.'{OO S( l;nl'IHI,Ai:iACi:.K. (KKavnux kamilv.) 



Okui-.k !mi. SC"1{01»IIILAI{IAC"IL1':. (KiiiwouT Family) 



Cliit'lly licrlis. Li-avcs conmidiily opposite, without stipules. Calyx 

 4-5-cleft, or j'artctl. Corolla I - .Vlohed, rejjular, or liilaluate ; the 

 lobes inil)rical('(l in tlie \nu\. iM-rliic stanieus 1 (souietinies 2, rarely 

 ')). mostly tlidyuainous, inserted on the tulie ot the corolla : auther 

 cells ot'ten separate, opeiiiujf leiiiftliwise. Ovary free, *2-celled, niany- 

 ovuled. riaeeutiV! central. Style simple or '2-cleft. Capsule 2-celled, 

 many- (rarely 1 - few-) seeded. Seeds anatropous. End^ryo small, 

 in coi»ioiis iiUmmeu. 



. Syuopsis. 



§ 1. Upper lip of the corolla exterior in the bud (except MIiuuIub). Capsule commonly 



Bepticidally deliiscent. 



* Stamens 5, all perfect. Corolla regular. 



1. VERBASCUM. Corolla wheel-ahaped. Filaments, or a part of them, bearded. Leaves 



alternate. 



* * Fertile stamens 4 ; the fifth sterile or rudimentary. Flowers cymose. Leaves opposite. 



2. SCROPHULARIA. Fifth stamen scale-like. Corolla globose or oblong ; four of the 



lobes short and erect. 



3. CHELONE. Fifth stamen sliorter than the others. Corolla tubular, inflated, con- 



tracted at the throat. Seeds winged. 



4. PENTSTEMON. Fifth stamen as long as the others. Corolla dilated upward. Seeds 



wingless. 



* * # Fertile stamens 4: sterile ones none. Flowers axillary or racemed. 



5. LIN.\RIA. Corolla spurred at the base. Capsule toothed at the apex. 

 C. MIMULUS. Calyx tubular, .")-angled, ."i-toothed. Corolla large. 



7. HERI'ESTIS. Calyx .0-parted ; the three outer lobes much larger. Corolla short. 



8. CONOBEA. Calyx 5-parted, the lobes equal. Leaves pinnatiftd. 



* « * * Fertile stamens 2 : sterile ones 2 or none. 

 0. GR.\TIOLA. Calyx 5-parted. Sterile fihinients entire, included. Capsule ovate or 

 globose. 



10. ILYSANTHES. Calyx H-parted. Sterile filaments 2-cleft, exserted. Capsule oblong. 



11. MICRANTHEMUM. Cilyx 4-parted. A scale-like appendage below tlie filaments. 



§ 2. Upper lip of the corolla interior in the bud. Capsule commonly loculicidally dehiscent. 



« Corolla regular or slightly 2-lipped : the lobes nearly equal. 



1- Stamens 2, distant. Cr.psule mostly obcordate. 



12. AMPHIANTHUS. Style 2-cleft. Flowers solitary, terminating the central scape and 



in the axils of the tufted radical leaves. 



13. VERONICA. Style simple. Flowers in leafy racemes or spikes. 



■>- ■<-- Stamens 3 - .">, equal. Peduncles axillary, 2 or more together. 



14. CAPRARIA. Corolla bell-shaped, .'")-cleft. Capsule loculicidal. Leaves alternate. 



15. SCOPARIA. Corolla wheel-shaped, 4-cleft. Capsule septicidal. Leaves oppoEite or 



wliorled. 



16. HTDRANTHELIUM. Corolla 3-cleft. Stamens 3. 



■<-■>-■*- Stamens 4. Flowers racemed or spiked. 

 ++ Anthers 1-celled. 



17. BUCHNER.'V. Corolla salver-shaped. Stamens didynamoua. Flowers spiked. 



++ ++ Anthers 2-celled. Stamens equal. 



18. SEY\rERIA. Corolla bell-shaped, yellow. Stamens included. 



19. MACRASTHERA. Corolla tubular, orange. Stamens long-exserted. 



