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DIDYNAMIA. ANGIOSPERMIA. 
CoROLLIFLOR2. SCROPHULARIACES. 
PEDICULARIS. (Lovsrwort, or Rep Rarrte.) 
Generic Character. Calyx inflated, five-cleft, generally jagged 
and leafy. Upper lip of the corolla arched, lower one three- 
lobed. 
Two species of this pretty plant may now be found on 
marshy heaths. It derives its name of Lousewort from its 
supposed quality of producing some disease in sheep ; but 
which arises rather from their feeding in the wet pasture 
where it grows. 
PepicuLaris pauustris. (Plate XIV. Fig. 54.) Marsh 
Red Rattle. Stem about a foot high, often very purple, 
branched towards the top. Leaves beautifully divided into 
many fine parts. Flowers large, handsome, deep rose-colour. 
Calyx broad, hairy, and ribbed. 
Pepicutaris sytvatica. Pasture Dwarf Red Rattle. 
Stem branched from the base, and from three to five inches 
long. Leaves divided. Flowers large, handsome, and pale 
rose-colour. Calyx oblong, angular, and smooth, with five 
unequal and leafy segments. 
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