566 SCROPHULARIACEAE 
teeth sharp, short. Corolla with a long tube expanding toward the border, 
border of 5 spreading lobes. Stamens 4, unequal, not extending beyond 
the throat of the corolla, the filament hairy. Capsule egg-shaped or globose. 
Flowers opposite, in the axils of the upper leaves, the tube generally dot- 
ted with red or yellow. 
Flower stems shorter than the calyx. 
Corollayabout) a an. longaeeys i. as Gene fe) us) oS) enn Gann ee rer 
Corolla about 4 in, long . G. paupercula 
Flower stems as long as or longer than the calyx, rarely twice as long G. maritima 
Flower stems more than three times as long as the calyx and longer than the 
TOWED chs wet “e, riehs tes rote ees TD eation Coit er ee aoe tenuifolia 
Flower stems longer than the calyx, about as long as the flower. Plant rough 
a cee - . G. Skinneriana 
1. G. purpurea, L. (Fig. 4, pl. 145.) Larce Purpite GERARDIA. 
Stem 1 to 3 ft. high, smooth, slender, branched, the branches spreading. 
Leaves opposite, broadly or narrowly linear, 1 to 14 in. long. Flowers 
forming a diffuse cluster at the summit of the branches; corolla purple 
or rarely purplish-white, 1 in. long. Calyx teeth triangular. Capsule 
globose, Moist grounds, mostly near the coast, north and south in our 
area. Aug.-Oct. 
2. G. paupercula, (A. Gray) Britton. (Fig. 2, pl. 145.) Smatt- 
FLOWERED GERARDIA. Stem 4 to 1% ft. high, smooth, slender, branching 
with nearly erect branches. Leaves narrowly linear, opposite. Flowers in 
a diffuse cluster at summit of branches. Corolla 3 to nearly 1 in. long, 
purple, borders as broad as the length of corolla, hairy in the throat. 
Stamens fringed with long hairs. Bogs and low marshes, New Jersey, 
northward. July-Sept. 
3. G. maritima, Raf. (Fig. 1, pl. 145.) Swa-stpe GerarpiaA. Stem 
smooth, 8 to 16 in. high, with a sort of rosette of leafy branches at the 
base. Leaves fleshy, linear, obtuse at apex, the upper short and remote. 
Flowers purple, 4 to 3 in. long, on flower stems as long or nearly as long 
as the calyx, longer in fruit. Capsule globose. Salt marshes, extent of 
our area, July-Aug. 
4. G, tenuifolia, Vahl. (Fig. 5, pl. 145.) StenpER GrRARDIA. Stem 
1 to 14 ft. high, much branched, smooth. Leaves narrowly linear, the 
margins smooth or more frequently rough, 1 to 14 in. long. Flowers pur- 
ple, spotted, rarely white, usually more than 4 in. long on flower stems 
as long as the flower. Capsule globose. Light soil, throughout our area. 
Aug.-Oct. 
5. G. Skinneriana, Wood. (Fig. 3, pl. 145.) Sxryner’s GERARDIA. 
Stem rough, striped, 1 to 14 ft. high, branched, with nearly erect branches. 
Leaves generally opposite, linear, very rough, generally less than 1 in. 
long. Flowers pale purple, 4 in. long, on flower stems hardly as long as 
the flowers. Eastern Mass., and southward. 
21. CASTILLEJA, Mutis. 
Herbs, parasitic on roots of other plants, with alternate leaves, those 
among the flowers being dilated and more highly colored than the yellow 
or purplish flowers themselves. Flowers in spikes; calyx tubular, com- 
pressed, on the upper side cleft, the opposite side cleft or entire. Corolla 
very irregular, its tube included within the calyx, its upper lip long, nar- 
