N. W. Coast (or California), Chamisso. (v. sp. cult.)—There is some contusion
respecting this species : it seems, however, well distinguished by the
very short style (scarcely longer than the stigma), which is wholly included
in the tube of the calyx*
3 6 . CE. quadrimdnera(T)o\\g[.): puberulent; stems simple or branched,
ascending, long and slender; leaves linear or lanceolate-linear, mostly entire ;
tube of the calyx mfundibuliform, about half the length of the segments;
petals (pale lilac with a purplish-red spot near the base) twice the length of
the stamens and pistils ; style about the length of the stamens ; lobes of the
stigma very short; capsules oblong-linear, pointed, somewhat hairy.—
DougL ! mbot.reg. t. 1119; Lehm.! in Hook. 1. c. p. 213. Godetia quad-
nvulnera, Spach l.c. 1
Banks of rivers and plains, Oregon, Douglas! Dr. Scouler! Nuttall!—
btems 12-20 mchesm length. Flowers small. Stigma whitish. Capsules
6-10 lines long, straight or a little curved.
37. CE. tenella (Cav.): stem erect, branching ; leaves spatulate-linear or
oblong-linear, nearly sessile, obtuse, entire; tube of the calyx obconic, about
one-third the length of the segments; petals (purple) commonly variegated,
twice the length of the stamens ; style exserted beyond the anthers ; stigmas
(dark purple) elliptical; capsules oblong-linear, pointed, straight or curved
somewhat glabrous— Om ic. 4. t. 396, ƒ. 2 ; Ruiz Sp Pav. fl. Peruv. 3. t.
316, B n t.fi. gard. t. 167. Godetia Cavanillesii, Spach, l. c.
P.tenuifolia? (Lindl.) : leaves narrow ; capsules canescently puberulent.
—Dook. <y Am . hot. Beechey, suppl. p. 342.
California, Douglas, (/?.)—Hooker & Amott notice two forms in Douglas
s Californian collection, which they somewhat doubtfully refer to CE.
tenella /?. tenuifolia, Lindl.
* * * Lobes o f the stigma short, purple : capsule short, closely sessile {hairy), tapering
from the base to the summit: seeds horizontal.
38. CE.purpurea (Curtis): stem and branches erect; leaves oblong or
oblong-lanceolate, sessile, obtuse or acute, entire, glaucous, often canescently
puberulent; tube of the calyx mfundibuliform, about the length of the segments,
and of the conical-oblong hirsute ovary ; petals (purple) much longer
than the stamens ; anthers yellow; capsules cylindrical-conic, grooved, hir-
^ut®- Curtis, hot. mag. t. 352 ; WiUd.J spec. 2. p. 311; Seringe! in DC.
W m d en ^w L a , t '' * * ^ * 342‘ Godetia
California, Menzies! Douglas / 8pc.—This and the two following species
are somewhat nearly related. ° ■
39. CE. lepida {Lindl.): stem erect; leaves oblong-lanceolate, entire,
glabrous or slightly hairy; tube of the calyx obconical, much shorter than
the conical ovary and about half the length of the segments; petals (pale
purple, with a deep purple cuneate spot at the summit) roundish-cuneiform,
thrice the length of the stamens ; anthers purplish ; capsules ovate-oblong,
villous — Lmdl.! hot. reg. t. 1849 (under Godetia); Hook. &■ A m .! lot.
Beechey, suppl. p. 342. ~ "
California Douglas!—This species is allied to CE. purpurea and (E. de-
■cumbens : the flowers are rather larger than in the latter.
40. CE. decumhens (Dougl.): stems ascending, diffuse, much branchedleaves
glaucous, mostly entire, somewhat pubescent, the lower ones ovate
the upper ovate-lanceolate, slightly petioled; tube of the calyx obconic!
about half the length of the segments, much longer than the canescently
CEnothera. ONAGRACEÆ. 505
7 ’ petali (Illf c~color) emarginate, longer than the stamens ;
lobés of the stigma reflexed ; capsules oblong-conical, obtusely 4-angled
vfllous-canescent.— / m Hook. hot. mag. t. 2889 ; Lindl. ! hot reg.
Spach,’l . ^ hm" m H°0h Bor" Am- H P- 2 n - Godetia decumbent
Northern California, Douglas ! Oregon, Mr. Tolmie /—Petals about
forger stamens.*1 “S A* theiS °blong’ about the ^ngth of the
* * * * Lobes of the stigma obovate, short: capsule distinctly pedicellate:
seeds ascending.
4L CE. Botta (Spach): stem and branches virgate, nearly glabrousr
t r r r -r v ear-iance°iate’ ^ * e
much lonSr dentlcalate, petioled, nearly glabrous ; segments of the calyx
much longer than the obconic tube, and rather shorter than the petals •
ovary scarcely longer than; the stipe. Spach, Onagr. p. 73, (un d t om
lmt0U|them CallPornia> Bfta , ex Spach.—Stem 2 feet long. Petals 12-15
ame T g’r rple- Style c ]it*le exceed“ S the anther! of the longer
s r ‘ ' a “ b of,te? 1 K §
§ 5. Stigma with 4 very short lobes: tube of the calyx mfundibuliform, as
af the ovary l ûe segments rather erect: petals obovate-cuneiform,
2-iobed, erect-spreading : stamens erect: the filaments (filiform) opposite
the petals much shorter and usually inserted lower doum: anthers mostly
short, fixed below the middle : capsules oblong or cylindrical, short, sessile,
nearly membranaceous, commonly with a large and thick Wangled placenta:
seeds few (4-6 in each cell), in a single series, ascending, not
appendiculate ; the testa somewhat crustaceous : stems annual: flowers
(rather small) diurnal, purple or rose-color, usually 2-5 together in the
axils of the floral bract-like leaves.—B o is d u v a l ia , Spach.
, 40 * 42‘ densiflora (Lindl.): somewhat canescently pubescent- leaves
-: °m 7 vm lnr lai!Cf 0late’ a -Ute> denticiflate; the floral leaves crowded, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, closely sessile, mostly entire - tube of
i C£ t t a M e l0Dger ‘han «vary, scarcely fo e tn g t iir fth e
eC tic r i i f r gmei“ts; f ltemate stamens much shorter f anthers
v t v e f V / j / i ! larg6’ acutely 4-^ g led ; the angles reaching to the
valves— hot. reg. t. 1593. Boisduvalia Dougllsii, Spach! Onagr.
cinâ Hnear'lanceoIate i flowers sometimes white— OE. sali-
N? tta fn h P ough / MJ - Tolrnie ! On the Wahlamet and Wallawallah
Tfnable Planî’ as well in its native situations as in cultivatfon.
olacentn ' ! away’ leavlng the dissepiments wholly united with the thick
P enta, m depressions of which the ovules are partly imbedded.
43‘ OE- glabella (Nutt.! mss.): “ glabrous; leaves lanceolate acumi-
shehtlv W late ’ r 1®, ones ovate-lanceolate, nearly similar; ’capsules
Plain oy^odrical, striated, the valves septiferous ; seeds oblong ”
Plains of the Oregon east of Wallawallah, Nuttall /—We have nofseen
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