genus is from a note appended to its technical character in 
Mr. Brown’s Prodromus. 
“The corolla of the species belonging to Europe, Asia, 
and Africa, is either white or blue; but in some from Ame. 
ricared. Its tube, which in the greater part of the species 
is cloyen the whole way, is sometimes only divided as far 
as the middle, and in some few (not distinguished from the 
rest by any other point of mutual concurrence) quite entire, 
Its limb is generally two-lipped with a smaller (seldom 
larger) upper lip, sometimes only one-lipped,. seldom ap- 
proaching to a completely regular form. ‘The stamens, — 
which are usually detached from the corolla, are sometimes 
attached to it as far as the middle of the tube: the filaments 
are either quite apart or conjoined above: the anthers are 
either all bearded, or only the three uppermost, and some- 
times none, the two lower ones are now and then mucronate 
(special pointed). One species is dioicous. Some of the 
South African suffrutescent ones have a capsule more than 
half superior; and the only herbaceous one from that 
quarter has a cylindrical capsule divided its whole length 
into two valves, notwithstanding its being almost com-— 
pletely inferior. Some of the New Holland ones have the 
top of the peduncle sloped in such way, that the receptacle — 
of the seed seems as if it originated at the middle of one 
side.” (From the Latin). 
Losewta had been removed by M. de Jussieu (in the tract — 
— 
above quoted) from Campanulacee, and combined with 
Goodenovie of Mr. Brown into an order under the title — 
Lobeliacew. The affinities upon which this exclusion and — 
recombination proceed, are scrutinized by Mr. Brown with — 
great candour and learning in his General Remarks on — 
the Botany of Terra Australis, where, to our conviction at 
least, they are shown to have been assumed in part from un—_ 
substantial and in part misconstrued appearances, while 
genuine relations have been overlooked. 
If Lopena is to be removed from its former station, it 
must be to found a distinct order, certainly not to be amal- 
gamated with Goodenovie. We regret that we have not 
room even for an abridgment of Mr. Brown’s remarks. 
