Engelmann, George Jan. 18, 1843 [insert] (seq. 73)

Two new genera of Texan plants discovered by F. {Ferdinand Jacob}
Lindenheimer and G. Engelmann, M.D. [51?]

Lindheimeria calyx inferus unceolatus, 5 dentatus, lana densa vestitus,
persistens!
corolla infern, tubulosa, 5 dentata, scariosa, persistens; antheme
uniloculares
sessiles in favre corollae, at alernantes cum lobis; ovarium supenum 1 ovulatum
styles imus, stigma capitature; only & fructis ferus indumtus, compressus,
marginibus spinoso — cristatis, latere altero basi 1-spinosus, altero
2 spinosus, totus lana densa vesitus. Utriculus membranacous, indehiscens,
1 spermus; semen fumiculo longo capillaceo e fundo capsulae onto
instructum et ex ejus apice recurvo pendulum. Embryo cylandricus
circum albumen farinaceum incurvus, peripherious redicula ad
hilum versa.

Genus Scleranthaceis maxime affine et a Guillelminia
solummodo corolla monopelala dislinctum.

Herba texana annua, erecta, lanuginosa, foliis oppositis,
exstipulatis, floribus spicatis spiris intermptis, ramosis integris
Genus amicissimo f. Lindheimer, percontatori florae texanae dilligentissimo
dictatum.

L. texana foliis lanceolatis, inferioribus in petioleum, attenuatis,
superioribus sessilibus, supra viridibus scabridis, subtus
albo-lanuginosis
Plant of the habit of Agrostemma coronaria; about 15 or 20 inches high;
flowers small, densely spiked in interrupted in dense clusters,
forming an interrupted spike; corolla yellowish, anthers
bright red; grows in small groups in sandy places near
Houston Texas; flowers in September and October.

Crinidium spaths bifida unifloral, Cooperia, pengonium superum
longe tubulosum,
limbi subsessiles; stylus exsertus; stigma 3 lobum; capsula
infera 3 valvis, 3 lovularis, semina plura disticha, imbircata
(4-8 in loculis singulis)!

Genus Crino affine, spathi uniflora tubo elongato et antheris
sessilibus diversum. Nomen ex affinitate Crinii.

Herb bublosa texana.
Crinidium Crinidium antumnale foliis linearibus, scapo
brevioribus
tubo floris elongato (4-6 pollirari), laciniis limbi ovato — lanceolatis
exterioribus mucronatis (polliraribus) capsula depressa.

Grows in dry prairies near Houston Texas (F. Lindheimer)
In flower from August to October.

Leaves 3 to 4 inches long, linear filiform, frequently
withered about the time of flowering; scape 4 to 8 inches high
and tube of the white flower nearly the same length.
It grows on many places between Houston and Galveston, but
generally solitary.

[drawing] fruit [drawing] horizontal [drawing] vertical [drawing] seed
[drawing] embryo [drawing open corolla Lindheimera
E W Oplotheca

[pencil annotation in Asa Gray's hand]
| Sent him
| Flora vol. 2 pt 2.
" 2 copies Vol.
2. part. 3.
Returned [Eupatica?].