(glabra); we have abided by the Hortus Kewensis, in 
which they are separated. The generic appellation was 
suggested to Tournefort by the figure of the corolla, which 
his fancy had assimilated to the shell of a tortoise (xeawrn) 
in miniature. 
The species will soon, we suspect, be supplanted in 
our gardens by the Curtone Lyoni; Pursh amer. sept. 2. 
737 [major Curt. magaz. 1864] a rival sister of new appear- 
ance and of very near resemblance, but of much larger sta- 
ture throughout, a cordate-based ovate foliage, and a more 
_ resplendent flower. 
In our plant the stems are jointed and fistular, about 
two feet high, distantly leaved, sometimes branching from 
the upper leaf-axils. Leaves opposite, decussated, about 
three inches in length, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, rib- 
bedly nerved with a prominent midrib or rachis, beset at 
the nerves and teeth by small articulated hairs. Spikes ter- 
minal, closely manyflowered, decussately. tetrastichous or 
four rowed, with the flowers of two opposite rows crossing’ 
those of two intermediately opposed rows by alternate 
pairs; bracies herbaceous, in threes, ovate, pointed, middle 
one the largest. Calyx 5-parted, leaflets elliptic concave 
round-pointed. Corolla semiringent or oscitant by the 
under lip only, rose-purple: ivbe very short, narrow; fauc’ 
ample, oblong, plano-couvex; limb contracted, small; upper 
lip inflectent obtuse notched at the end or emarginate; 
lower reflectent trifid bearded within.  #ertile filaments 4, 
white, compressed, hairy: the fifth sterile red: anthers 
didymous or twinned, woolly. Style the length of the 
stamens: stigma obtuse. Capsule globular verging on ovate, | 
smooth, with a double dissepiment. or partition formed by - 
the inflection of the margins of the valves; 7eceptacle 
oblong spongy in the axis of the capsule; clear of the 
dissepiment: seeds numerous, imbricated downwards, with 
a membranous border. 
The order of Bignoniacee, as limited by Mr. Brown, 
does not include the present genus; nor, indeed, any of 
the herbaceous genera comprehended in the Bignonie 
of Jussieu. © 
a The calyx. 4 Lower part of the corolla dissected, so as to show the 
_ four fertile stamens; and the fifth sterile filament. c The pistil. . ; 
° Oe! ee eee 
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