Lycopsis. XCIV. BORRAGliNACE^. 431 



2. BORRAGO. Tourn. 

 Calyx 5 parted ; corolla rotate, with aoutc segments; orifice 

 crowned ; filaiiiouts converging ; achenia rounded, inij)erforate at base, 

 inserted lengtliwise into an excavated receptacle. — European kerbs. 



1. R. oKFiciNAi.is. Cominon Bnrrdmr. — Lrs. ovate, altornale, the lower ones 

 peliolate ; cal. spreading; jwd. terminal, many-flowerotl. — (X) Native of England, 

 and with us a conunon inhabitant of the garden. The whole plant is rough 

 with short, bristly hairs, erect, 'if high, with terminal clusters of handsome, sky- 

 blue flowers during summer. It was formerly in high repute as a cordial. 

 The young leaves Ibrm a good salad and pot-herb, jf. 



2. B. ORiE\TAi,is. (Psilostemon. DC.) Oriental Borratic — Lrs. cordate, peli- 

 olate; fv.d. many-flowered; s,la. exserted, villous, — An ornamental garden 

 plant, native of Turkey. Stem and leaves hairy. Flowers blue, appearing in 

 the spring months. \ 



3. SYMPHl^TUM. 



Gr. (rvfiipvcris, a. joining or healing; from its reputation for healing wounds. 



Calyx 5-parted ; corolla tubular-eampanulate, orifice closed with 5, 

 subulate scales, converging into a cone ; achenia gibbous, imperfo- 

 rate. — % Oriental herbs. Flowers cyanic. 



S. oPFiciXALE. Comfrcy. 



Pilo.se ; s!. branching above ; lis. extensively decurrent, t'ne lower ana 

 radical peti > ate, ovate-lanceolate, upper and floral lanceolate; sap. lanceolate, 

 acuminate ; c t. Hnb with 5 recurved teeth. — A large, coarse-looking but showy 

 exotic, in our gardens and shrubberies, also naturalized in low grounds, Middle 

 States. Whole plant rough with dense hairs. Stem 3 — 4f high, winged by the 

 decurrent leaves, bearing terminal, rev^olute racemes. Corollas white, pink and 

 red, appearing all summer. Root perennial. It abounds with mucilage and has 

 long been regarded as an efficient vulnerary. % () 



4. ANCHUSA. 



Gr. (iy')(^ovaaj paint; the root of one species was once used for staining the features. 



Calyx 5-parted ; corolla infundibuliform, vaulted ; tube straight, 

 orifice closed with 5 prominent scales ; achenia perforate at the base 

 and their surfaces generally rugose ; stamens included ; stigma emar- 

 ginate. — Handsome herbs, mostly European. Fls. cyanic. 



A. OFFICINALIS. JBugloss, or Ox-tongue. — Lvs. lanceolate, strigose ; spikes one- 

 sided, imbricated; cal. as long as the tube of the corolla. — % A rough garden 

 plant, native of Britain. The English name, Buglo.ss, comes from liie Greek, 

 signiiying ox-tongue., on account of the long, rough leaves. Stem 2i high, rough 

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

 very attractive to bees. The leaves are juicy, and the root mucilaginous, u.sed 

 in medicine to promote the eruption of the small-pox. Blossoms all summer, f 



5. LYCOPSIS. 



Gr. XvKOf , a wolf, and oi//, the eye ; name suggested by the small blue flowers. 



Calyx 5-cleft ; corolla funnel-form, tube incurved, orifice closed with 

 ovate, converging scales ; achenia perforated at base, ovoid, angular. 

 — ® Distinguished from Anchusa only by the curved corolla tube. " 



L. ARVF.NSIS. Wild BllglcSS. 



Plant hispid; lvs. lanceolate, repand-denticulate ; rac. leafy; fls. .sessile; 

 cal. shorter than the tube of the corolla. — A very hispid, almost" bristly plant' 

 found in fields and roadsides, Northern States, probably introduced." Stem 

 erect, branching, roundish, about a foot high. Leaves 5 or 6 times as long as 

 wide, the margin irregularly and slightly toothed. Flowers small. Calyx erect. 

 Corolla sky-blue with white .scales within. June, July. \ 



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