AT THE SEA-SIDE— NE A J^ THE COAST 105 



plish yellow. Leaves, entire, ovate, or oblong, without petioles ; 

 the upper, narrow bracts. Time, May to July. 



Calyx, tubular, unequally 5-toothed. Corolla, 2-lipped, the 

 under lip 3-lobed; the upper, entire. Stamens, 4, lying under 

 the upper lip. 



Flowers, rather large, in a loose spike, all on short pedicels, i to 

 2 feet high. Found in wet, sandy soil along the coast. 



28. Eyebright 



Euphrasia officinalis ("cheerfulness"). — Fa7nily, Y\gvioxL 

 Color, whitish, yellowish, or bluish. Leaves, those among the 

 flowers, bristly-toothed ; those on the stem lower down, oppo- 

 site, crenately-toothed or cut, ovate or lance-shaped. 



Calyx, tubular, bell-shaped, 4-cleft. Corolla, 2-lipped, the 

 upper lip with 2 broad and spreading lobes, under which arise 

 the 4 stamens. Lower lip 3-cleft, with all the lobes notched. 



A plant of small growth, with at least its musical name to 

 recommend it. Flowers in spikes. It may be found along the 

 -coast of Maine, among the White Mountains, and northward. 



29. Yellow Rattle 



Rhindnihus Crisia-gdili. — Family, Figwort. Color, yel- 

 low. Leaves, opposite, narrow, coarsely- toothed ; the floral 

 bracts being bristly-tipped. 



Calyx, 4-toothed, much swollen in fruit. Corolla, 2-lipped, 

 a small tooth each side of the apex of the upper lip ; the lower 

 lip 3-lobed, its lobes spreading, about 1 inch long. Seeds, 

 when ripe, broadly winged. They rattle in the enlarged dry 

 calyx, whence the popular name. 



Flowers crowded in one-sided spikes, nearly sessile. Same 

 range as the above. 



30. Bigelow's Glasswort. Samphire 

 Salicornia mucronata or Bigelovii. — Family, Goosefoot. 



