1. V 



2. V 



3. V 



4. V 



5. V 



LOBELIACE/E, 69 



2. VALERIANELLA, Tonmefort. 

 macrocera, Gr. Corolla 1 or 2 lines long, nearly regular, white or pinkish, 

 congesta, Lindl. Stouter: corolla mostly 3 or 4 lines long, bilabiate limb, 

 anoxnala, Gr. Freely branching: corolla a line long, spurless. 

 aphanoptera, Gr. Slender: corolla a line long, bilabiate, spur short, 

 saxuoiifolia, Gr. Similar: fruit wingless, buckwheat-like. 



DIPSACACEiE. 



1. DIPS A JUS, Tournefort. 

 1. IX fallonum, L. StifiF leaves united in pairs: fruit oval, scales hooked. Nat. 



composite;. 



Sunflowers, marigolds, thistles and dandelions are types of the conspicuous plants 

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

 order; hence it is omitted. 



LOBELIACE^. 



Ovary nearly superior: anthers distinct: branches zigzag: leaves minute^......... ...... 1 



Ovary inferior: anthers united: flowers blue or red. 



Corolla red, an inch long: adnate calyx-tube hemispherical 2 



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 obconical to club-shaped : peduncles long 4 



Ovary slender, stalk- like, sessile often twisted 6 



1. NEMACLADXJS, Nuttall. 



1. N. ramosissizaus, Nutt. Corolla a line long: unequal calyx-lobes, exceeding 

 capsule. 



2. N. longiflorus, Gr. Corolla 3 lines long: equal calyx-lobes shorter than capsule, 



2. LOBELIA, Linnaeus. 

 1. L. splendons, Willd. Simple stem 2 or 3 ft. high, ending in naked raceme. 



