82 FLORA OF THE UPPER SUSQUEHANNA. 



Stem erect, diffusely branched; flowers said to be whitish, but 

 with us usually deep blue. 



V. Byzantina (Sibth. & Smith.) B. S. P. Rare. In lawns in the 

 village of Oxford, Coville. ( V. Buxbaumii Tenore. ) 



DASYSTOMA Raf. 



D. Pedicularia (L.) Benth. Lousewort Foxglove. Yellow 

 Foxglove. Tolerably common in dry, open woods and thickets. 

 Not reported north and east of Broome county. Leaves i^sem- 

 bling those of the common lousewort. Flowers bell-shaped, 

 bright yellow. July. {Gerardia pedicularia!^.) 



D. flava (L.) Wood. Downy False Foxglove. Yellow Fox- 

 glove. Common in dry, open, upland woods. Not reported 

 north and east of Broome county. Plant covered with a close 

 down. Flowers large, yellow. July, Aug. {Gerardiaflava'L,.) 



D. Virginica (L.) Britton. Smooth Foxglove. Oak-leaved 

 Foxglove. Not common, Graves. Abundant, Chite. Infre- 

 quent, Fenno. Not reported from the Chemung and Chenango 

 valleys, nor from Delaware county. Found with the preceding. 

 Lower leaves usually twice pinnati fid. July. Aug. {Gerardia 

 qtiercifolia Pursh. ) 



GERARDIA L. 



Q. tenuifolia Vahl. Slender Gerardia. Purple Foxglove. Tol- 

 erably common in Delaware. Susquehanna, Broome and Tioga 

 counties on dry hillsides, in open copses, and along upland road- 

 sides. Rare in the Chemung, and not reported from the Che- 

 nango valley. Stems spreading ; leaves narrowly linear ; corolla 

 half an inch long, purple. Aug., Sept. 



CASTILLEJA Mutis; L, f. 



C. cocclnea (L. ) Spreng. Scarlet Painted-cup. Rare. " Painted 

 Vo%t''— Cayuga Flora. Near Sayre, 1862, Graves. The only 

 stations. Reported from Painted Post with yellow flowers. 



PEDICULARIS L. 



P. Canadensis L. Lousewort. Wood Betony. Common 

 throughout in rather dry, open thickets. Leaves finely pin- 

 natifid. A well known plant. 



