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2. p. L^viqa'ta. L. Chclone laevigata. Walt. 



Smooth ; letifies oblong-ovate, clasping, toothed, lower ones stalked, entire; 

 flowers panicled ; steri:e filament bearded only near the summit, blem 

 smooth, 2 feet high, with a branching panicle at top. Flowers light purple. 

 July. Per. 



8. DIGIT A' LIS. 



Caljx S-parted ; corolla campanulate, ventricose, in 5 sub- 

 equal lobes; capsule ovate, 2-celled, 2-valvcd, with a double 

 dissepiment. 



Lat. digitahulum, a thimble ; from the form of the flowers. Herbaceous. 

 Stems (simple. Lvs. alternate or radical. Fls. racemose, showy. 



D. PURPU'REA.-'— L(;arcs oblong, rugose, crenate ; calyx segments nvaiOr 

 oblong ; corolla obtuse, upper lip entire ; peduncle as long as the calyx Native 

 ot Europe. A well known, showy border flower of easy culture. It is a 

 biennial plant 2 — J' feet high, with large, rough, downy leaves. Flowers 

 numerous, in a long, simple spike, large, crimson, often white, with beautiful 

 .eye-like spots within. The whole plant is a violent and dangerous poison 

 when taken in considerable quantities, producing delirium, convulsions and 

 death. But in the hand of the judicious physician it becomes a valuable 

 medicine, acting as a sedative and diuretic. July. Purple Foxglove. 



Several other species of the Digitalis are often found in collections, among 

 which are the iiLter7ncdia, wilh the upper lip of the corolla more distinctly 

 notched ; the orhroleuca, with large, yellow flowers ; the Tluipsl, with mullein- 

 like leaves, all radical and flat on the ground ; Lericophwa, with very large, 

 dense, leafy racemes of dusky white flowers, the lower lip of the corolla 

 unguicuiate, lunate. 



9 . M P M U L U S . 



Calyx prismatic, 5-toolhed ; corolla rinq;ent, the upper lip 

 reflected at the sides; palate of the lower lip prominent; cap- 

 sule 2-celled, manj-seeded ; stigma thick, bitid. 



Gr. ftiftiw, an ape ; the flowers in front have been likened to the face of a 

 grinning monkey. Herbs. Stem quadrangular. Lvs. opposite. Fis. axilla- 

 ry, solitary. 



1. M. RINGENS. 



Leaves sessile, smooth, lanceolate, acuminate ; /^ef/Mwc/es axillary, longer 

 than the flowers. A common inhabitant of ditches and mud soils, with large, 

 .blue, ringent flowers. Stem erect, square, smooth, about 2 feet iiigh. Leaves 

 sessile, opposite, serrate, acute, lanceolate Peduncles about as long as the 

 leaves, square, curved upwards, axillary and opposite. Calyx tubular, 

 5-angled and 5-toothed. Corolla pale blue, yellow within. July, Aug. Per. 



Monkey- Flower. 



2. M, ala'tus. 



Leaves petiolatc, smooth, ovate, acuminate; peduncles axillary, shorter than 

 the flowers ; sUm winged at the 4 corners. This, like the last species, 

 inhabits ditches and other wet places, and grows to nearly the same hight. 

 The square stem, erect, smootii and winged at the 4 angles, affords an ade- 

 quate distinction. Leaves stalked, ovate. Flowers ringent, on short stalks, 

 light purple. Calyx tec,th rounded, mucronate. Aug. Pei. 



Il'inged Monkey-flower, 



