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THE
BOTANY
OF
CAPTAIN BEECHEY'S VOYAGE;
COMPRISING
AN ACCOUNT OF THE PLANTS
COLLECTED BY
MESSRS LAY AND COLLIE,
AND OTHER OFFICERS OF THE EXPEDITION,
DURING THE VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC AND BERING'S STRAIT, PERFORED IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP BLOSSOM,
UNDER THE COMMAND OF
CAPTAIN F. W. BEECHEY, R.N., F.R., & A.S.,
IN THE YEARS 1825, 26, 27, AND 28.
BY
SIR WILLIAM JACKSON HOOKER, K.H., LL.D., F.R., A., & L.S.,
MEMBER OF THE IMPERIAL ACADEMY NATURÆ CURIOSORUM, HONORARY MEMBER OF THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY, ETC., ETC.,
AND REGIUS PROFESSOR OF BOTANY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW.
AND
G. A. WALKER ARNOTT, ESQ., LL.D., F.R.S.E., F.L.S.,
MEMBER OF THE IMPERIAL ACADEMY NATURÆ CURIOSORUM, ETC., ETC.,
ILLUSTRATED BY NUMEROUS PLATES.
LONDON:
HENRY G. BOHN, NO. 4, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
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MDCCCXLI.
(n.b. issued in ten parts from 1830 - 1841)
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ORD. XXIV. LOBELIACEÆ. Juss.
1. Lobelia (Delissea) acuminata; ramosa, foliis oblongis duplicato-denticulatis utrinque hirtellis, calycibus 5-dentatis. Gaud. in Frey. Voy. p. 457. t. 76.
As the characters of Delissea and the two following genera, whether they be viewed as distinct genera, or only as section of Lobelia, are only to be found in the above-quoted work, we shall transcribe them here. — DELISSEA. Gaud.; Calyx ovario arcte adnatus, limbus liber 5-dentatus persistens. Corolla tubulosa, arcuata, decidua, tubo cylindraceo indiviso, limbo 5-partito subbilabiato, Stamina 5; filamenta in tubum liberum connata; antheræ cohærentes, 2 inferiores barbatæ. Stigma bilobum, pilis cinctum. Capsula baccata, calyce persistente coronata, bilocularis non dehiscens. Semina creberrima.
2. Lobelia (Cyanea) Grimesiana. Gaud. in Frey. Voy. p. 458. t. 75.
The character of this sub-genus is: — CYANEA. Gaud.; Calyx ovario adnatus 10-sulcatus; limbus foliaceus longior 5-partitus, laciniis oblongis margine reflexis et undulato-crispis. Corolla tubuloso-cylindracea, arcuata, limbo 5-partito subbilabiato. Stamina 5; tubus stamineus liber. Antheræ connatæ, barbatæ. Capsula baccata, sulcato-decagona, indehiscens, bilocularis, calyce persistente coronata. Semina creberrima.
3. Lobelia (Rollandia) lanceolata; ramosa, foliis magnis oblongo-lanceolatis duplicato-dentatis subtus hirtellis, calycibus 5-partitis glabris, laciniis ovatis obtusis, racemis depauperatis, staminibus epipetalis. Gaud. in Freyc. Voy. p. 458. t. 74. (R. montana.)
The specimen in the Collection has much larger leaves than that figured by Gaudichaud, to which another in our herbarium, from Mr. Macrae, exactly corresponds; but to the latter the term folia magna can scarecely be applied, while those before us well deserve the name, being from a foot to a foot and half long. Gaudichaud thus characterises ROLLANDIA — Calyx ovario arcte adntus; limbus liberus 5-partitus, laciniis abbreviatis obtusis. Corolla tubulosa, lateribus compressa arcuata, tubo indiviso, limbo 5-partito subbilabiato. Stamina 5; tubus stamineus inferne parti superiori corollæ adnatus. Antheræ cohærentes barbatæ. Stigma bilobum pilis cinctum. Capsula baccata, indehiscens, bilocularis, calyce persistente coronata. Semina creberrima. — The genus Clermontia, Gaud., was not observed during the expedition under Capt. Beechey: we however, possess C. oblongifolia and grandiflora, Gaud., from Mr. Macrae. This differs from the former genera by the calyx being coloured, tubular, curved, and as long as the tube of the corolla.
4. Lobelia macrostachys; glaberrima, caule elato stricto, foliis lineari-lanceolatis utrinque attenuatis subcrenatis, racemo simplici terminali longissimo, pedicellis simplicibus secundis horizontalibus apice sursum vergentibus, bractea lineari pedicello breviore, calycis tubo hemisphærico, limbi laciniis obtusis, corolla pedicello duplo longiore.
Calyx ovario arcte adnatus; limbus liber, 5-partitus; laciniis oblongis, obtusis, tubum æquantibus. Corolla tubulosa, duas ad tres uncias longa, arcuata; tubus cylindraceus 5-fidus, hinc fissus. Stamina 5;
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[fila]menta in tubum liberum connata. Antheræ cohærentes, duæ inferiores barbatæ, cæteræ glabræ. Stigma bilobum; lobis planis, crassis, cartilagineis, rotundatis, divaricatis, imberbibus. Fructus immaturus.
From the appearance of this plant we may presume it to be either shrubby or suffruticose. The flowers are of a whitish colour, but were probably bluish when recent.
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