BORAGKNACE^-. 290 STMPHTTBM. 



10. ANCHU'SA. 



Calyx 5-partcd ; corolla infundibuliform, vaulted, orifice 

 closed with 5 prominent scales; achenia perforate at the base 

 and their surfaces generally rugose ; stamens included ; stig- 

 ma emarginate. 



Gr. ayy^ova-a,, paint. Tlie root of one species, A. tinctoriro, was once used 

 for staining the features. Handsome herbs. None of the species are indi- 

 genous. 



A. OFFICINA'liS. — Leaves lanceolate, strigose; spikes one-sided, im- 

 bricated; cahjx as long as the tube of the corolla. A rough garden plant, 

 native of Britain. Tlie English name, Bugloss, comes from the Greek, 

 signifying ox-lungue, on account of the long, rough leaves. Stem 2 feet high, 

 rough with bristly hairs. Bracts ovate. Flowers purple, with a melliferous 

 corolla very attractive to bees. The leaves are juicy, and the root mucilagin- 

 ous, used in medicine to promote the eruption of the small pox. Blossoms all 

 summer. Per. Bugloss. 



11. MYOSO'TIS. 



Caljx 5-cleft; corolla hypocrateriform, the 5 lobes slightly 

 emarginate, orifice closed with short, concave scales ; achenia 

 ovate, smooth, with a small cavity at base. 



Gr. f*f o«, a rat, and (ovi) oto«, an ear, from the form of the leaves. Limb 

 flat. Tube short. Stam. included. Style central, as long as the tube. 



1. M. PALU'STRIS. Roth. M. scorpoides. Willd. 

 Stem subramose ; leaves lanceolate-oblong, obtuse, with short, scattered 



hairs; racemes without bracts; pedicels divaricate in fruit, twice as long as 

 the short, spreading, smooth segments of the calyx. Grows about ditches 

 and marshes, often called loater-mousc-ear from the leaves, which are rough- 

 ish with appressed hairs. Stem about a foot high, witli scattered hairs, 

 ascending trom long, creeping roots. Leaves scattered, sessile, 1 — J inches 

 long, ^ as wide. Racemes terminal or often one of them su])ra-axillary, one- 

 sided. Flowers small, blue, on pedicels half an inch long May — Aug. Per. 



Marsh Scorpion-grass. 



2. M. ARVE'NSIS. Sihth. Lycopsis Virginica. L.? 

 Stem branching ; leaves oval-lanceolate, hairy ; racemes long ; pedicels in 



fruit suberect, about as long as the calyx ; calyx segments oval, acuminate, 

 hairy, closed, about the length of the corolla. Found m sandy woods. Whole 

 plant of a grayish hue from its dense pubescence. Stem 4 — 10 inches high, 

 at length much branched. Leaves ^ — 1 inch in length, sessile, acutish, the 

 lower ones oblauceolate, obtuse, tapering to a short petiole. Racemes revo- 

 lute at the end, not secund, short at first, but arising at length (J, 8, or even 

 12 inches. Flowers very small, white. June. Ann. Forget-me-not. 



12. S Y' M P H Y T U M . 

 Calyx 5-parted ; corolla tubular-campanulate, orifice closed 

 with 5, subulate scales, converging into a cone; achenia 

 gibbous, imperforate. 



Gr. <TVfji,<pv(rii, a joining or healing ; from its reputation for healing wounds. 

 Coarse, Oriental herbs 



