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Family 2. CAMPANULACE^. 



Calyx superior, 5-cleft. Stamens 5, alter- 

 nating with the divisions of the gamapetalous 

 corolla, and inserted between the corolla and 

 the ovary. Anthers introrse, filaments flattened. 

 Ovary 2-5 celled; cells oo-ovulate. PlacentsD 

 central. Style 1. Stigmas 2-5. Fruit capsular. 

 Leaves alternate. — Lactescent herbs. 



1. Githopsis Nutt. 



Calj^x tube clavate, 10-costate; with 

 5 narrow, persistent lobes. Corolla com- 

 panulate, 5-lobed. Filaments 5, membran- 

 aceous. Ovary 3-celled. Stigmas 3. Cap- 

 sule clavate, 10-costate, enclosed by the calyx, 

 opening by a round hole at the apex. Seeds 

 00. — 0. Dwarfish. 



1. G. SPECULAEioiDES Nutt. Flowers blue. 

 Marin County. Contra Costa. San Francisco. 

 Spring. 



2. Specularia Heister. Venus's Looking-glass. 



Calyx-tube elongated. Lobes narrow. Co- 

 rolla rotate, 5-lobed. Filaments membrana- 

 ceous. Capsule elongated, opening by parie- 

 tal valves near the apex. Seeds oo. — 0. Flow- 

 ers blue. 



1. S. BIFLOEA Gray. — Marin County. Contra 

 posta. Spring, 



