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HYPTIS—IPOMEA. 
HYPTIS. 13—1. (Labiate.) 
radia'ta, (w. An, 2)-.) heads of flowers opposite; peduncles as long as the in- 
ternodes ; bracts lanceolate ; leaves oblong, serrate. 
HYSSOPUS. 13—1. ( Labiatcb .) [A Hebrew name.] 
repto'ides , (giant hyssop, g-y. Jn. Tj..) stem acutely 4-angled ; leaves opposite ; 
calyx small; bracts dilated. Woods. 3-6 f. 
officina/lis , (garden hyssop,) flowers whorled ; leaves lance-linear. 
IBERIS. 14—1. (Crucifera.} [From Iberia, the ancient name of Spain.] 
umbella'ta , (purple candy-tuft,) leaves lanceolate, acuminate; lower ones ser¬ 
rate, upper ones entire. Ex. 
ama'ra , (white candy-tuft,) leaves irregularly dentate, narrow towards the 
base, somewhat spatulate, fleshy. 1 f. Ex. 
IOTODES. 4—1. ( AroidecB .) [From iktis, a skunk.] 
foc'iida t, (skunk cabbage, fetid hellebore, p Ap. 94-.) stemless leaves radical, 
heart-ovate; very large spadix supporting the flowers in a sub-globose 
head. Odour resembles that of the skunk. 
ILEX. 4—4. (Rhamni.) 
opa'ca , (evergreen holly, g-w. M. by) leaves evergreen, ovate, acute, spinose, 
glabrous, flat; flowers scattered at the base of the shoots of the preceding 
year, A middle-sized tree. 
ca?iade?fsis, (mountain holly, g-y. M. by) leaves deciduous, ovate, glabrous. 
3-5 f. 
vomito'ria, leaves oval-obtuse, obtuse at each end, glabrous ; umbels lateral f 
sub-sessile. 6-15 f. 
ILLICIUM. 12—13. ( Lauri .) 
parmfbo'ra , (y. M. by) leaves alternate, lanceolate, entire, perennial; petals 
and sepals round, concave. 6-10 f. $. 
jlorada'num, flowers purple; leaves acuminate petals numerous, oblong, and 
linear. S. 
IMPATIENS.* 5—1. (Gei •anecc.) 
pai'Tida , (jewel-weed, touch-me-not, y. Ju. 0.) peduncles solitary, 2-4-flow- 
ered ; calcarate petals conic, dilated, shorter than the rest ; spur recurved, 
very short; flowers sparingly punctate; leaves rhomb-ovate, mueronate- 
toothed. 2-4 f. 
fui"va, (speckled jewel-weed, y-r.) peduncles solitary, 2-4-flov/ered ; leaves 
rhombic-ovate; mucronate-dentate ; calcarate petal longer than the rest ; 
flowers with crowded spots. 
balsami'na, (garden ladies’-slipper,) peduncles aggregate, l-flo\vered ; leaves 
lanceolate, upper ones alternate ; calcarate petal (or nectary) shorter than 
the other petals. Of various colours. 1-3 f. 
INDICOFERA. 16 — 10. ( Lcguminoscb .) [From/ero, to bear, added to indigo.] 
tinctd'via , (indigo, T?.) leaves pinnate, oblong, glabrous, in 4 pairs ; racemes 
shorter than the leaves; legume terete, somewhat arched. Ex. 
INTJLA. 17 — 2. ( Corymbiferai .) [Fabled to have sprung from the tears of Helen.] 
- helc'nium , (elecampane, Au. by) leaves clasping, ovate, rugose, tomentose be¬ 
neath ; scales of the calyx ovate. Naturalized. 3-5 f. 
IPOMEA. 5 — 1. ( Convolvuli .) [From two Greek words, signifying like a vine.] 
nil, (morning-glory, b. Ju. ©.) hirsute; leaves cordate, 3-lobed; peduncles 
short, 1-3-flowered; calyx very villose, long acuminate. 
bona'nox,{w. Ju. ©.) very glabrous; leaves cordate, entire or angled; pe¬ 
duncles 1-3-flowered ; calyx awned ; corolla undivided, tube long. S. 
coccin"ea , (scarlet morning-glory, y-r. 0.) pubescent; leaves cordate, acumi¬ 
nate ; peduncles about 5 flowered; corolla tubular. West Indies. 
quam"oclil , (crimson cypress-vine, r-w.) leaves pinnatiAd, linear ; flowers 
sub-solitary, corolla tubular; dark red. East Indies. 
lacuno'sa, (starry ipomea, w-p.) glabrous; leaves cordate, acuminate; pedun¬ 
cles short, about 1 flowered ; calyx hairy. 
* The capsules are remarkable for bursting open with an elastic spring, at the slightest touch* 
hence the generic name Impatiens. 
