£24 Order 8C— SCROPHULARIACEJ3. 



at margin. — Herbs with opposite Ivs. Ped. axillary, l-flowered, usu~ 

 ally bibracteolate near the calyx. 



$ Flowers sessile. Cells of anthers vertical. Plants rigid, bristly-hairy... Nos. 7, 9 



§ Flowers pedunculate. Anther cells transverse. Plants smooth or viscid (a). 



a Sterile filaments none, or very minute and pointed Nos. 1 — 5 



a Sterile lilaments thread-like, tipped with a small head Nos. 4—8 



1 G- Virginiana L. St. ascending, branched ; lvs. lanceolate, sparingly toothed r 

 ped. as long or longer than the leaves; cor. twice longer than the calyx; sterile fiL 

 none. — U U. S. and Can. Stem 4 — 8' high, rnoro or less pubescent, round, do- 

 dining, and branching at base. Leaves 1 — 2' long, and ^ as wide, smooth, lan- 

 ceolate, sessile, dentate or nearly entire near the ends, subconnatc or amplexicauL 

 Cor. white or pale-yellow, twico longer than the calyx or tho 2 bracts. Ji 



2 G. Floridana Nutt. St. erect,, branched ; Its. lanceolate, few-toothed ; ped. 

 longer than the leaves ; cor. 4 times longer than the calyx ; sterile 111. none ? — © 

 Dry soils, fields,. &c., Ala. and Fla. Plant G to 0' high, with tho appearance of G. 

 Virginiana, but smaller Ivs. and larger fls. Lvs. hardly 1' long. Ted l'to 18' r 

 long. Bractlets scarcely a3 long as sepals. Cor. 1" long, tube yellow within, 

 limb rose color. 



3 G. sphjerocarpa Ell. Glabrous, ascending, branched ; Ivs. lanceolate-ovato r 

 attenuate to the base, sparingly toothed ; ped. scarcely longer than the calyx. — Low 

 grounds, Western States to Ga. Plant a few inches high, differing from tho last 

 chiefly in the short peduncles, round capsules, broader leaves, &c. Flowers- 

 whitish, 5 — 6" long. Jn. (G. Caroliniensis Lo Conte.) 



4 G. aurea Muhl. Smooth; Ivs. oblong-lanceolate, subeniire T clasping ; ped.. as 

 longas r or longer than tho leaves; cor. yellow ; sterile fil. 2, short. — A small, 

 perennial herb„ & to 8' high, in muddy places, Mass. to Fla. St. declining and 

 rooting at the base, quadrangular, simplo or branching. Lvs. sessile, a little 

 clasping, smooth, punctate, acute or nearly so, often with a few teeth near tho 

 end. Fls. golden yellow, axillary, alternate, on slender stalks. Fil. 4, adhering 

 to tho corolla, 2 of them minute, sterile. Aug. 



5 G. viscosa Schwcin. Yiscid-pubeseent, ascending ; Ivs. lance-ovate or oblong, 

 clasping, acute, 3-veined, acutely serrate; ped. longer than the leaves; bractkts: 

 (2) and sepals (5) twice shorter than the {white) corolla tube, twice longer than 

 capsule. — 11 Wet places, N. Car., Ivy., to Fla. and La. St. simple, obtusely 

 angled, 9 to 12' long. Lvs. G to 9" long, teeth slender. Ped.. 1'. Cor. white, 

 tube yellow within. (G. Lrmmnondii Benth.) 



/3. LuumiONDii. Sepals and bractlets subulate, thrice longer than tho capsule, 

 —La. (Hale.) 



6 G. ramoss Walt. Glabrous or viscid-puberulent ; st. ascending from a pros- 

 trate base, terete ; lvs. linear-acute, with few teeth near the summit ;. bractlets min- 

 ute or none ; sepals linear; sterile fil. filiform. — ~H Muddy shores, S. Car. to Fla. 

 Sts. simplo or branched from the creeping base. Lvs. G to 9 ' long, 1 to 2" wide, 

 with 2 or 4 teeth. Ped. nearly equaling the leaves. Cor. white, yellow within. 

 May — Jl. (G. quadridentata Mx.) 



7 G. pilosa Mx. Erect, hispid ; lvs. ovate, few-toothed, clasping, rugous ; cor- 

 lube scarcely longer than the calyx. — % Can. to Fla. and La., in wet places. 

 Plant If high, rough with stiff, white hairs. Lvs. G to 8" long, 3 to 5 r broad,, 

 irregularly 3-veined. FlSi sessile, shorter than tho leaves, white. Jl. — Sept 



8 G. subulata Baldw. Erect, nispid ; lvs. linear or lanced'mear, margins revo- 

 lute, entire ; cor. lube slender, thrice longer than the calyx. — % Damp sandy places, 

 Ga. (Feay, Pond), Fla. (Mettauer, Chapman, &c.) Plant generally much branched, 

 5 to 8' high. Lvs. 5 to 8" long, rigid, distant, or often densely imbricated. 

 Cor. tube 4' long, persistent and recurved after flowering. Sept., Oct. 



18. ILYSANTHES, Raff. (Gr. lXvg. y mud, avdog, flower.) Calyx 5- 

 parted ; cor. upper lip short, erect, bifid, lower Iiplarger, spreading, trifid ; 

 »ta. 2 fertile ; 2 sterile fil. forked, one of the divisions glandular, obtuse, 

 the other acute, or rarely with half an anther ; caps, orate or oblong, 

 about equaling the calyx. — With opposite lvs., and axillary, 1-flowcred 

 ped., resembling Gratiola in habit. (Lindcrnia, L.) 



