1. V 



2. V 



3. V 



4. V 



LOB£LIACE£. 69 



2. VALERIANELluA., Tonrnefort. 



macrocera, Gr. Corolla 1 or 2 linea long, nearly regular, white or pinkiah, 

 cong^sta, Lindl. Stouter: corolla mostly 3 or 4 lines long, bilabiate limb, 

 anomala, Gr. Freely branching: corolla a line long, apurless. 

 aphanoptera, Gr. Slender: corolla a lino long, bilabiate, spxir abort. 

 6, V. samolifolia, Gr. Similar: fruit wingless, buckwheat-like. 



DIPSACACEiE. 



1. DIPSACUS, Tonrnefort. 

 1. IX fallonxim, L. Stiff leaves united in pairs: fruit oval, aoaiea hooked. Nat 



COMPOSITE. 



Sunflowers, marigolc^s, thistles and dandelions are types of the conspicuoua planti 

 kn thiB order. It would be difficult for the beginner to determine the species in thia 

 order; hence it ia omitted. 



LOBELIACEiE, 



Ovary nearly anperior: anthers distinct: branches zigzag: leaves minut^v. ««««., ,,.*., 1 

 Ovary inferior: anthers united: flowers blue or red. 



Corolla red, an inch long: adnate calyx- tube hemisphericaL , S 



Corolla blue, rarely purple, often with white or yellow on lower lip. 



Ovary top-shaped : corolla-tube 6 to 9 lines long, hairy inside 3 



Ovary obconic&l to club-shaped : peduncles long ,...,,... 4 



Ovary slender, stalk-like, sessile often twisted 5 



1. NEMACLADUS, Nuttall. 



L N. ramoaisaimus, Nutt Corolla a line long: unequal calyx-lobes, exceeding 



capsule. 

 2. N. longifl.onia, Gr. Corolla 3 lines long: equal calyx-lobea shorter than capsole. 



2. LtOBEIXA, linnsBua. 

 L I*, splendons, Willd. Simple stem 2 or 3 ft. high, ending in naked race 



