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GENUS YI. 
LOPEZIA, Cav. THE LOPEZIA. 
Lin. Syst. MONANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Character.— Limb of the calyx four-parted. Petals four, irregular. Stamens two, only one of which is fertile. Capsule subglobose, 
four-celled.—( G. Don.) 
1.—LOPEZIA RACEMOSA, Cav. THE BRANCHING LOPEZIA. 
Engraving.— Bot. Mag. t. 254. j tapering to the base. Racemes terminating the branches. Bracteas 
Synonyme. —L. Mexicana, Jacq. much shorter than the pedicels.—(G. Don.) 
Specific Character. — Leaves alternate, ovate-lanceolate, serrated, I 
Description, &c. —A slender plant, terminating in a branched raceme of very small pinkish flowers. The 
petals of the flowers are very narrow, and one of them is darker than the others. The capsules are small and 
round, and they look rather pretty, hanging like single berries on their long footstalks. The plant is a native of 
Mexico, and was introduced in 1792. Seeds may be procured in any seed-shop, and if sown in March or April, 
they will flower in September and October. The Lopezia is a dangerous plant to grow in a hotbed, as in that 
case it is generally attacked by the red spider (Acarus teliarius). 
2.—LOPEZIA COIIONATA, Andr. THE CROWNED LOPEZIA. 
Engraving. Bot. Rep. 551. alternate, ovate, serrated, attenuated at the base. Bracteas exceeding 
Synonyme.— L. Mexicana; var. coronata, Dec. to pedicels.—(G. Don.) 
Specific Character.— Plant glabrous. Branches angular. Leaves 
Description, &c. —The flowers of this kind of Lopezia (which is also a native of Mexico, introduced in 1804) 
are larger and consequently handsomer than those of L. racemosa ; but they have the same disadvantages. They 
are too tender to stand the winter, or bear to be sown very early in spring in the open ground ; and if raised in a 
hotbed, they are almost sure to be attacked by the red spider ; which not only destroys the beauty of their leaves, 
but will infest every other plant in the hotbed. The Lopezias are also undesirable plants to grow in a small 
garden, from the great length of time (generally five or six months) which elapses between the time of sowing 
the seeds and the flowering of the plants; and from their flowers appearing so very late in the season, that they 
can only display their beauty a short time before they are destroyed by frost. 
