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ERANTHEMUM. crenulatum. 
Crenulate Eranthemum. 
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DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA, 
Nat. ord. ACANTHACER, 
ERANTHEMUM. YP. supra. vol. 10. fol. 867. 
E. crenulatum; suffruticosum erectum glaberrimum, foliis ovato-lanceo- 
Jatis acuminatis obsoletd crenulatis, spicd verticillat4 nuda terminali. 
E, crenulatum. Wall. in litt. 
Suffrutex 1-13-pedalis, undique glaberrimus, erectus, ramis teretibus. 
Folia petiolata, ovato-lanceolata, obsolete crenulata, acuminata, glabra, supra 
atro-viridia, subtus pallida, Spica terminalis, erecta, floribus in verticillis 
nudiusculis, distantibus, dispositis ; verticillo inferiore foliis 2 parvis brac- 
teato. Flores pallidé lilacini. Calyx et bractew vie ullam partem corolle 
tegentes. Corolla hypocrateriformis, tubo gracili, arcuato, clavato, laciniis 
subequalibus, ovatis, planis fere triplo longiore. Stamina inclusa. 
This pretty little species of Eranthemum was sent to 
England in 1824, by Dr. Wallich, under the name we have 
adopted ; and a living plant was presented by the Honour- 
able Court of Directors of the East India Company, to the 
Horticultural Society ; in whose garden, at Chiswick, our 
figure was taken in October last. 
It appears distinct from any of the species described in 
the Flora Indica, and is, we believe, a native of Sylhet. In 
this country it flowers, in the stove, during the winter 
months ; and is propagated by cuttings. , © 
An erect under-shrub, from a foot to a foot and half 
high, with round branches. Leaves stalked, ovate-lanceo- 
late, obsoletely crenulate, acuminate, smooth; above dark- 
green, beneath paler. Spzkes terminal, erect, with the 
flowers disposed in nearly naked distant whorls; the lowest 
whorl being subtended by two small leaves. Flowers pale 
lilac. Calyx and bractee scarcely covering any part of the 
corolla. Corolla hypocrateriform, with a slender, bowed, 
clavate tube, nearly three times as long as the almost equal, 
ovate, flat segments. Stamens included. 
J. L. 
