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a limb deeply divided into 5 rounded spg. Fil. unequal, some of them woolly, 

 shorter than cor. Anth. reniform. Style longer tiian stam. Caps. 2-celled. 

 Sd3 numerous, small. 



1. V. THAPSUS. 



Leaves decurrent, densely tomeijtose on both sides; raceme spiked, dense ; 

 three of the stamens downy, two of them smooth, Tlie till, dense, club- 

 shaped spikes of the common mullein are very conspicuous in every slovenly 

 field and by all roadsides. Stem erect 3 — 5 feet high, woolly, its angles 

 winged by tiie decurrent base of the leaves, generally simple, occasionally 

 with one or two branches above. Leaves very rough with dense wool on both 

 sides. Flowers rotate, of a golden yellow, nearly sessile. Notwithstanding 

 its frequency, the mullein is generally suppos,ed to ^ave been introduced. 

 June— Aug. Common Mullein. 



2. V. Blatta'ria. 



Leaves clasping, oblong, smooth, serrate; peduncles 1-flowered, solitary. 

 Grows in waste grounds, roadsides, not common. Stem 3 feet hitrh, branch- 

 ing above, bearing a terminal, leafy raceme 2— 4 inches long. Lower leaves 

 objong, obovate ; upper ones cordate-ovate, all coarsely and doubly serrate. 

 Flowers on pedicels near an inch in length. Corolla yellow or white, marked 

 with brown at the back. Stamens unequal, purplish, the filaments all hairy. 

 June, July. Ann. * Motli Mullein. 



2. SCROPHULA'RIA. 

 Cal_yx in 5 acute segments; corolla subglobose, limb con.- 

 tracted, subrbilabiate, Jjp with an internal, intermediate scale 

 (sterile filament); capsule 2-celled; valves with 2 inflated 

 niargins. 



So named from the resemblance of the roots to scrofulous tumors. Hence 

 also it was used to cure that disease. Mostly herbs, with opposite leaves. 

 Cor. ovoid, limb very small. 



1. S. Marila'ndica. 



Lraves cordate, acute, serrate, rounded at the base ; petioles ciliate below ; 

 stem obtusely angled. Inhabits woods. Abundant on Iris island, Niagara Falls 

 and elsewhere. Stem square, with obtuse angles, smooth, 4 — G feet high, 

 with paniculate, oj)posite branches above. Leaves 3 — .') inches long, smooth 

 thin, obtuse at baae and decurrent on the petiole, with a long, pointed sum- 

 mit, and double serratures. Flowers on a thin, erect, terminal panicle, 

 roundish, resemblmg capsules. Corolla greenish purple, contracted at the 

 throat. Limb somewhat 2rlipped, having a green scale (sterile |ilamenl) 

 within, adnate to the upperside of the tube. Jl. — Oct. Per. Fio-worL 



2. S. lanceola'ta. 



ieoDcs lanceolate, unequally and incisely serrate, acuminate, acute at base • 

 petioles naked ; fascicles of the jynnlcle corymbed. In wet meadows and woods 

 rare. Stem 3 — 5 feet high. Flowers greenish yellow. Aug. Sept. Per. 



Jintericun Figwort. 



3. LINA'RIA. 



Calyx 5-parted; corolla personate, upper lip bifid, reflex- 



ed ; lower lip S-cleft; throat closed bj the prominent palate; 



tube inflated, with a spur behind ; capsule 2-cclled, bursting 



at the summit. 



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