which is nearly straight. Flowers after expansion widely funnel- 
shajDed. Calyx segments ovate, subacute, green, yellow towards the 
base ; Spur slightly curved, scarcely longer than the limb. Petals 
five, unequal, unguiculate, orange yellow, [bluntly lobed, nerved and 
undulate, all longer than the calyx. Stamens about as long as the 
calyx, declined. Anthers small, round. 
Popular and Geographical Notice. Notice was already taken 
at fol. 221, under Tropseolum Moritzianum, of the doubt entertained 
among botanists of the title of Tropaeolacese, to rank as a distinct or¬ 
der. Longer reflection on the subject has only strengthened the 
opinion then expressed, that they should. The geographical dsitri- 
bution and sensible properties of the species of Tropaeolum were then 
also noticed. The specific name given to this plant, is not a happy 
one, because any of the species may be, and most of them are eaten 
as salads, and the roots of others besides this are eaten when cooked. 
The roots of this, either roasted or boiled, are eaten in seasons of 
scarcity, by the poor natives of the province of Colchagua. 
Introduction; Where gro^vn; Culture. Tubers were sent 
by Mr. Bridges, from Valparaiso, and collected by him near Curico, 
in Chili. They produced flowers in the spring of 1842, in the garden 
of Mr. Coventry, at Jersey, and in the establishment of Messrs. Lowe, 
at Clapton. This should receive the same treatment as the other 
free growing species, and will be found, like them, very ornamental 
in the flower bol der during summer. 
Derivation of the Name. 
Trop^oll'm, from rpoTraiov a war-like trophy. 
Synonyme. 
TROPiEOLEM edule. Bridges, Paxton’s Magazine of Botany. July, 1842. 
Grah. 
