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some of a coppery red, some buff or chamois, and a few identical with 
L. luteus and luteus aureus. In its present state, this hybrid is too 
mixed and uncertain in character, but if some of the brighter-coloured 
of the forms can be perpetuated, they will become elegant additions to 
a very ornamental genus. 
Lobelia bicolor. Syn: L. gracilis (Carter & Co.); L. Erinus 
oculata (Thompson) ; L. Erinus oculata alba (Carter & Co.) ; L. 
Erinus maxima (Carter & Co.); L. Erinus (Van Houtte); L. Erinus 
compacta (Carter & Co.) ; L. Erinus grandiflora (Carter & Co.) ; L. 
Erinus ramosoides (Carter & Co.); L. erinoides (Van Houtte) ; 
L. campanulata (Veitch); L. arguta, —This is the pale blue Lobelia 
so extensively cultivated under the name of L. gracilis ; to which species, 
I'.owever, it has very slight resemblance. The plants were of diffuse 
habit, with angular, prostrate, smoothish or hairy stems; the lower 
leaves obovate, sinuately-toothed ; the upper ones lanceolate, becoming 
more and more entire upwards ; the flowers pale or grayish-blue, with 
a white blotch at the base of the lower lip, this white blotch varying 
in size, and more or less spotted with black. This sort was distinguish¬ 
able from the rest by its diffuse habit and pale-coloured flowers, and is 
of no importance in decorative gardening. 
Lobelia bicolor albida. Syn: L. erinoides alba (Van Houtte).— 
This variety had the habit of L. bicolor, the flowers having a pale blue 
tube, and a white or grayish-white limb. 
Lobelia bicolor lilacina. Syn: L. gracilis alba (Van Houtte); 
L. erinoides rosea (Van Houtte); L, erinus lilacinus (Van Houtte).— 
This had the habit of L. bicolor, and the flowers had a pale lilac tube, 
and a blush-white limb. 
Lobelia bicolor rosea. Syn: L. gracilis rosea. —(Thompson and 
Van Houtte); Tj. Erinus Lindley ana (Thompson); L. Lindleyana 
(Van Houtte).—This had the habit of L. bicolor, being diffusely 
branched and prostrate, but the flowers were of a rosy-lilac colour. 
Some plants, producing deeper-coloured flowers than usual, were hand¬ 
some objects ; and these forms were considered to be useful as rosy- 
flowered dwarf plants, adapted either for beds or pot culture. 
Lobelia Erinus? Syn: L. densa multijiora (Veitch).—The plant 
received from Mr. Veitch, under the name of L. densa multiflora, 
resembled very closely in habit the old Lobelia Erinus, the genuine 
form of which has probably long disappeared from gardens, having been 
modified by seeding and admixture with other sorts. That now 
described formed a small compact tuft of slender hairy stems ; the leaves 
hairy, oblong, obscurely toothed, the very lowermost small and obovate; 
the flowers small, deep blue, with acutish segments and a conspicuous 
white eye. It was of little value as a decorative plant. 
Lobelia Erinus compacta. Syn: L. gracilis erecta (Thompson); 
L. gracilis compacta (Carter & Co.)—This was a dwarf, slender, and 
very compact, dense-growing form, with crowded stems forming a 
cushion-like tuft; the lower leaves were obovate, and, as well as the 
upper ones, obscurely toothed; the flowers pale blue. This form 
appeared to be useful for small pots, and for edgings to very small beds. 
Lobelia Erinus speciosa (Carter & Co.) Syn: Jjobelia speciosa 
