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DIDYNAMIA. ANGIOSPERMIA. 
COROLLIFLORZ. SCROPHULARIACES. 
SCROPHULARIA. (Frewort.) 
Generic Character. Calyx five-lobed. Corolla rather glo- 
bular, the mouth contracted, with two small lips. 
ScRoPHULARIA Noposa. Knotted Figwort. A frequent 
plant in ditches and thickets. The stem is square, two or 
three feet high, leaves triangular, sharp, and doubly cut at 
the edges. Flowers in a loose bunch, erect, small, and of a 
globular form, greenish purple, and not very conspicuous. 
DIDYNAMIA. ANGIOSPERMIA. 
CoOROLLIFLORZ. VERBENACES. 
VERBENA. (VeERvAIN.) 
Generic Character. Calyx tubular, with five teeth, one of 
them shorter than the rest. Corol/a tubular, irregular, and five- 
cleft. 
VERBENA OFFICINALIS. Common Vervain. A common 
plant on road-sides and waste places, especially near towns 
and villages. The stem is erect, hairy, leaves rough, long 
