May, 1921] The Figworts of Ohio 239 



1. Kickxia spuria (L.) Dum. Roundleaf Cancerwort. 



Pubescent annual, with simple or branched, prostrate stems, 3 in.- 

 2 ft. long. Leaves ovate-orbicular, entire, or sometimes dentate, cordate 

 or rounded at the base, ]4,-l in. long, with short petioles. Flowers 

 small, solitary in the axils; peduncles very pubescent, often much 

 longer than the leaves; corolla yellowish, the upper hp purple; spur 

 curved; calyx-lobes ovate or cordate. Capsule subglobose, shorter 

 than the calyx; seeds rugose, not winged. In waste places and ballast. 

 June-September. Lake County. From Europe. 



2. Kickxia elatine (L.) Dum. Sharp-pointed Cancerwort. 



Pubescent annual, with prostrate stems, u.sually branched, G in.- 

 2 ft. long. Leaves 3^-1 in. long, short-petioled, the apex acute, the 

 base hastate or subcordate. Flowers small, solitary in the axils; peduncles 

 glabrous, or somewhat hairy, filifomi, usually longer than the leaves; 

 calyx-lobes lanceolate, acute; corolla yellowish, purplish beneath; spur 

 slender, straight. Capsule subglobose, shorter than the calyx; seeds 

 wingless. In sandy waste places. June-September. Lake County. 

 From Europe. 



27. Cymbalaria. Kenilworth-ivy. 

 Perennial, creeping herbs, with long-petioled, palmately- 

 veined leaves, and solitary, long-peduncled, bluish, violet, or 

 white flowers, in the axils. Corolla two-lipped, definitely 

 spurred on the lower side, the throat nearly or quite closed by 

 the palate. Stamens four, didynamous, included. Seeds 

 numerous, small. 



1. Cymbalaria cymbalaria (L.) Wettst. Kenilworth-ivy. 



A dainty perennial, with smooth, trailing stem, 3 \n-A]/2 ft- long, 

 often rooting at the nodes. Leaves reniform-orbicular, }4r -1 in. in 

 diameter. Petioles usually as long or longer than the blade. Corolla 

 pale lilac or white, streaked with purple, J^-3^ in. long, the palate 

 yellowish. In waste places and along roadsides. June-August. Mont- 

 gomery, Crawford, Highland, Cuyahoga, Fulton Counties. From 

 Europe. 



28. Calceolaria L. Calceolaria. 

 Tender herbs or shrubs, mostly with opposite leaves, a 

 four-parted calyx, and a two-parted corolla, the two lips sack- 

 shaped. Flowers in cymes or clusters. Andrecium with two 

 stamens and no vestiges. 



1. Calceolaria crenatiflora Cav. Calceolaria. 



Herbaceous, soft-hairy plant, with simple leaves, and yellow, 

 variously-spotted flowers. Corolla 2}^ in. broad, 1^ in. long. This 

 species is apparently the main source of the more showy, herbaceous, 

 garden varieties and hybrids. Cultivated. 



