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2. O. parviflora, Dougl. Small; lower leaves ovate or roimded, the 

 upper obloug-lauceolate, mostl}' entire ; whorls 2 - 6-Jioicered ; flowers short- 

 peduncle d ; the small (blue) corolla scarcely exceeding the calyx. — Shore of 

 L. Superior, N. Mich., and westward. 



6. CHE LONE, Tourn. Turtle-head. Snake-head. 



Calyx of 5 distinct imbricated sepals. Corolla inflated-tubular, with the 

 mouth a little open ; upper lip broad and arched, keeled in the middle, notched 

 at the apex ; the lower woolly-bearded in the throat, .3-lobed at the apex, the 

 middle lobe smallest. Stamens 4, with woolly filaments and very woolly 

 heart-shaped anthers, and a fifth sterile filament smaller than the others. 

 Seeds many, wing-margined. — Smooth perennials, with upright branching 

 stems, opposite serrate leaves, and large white or purple flowers, wliich are 

 nearly sessile in spikes or clusters, and closely imbricated with round-ovate 

 concave bracts and bractlets. (Name from x^^'^^V, " tortoise, the corolla re- 

 sembling in shape the head of a reptile.) 



1. C. glabra, L. A foot or two (or even 6-7°) high; leaves narrowly to 

 rather broadly lanceolate (4-5' long, 4-12" wide), gradually acuminate, ser- 

 rate with sharp appressed teeth, narrowed at base usually into a very short 

 petiole ; bracts not ciliate ; corolla white, or barely timjed with rose. — Wet 

 places, Newf. to Minn., south to Fla. and Tex. 



2. C. obliqua, L. Less strict or with spreading branches, 1-2° high ; 

 leaves broadly lanceolate to oblong (2-5' long), sometimes laciniately serrate, 

 more veiny and duller, acute or obtuse at base, mostly short-petioled ; bracts 

 ciliolate ; corolla deep and bright rose-color. — S. 111. to Va. and Fla. 



7. PENTSTEMON, Mitchell. Beard-toxgue. 



Calyx 5-parted. Corolla tubular and more or less inflated, or bell-shaped, 

 either decidedly or slightly 2-lipped ; the upper lip 2-lobed, and the lower 

 3-cleft. Stamens 4, declined at the base, ascenuing above, and a fifth sterile 

 filament usually as long as the others, either naked or bearded. Seeds numer- 

 ous, wingless. — Perennials, branched from the base, simple above, with op- 

 posite leaves, the u))per sessile and mostly clasping. Flowers mostly showy, 

 thyrsoid or racemose-panicled. (Name from irevTe, five, and aT7]/u.a}v, stamen; 

 the fifth stamen being present and conspicuous, although sterile.) 



* Viscid or glandular above, more or less pubescent or glabrous below ; leaves 



often toothed or denticulate. 



1- Thyrse somewhat open ; leaves ovate-lanceolate to linear; corolla 9-12"' long, 

 the lower lip usually bearded within. 



1. P. pubescens, Solander. Stem 1 -2° high, viscid-pubescent (at least 

 the inflorescence); leaves oblong to lanceolate (2-4' long), the lowest and radi- 

 cal ovate or oblong, usually denticulate ; thyrse narrow ; corolla dull violet or 

 purple (or partly whitish), very moderately dilated, the throat nearly closed by 

 a villous-bearded palate ; sterile filament densely bearded. — Dry or rocky 

 grounds, S. Maine {Miss Furbish) to Minn., south to Fla. and Tex. 



2. P. IsevigatUS, Solander. Stem 2-4° high, mostly glabrous except the 

 inflorescence ; leaves firmer, somewhat glossy, the cauline ovate- or oblong- 



