook et Am. THE MANY-LEAVED TUPA. 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag. t. 3550 ; Sweet’s Brit. Flow. Card., 2d 
ser. t. 242; and our_^^. 3, in PL 66. 
Specific Character Stem suffruticose at the base. Leaves broad, 
oblong-lanceolate, on very short petioles, coriaceous, sharply-serrated, 
very smooth. Raceme leafy; pedicels pubescent, much shorter than 
the leaves. Calyx hemispherical, pubescent, much shorter than the 
leaves, dentate, with subulate entire teeth. Corolla pubescent, longer 
than the pedicel. 
Description, &c. — This plant generally grows four or five feet high ; but it sometimes attains the height 
of six feet, and at others does not exceed three feet. The stems are erect, cylindrical, and solid ; without 
branches, but furnished with numerous leaves, and abounding in a nauseous, extremely acrid milk. The leaves 
are quite smooth and shining on both sides, but of a paler colour, and strongly veined beneath. The racemes 
are terminal, very leafy, and about a foot long ; and the flowers are of a dark purple. This species is one of 
the hardiest of the Tupa division, as it is found on the hills near Valparaiso, while the other species are generally 
natives of the valleys. It was introduced in 1832. It grows best in a light, rich soil. 
5.— TUPA BRIDGESII, G. Don. MR. BRIDGE’S TUPA. 
Synonyme. — Lobelia Bridgesii, Hook et Arn. 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag. t. 3671 ; and onx fig. 2, in PI. 66. 
Specific Character. — Stem simple, suffruticose at tbe base, gla- 
brous ; leaves lanceolate, sub-membranaceous, tapering to a long nar- 
row point, finely serrated, decurrent at the base; raceme elongated. 
bracteate, the bracts longer than the pedicels ; segments of the calyx 
broadly subulate, ciliately-serrated ; corolla very smooth ; tube cleft at 
the back partially into five segments, so that the corolla is almost five- 
petaled ; segments linear-acuminate ; stamens exserted ; anthers fur- 
nished with two bearded appendages. 
Description, &c. — This very handsome species grows three or four feet high. The stem is suffruticose at 
the base, and very smooth, though it is angled and winged by the bases of the leaves which grow to it. The 
leaves are five or six inches long, but they are narrow, tapering to a long point, and very finely and sharply 
serrated quite down to the base. The flowers are rose- coloured, and cleft into five segments, which adhere at 
the base, and again at the point. The stamens project beyond the flower ; the filaments are combined into a 
tube ; and the anthers are lead-coloured — two of them are bearded at the apex. This very handsome species is a 
native of the south of Chili, where it was found by Mr. Bridges, and introduced by him in 1837. It requires 
the same treatment as the preceding species, but it is more tender. 
