BLUEBELL FAMILY. 749 



Chap. Fl. Suppl. tJo2; ed. 3,279. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1:11. i878. Coulter, 

 Contr. Nat. Herb. 2 : 2.52. Wats. Bot. Calif. 1 : 446. 



Mexico, South Ameiuca. 



Louisianiaii area. South Carolina to Florida, west to Texas, Arkansas, aud Cali- 

 fornia. 



Alabama: Coast plain. Exposed light soil. Fields, pastures. Baldwin and 

 Mobilecouuties. Flowerspurplish blue; March to May. Frequent. Winter annual, 

 4 to 8 inches high. 



Type locality : " Hab. in Peruviae collibus areuosis ad Cercado, Cantae et Chancay 

 Provincias." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Legouzia perfoliata (L.) Britton, Mem. Torr. Club, 5 :309. 



Pekfohate Vknus'.s Looking Glass. 



Campanula perfoliata L. Sp. PL 1 : 1()9. 1753. 



C. amplexicaulis Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1 : 108. 1803. 



Ell. Sk. 1:262. (iray, Man. ed. 0, 308. Chap. Fl. 257. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2,pt. 

 1 : 11. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2 : 252. Wats. Bot. Calif. 1 : 447. 



Mexico, Chile. 



Allegheuiau to Louisiauiau area. Ontario, British Columbia, Oregon, California, 

 Utah; New England south to Florida, and through the Gulf States to Texas. 



Alabama: Over tlie State. Dry sandy or gravelly ground, cultivated aud waste 

 places. Flowers puritlish blue; April to Juue. Commou. Annual. 



Type locality : '' Hab. in Virginia.'' 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



LOBELIA L. Sp. PL 2 : 929. 1753. Lobelia. 



About 225 species, temperate and warmer regions both hemispheres. Largely 

 American to Chile, Asia, South Africa. North America, 23; Atlantic, 20. 



Lobelia cardiiialis L. Sp. PL 2 : 930. 1753. Cardinal Flower. 



Ell. Sk. 1:268. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 305. Chap. FL 254. Gray, Syn. FL N. A. 2, pt. 1 :3. 

 Coulter, Coutr. Nat. Herb. 2 :251. 



Alleghenian to Louisiauiau area. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario; New 

 England west to Minnesota, south to Missouri, Texas, and from Florida to Louisiana. 



Alabama: Over the State. Rich, shaded, swampy banks. Morgan, Cullman, and 

 Mobilecouuties. Flowers crimson; August, September. Frequent. Pereunial. 



Type locality : " Hab. in Virginia." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Lobelia brevifolia Nutt. ; DC. Prodr. 7, pt. 2: 377. 1839. Suokt-leaf Lobelia. 



Chap. Fl. 254. Gray, Syn. FL N. A. 2, pt. 1 : 3. 



Louisiauiau area. Florida to Louisiana. 



Alabama: Coast plain. Low, damp ]>iue barrens; springy places. Mobile and 

 BaldAvin counties. Flowers azure; September, October. Not rare. Ten to 20 inches 

 high. Perennial. 



Type locality : "In Alabama Americae bor."' 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Lobelia syphilitica L. Sp. PL 2 : 931. 1753. Large Blue-flowered Lobelia. 



Ell. Sk. 1 : 266. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 306. Chap. Fl. 254. Gray, Syn. FL N. A. 2, pt. 1 : 4. 



Alleghenian to Carolinian area. Ontario, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Dakota, south 

 to the Ohio Valley, Missouri, and Arkansas, and from New.Jersey along the mountains 

 to Georgia. 



Alabama: Mountain region. Damp borders of streams. Clay County, Elders, 1,000 

 feet altitude. Talladega County, Riddell's Mill, banks of Talladega Creek. Flowers 

 sky-blue; August, September. Infrequent. Pereunial. 



Type locality : " Hab. in Virginia." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 

 Lobelia puberula Michx. FL Bor. Am. 2 : 152. 1803. Downy Lobelia. 



ElLSk. 1:267. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 306. Chap. Fl. 254. Gray, Syn. FL N. A. 2, pt. 1 : 4. 

 Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2 : 251. 



Carolinian aud Louisianian areas. Southern New .Jersey to Florida, west to Texas. 



Alabama: Mountain region to Coast plain. Damp sandy ground, low borders of 

 thickets. Lee County, Auburn ( liaker .f- ICarle). Talladega County, Renfroe Valley, 

 about 600 ft'ct. Montgomery, Claike, Monroe, Baldwin, and Mobile Counties. Flowers 

 cerulean blue; August to October. Common. Most frequent in the pine barrens. 

 Perennial. 



Type locality : '• Hab. in Carolina." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



