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obovate or wedge-shaped, crenately toothed; the lowest ones mostly opposite, 
and 3—5-lobed ; flowers minute, white, on slender spreading peduncles, which 
are shorter than the petioles; ovary 4-ovuled; capsule 1 -2-seeded. — Shady 
woods, Florida, Georgia, and westward. April - June. — Stem 3'- 1? long. 
Leaves }'- 1’ long. Corolla 1" long. Seeds bony. 
3. PHACELIA, Juss. 
Calyx 5-parted, not appendaged in the sinuses. Corolla bell-shaped, 5-lobed, 
imbricated in the bud. Stamens included or exserted: anthers ovoid or oblong. 
Ovary 2 many-ovuled ; the 2 narrow placentz often projecting inwards, and 
forming an imperfect partition in fruit. Style 2-cleft. Capsule 2-valved, 4 - 
many-seeded. —- Low chiefly annual herbs, with alternate mostly pinnately 
divided leaves, and white or blue flowers in one-sided racemes. 
jl. PnacELrA. — Ovules and seeds 4: corolla variously appendaged within, the 
lobes entire. 
l. P. bipinnatifida, Michx. Hairy; stem erect, much branched ; leaves 
long-petioled, 3 — 5-lobed, with the lobes oblong-ovate, acutely toothed ; the lower 
ones short-stalked, the upper confluent; racemes loosely many-flowered, gland- 
ular; pedicels slender, recurved in fruit; calyx-lobes linear, hispid; stamens 
bearded below, equalling or longer than the corolla. — Shaded banks, Alabama 
1o North Carolina. May and June. — Stem 6/- 12/ high. - Corolla blue, j wide. 
$9.  CoswANTHUS. — Ovules and seeds 4 : SITE EN vino; the lobes 
fimbriate: filaments hairy below. 
2, P. Purshii, Buckley. Stems erect or ascending, clustered, smooth 
or hairy, branched ; leaves hirsute ; the lower ones petioled, almost pinnate, the 
upper clasping, pinnatifid, with the lobes acute ; racemes many-flowered ; calyx- 
lobes Janceolate-linear, bristly-ciliate; corolla blue. (P. fimbriata, Pursh.) — 
Shady banks, North Carolina, Tennessee, and northward, May and June.— 
Stem 8'-12' high. Corolla }/ wide. 
3. P. fimbriata, Michx. Smoothish or slightly hairy; stems spreading 
or ascending ; leaves few, the lowest petioled, with 3 —5 roundish leaflets; the 
upper ones pinnately 5 — 7-lobed, with the lobes obtuse ; racemes 3 - 10-flowered ; 
calyx-lobes linear-oblong, obtuse; corolla white. — High mountains of North 
Carolina, Michaux, Buckley. May. — Stems 5'-8' long. ; 
$3. Euroca.— Ovules more than 4 : corolla usually with n minute Ue 
within, the lobes entire. 
A. P. parviflora, Pursh. Pubescent; stems several, spreading, branching ; 
leaves petioled ; the lowest 3 — 7-lobed, the upper 3-parted ; racemes loosely 5— 
15-flowered ; pedicels slender, much longer than the calyx; ealyx-lobes lincar- 
et bristly-ciliate; corolla small, pale-blue or white.— Shady banks, North - 
Carolina, and northward. April and May. — Stems. 3'-8'high. Corolla : 
