GAMOPETAL.E ii; 



This species is found in all parts of the British 

 Isles, where, however, it is rare. 



The habitat is roadsides, hedges, especially in 

 Devonshire, and waste places generally, the outskirts 

 of villages, gardens, etc. 



The habit is erect, but straggly. The whole plant 

 is rough, like many members of this group, serving 

 them as an effective protection against animals. The 

 root is stout. The stem is unbranched. The leaves 

 are broadly ovate. The lower radical leaves are long- 

 stalked, oblong to ovate, and the stem-leaves are short- 

 stalked, acute. 



The flowers are bright blue, in axillary cymes in 

 pairs or short spikes, one-sided, on spreading, slender 

 flower-stalks, 2-3 in. long, with a pair of ovate, lance- 

 shaped bracts below. The calyx is five-cleft, with 

 oval or linear sepals, hairy externally. The straight 

 funnel-shaped or salver-shaped tube of the corolla is 

 short, with five blunt white scales, which close the 

 tube, which is not so long as the limb. The stamens 

 are included. There is a small appendage or ring on 

 the inner margin of the nutlet, which is netted and 

 small. 



The plant is 1-2 ft. in height. It is in flower 

 between May and July, and is a herbaceous perennial. 



The flowers are conspicuous. The honey is only 

 accessible to bees owing to the narrow opening of 

 the tube, which, however, is not long. The scales 

 protect the honey at the base of the ovary from 

 rain and small flies, and the hairy stem also 



