27G LoniCLIACK.K. (l.OIUa.IA FAMILY.) 



5. L. glandulOSa, Wnlt. SukidUi nr imhoscciit ; stem mostly simple, 

 uearlv lealless aliove ; leaves thirk, linear or linear-laticeolatu, ^Imidular-ilen- 

 ticulate, sessile, the uppermost seatteretl ami hract-like ; racemes l-sidcd, .3- 

 9-Ho\vere(l, tlie Howers distant; ealyx smooth or iiirsute, witii linear Klandnlar 

 lobes; corolla (8"- 10" long) pale itlue. — I'ine itarren s\vainj)S. Oct. y. — 

 Stem 2^-4^ ioiii;. Lower leaves 2' -A' long. 



6. L. Floridana, Ciiapm. Stem stout (;}°-r)'' iiigh); lowest leaves 

 tliick, lanceolate or stra])-sliaped, sessile hy a liroad hase, denticulate (6'-9' 

 long); tiie others small and distant ; raceme many-Howered ; jiedicels as long 

 as the linear denticulate bracts; calyx tui)e obconical, in fruit enclosing the 

 lower lialf of the ovoid capsule, the ovate lanceolate lobes mostly denticulate, 

 corolla (8" - 9" long) l)lue, villous within, the lower lip reHexed. — Wet pine 

 barrens, Florida. June -Sept. 



7. L. brevifolia, Nutt. stem tliick, virgate, angled, smootii or pul)e8- 

 cent; leaves siiort (4" -12" long), Hesliy, oblong-linear, ol)tuse, toothed, 

 spreading or reliexed ; the lowest wedgc-sliaped ; calyx hirsute, the ovate- 

 lanceolate lobes strongly t(jothed, tiie 5 ai>j)endages obtuse ; corolla pale blue. 

 — Damp open pine barrens, Florida, Alabama, and westward. Oct. % — 

 Stem 1°-1^° high. Leaves very numerous. 



-1- ■*- Tithe of the corolla less than 4" long. 

 ■*-* Stem leaves linear or lanceolate. 



8. L. spicata, Lam. Closely pubescent ; stem slender, simple ; lowest 

 leaves ol)oviite or oblong, obtuse, denticulate ; the upper ones small, lanceolate, 

 scattered; tlowers small, in a long dense raceme, on short pedicels, corolla 

 pale blue. — Dry .soil in the middle and up])er districts. August -Sept. 

 (2) ^ — Stem 1° - 2° iiigh. Corolla 4" - 5" long. 



9. L. Nuttallii, K- & S. Stem very ."^lender, mostly simple, rougliish ; 

 leaves small, entire; the low'est clustered, spatulate or obovate; the others 

 distant, linear; tiowers small, scattered in a long and slender raceme, on fili- 

 form pedicels which are longer than the bracts. — Low ground, Georgia, 

 and northward. August -Sept. — Stem 1°-U°high. Corolla 3" -4" long, 

 pale blue. 



10. L. Boykinii, Torr. & Gray. Smooth; stem slender, creeping at 

 tlie base, sparingly branclied above; leaves small (6" long), sulmlate, scattered, 

 the lowest scale like ; racemes loosely many-flowered, the filiform pedicels and 

 slender calyx lobes spreading ; corolla (3" -5" long) l)right blue. —Margins 

 of pine barren ponds, Florida and Georgia. July - Sept. — Stem 2° high. 



11. L. paludosa, Nutt. Smooth: stem mostly simple, nearly leafless ; 

 radical leaves s])atulate-lanceolate or linear, obtu.se, crenulate; the others 

 small, linear and remote; racemes slender, loose; bracts minute; corolla 

 small, white or pale hlue, the lower lip straight. — Pine barren swamps. 

 May - August. ^ — Stem 2° - 4° high. Lowest leaves 3' - 9' long. Corolla 

 ¥ long. 



12. L. leptostachys, A. DC. Closely pubescent ; stem .slender, .simple ; 

 leaves oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, denticulate ; flowers small, crowded in an 

 elongated spike ; appendages of the calyx 10, subulate, as long as the tube. — 



