608 CAMPANULACEAE 
3. LOBELIA, L. 
Herbs, with alternate or basal leaves and scattered flowers. Corolla 
irregular, 5-lobed, 2-lipped. Calyx tube adhering to the ovary. Stamens 
not attached to the corolla, the anthers of 2 of them (or all of them) 
bearded at the top. 
[eaves all basal, hollow tubes « 2 =. «© 6 = « % «© = «= 0) Ul. Wortmnanne 
Leaves flat, alternate along the stem. 
Flowers) bright ‘scarlet <<) “2. el 1 el ss) © 1) =) + of sem UenmCOriennieS 
Flowers blue to white. 
Stem leaves pear-shaped or oval blunt at the apex. 
Flowers less) than’ -# im.-lone . 3. =. «2 « « ‘ Ws.epuoermue 
Blowers more than 4 an) long «|. < ~% = 0s e. dcouusnbeane 
Stem leaves egg-shaped, ends acute. 
Calyx lobes) downy, A fs 2 os eu (eo Weems pita 
Calyx lobes not downy . FCC eG Eo rare 
Stem leaves narrow lance-shaped or linear. 
Flower stem longer than the flower . . . . . . L. Kalmu 
Flower stem shorter than the flower. 
Stem usually reclining . . . . . . « JL. Wautiallu 
Stem) jerect) Au. << “sn 9 of a) 0: We, Gee emus 
Stem leaves nearly absent . . . . . .. . =. « La paludosa 
1. L. Dortmanna, L. (Fig. 4, pl. 160.) Water Loperia. Leaves all 
basal, linear, fleshy, tufted. Flower scape 6 to 18 in. high, smooth or 
with a few scales. Flowers scattered along the upper 4, blue, on slender 
flower stems. Borders of ponds, sometimes wholly under water. 
2. L. cardinalis, L. (Fig. 1, pl. 160.) CarpinaL Frowrr. Stem 
leafy, tall, 2 to 4 ft. high. Leaves broad lance-shaped or oval, 2 to 6 in. 
long, slightly toothed. Flowers in an elongated terminal cluster, bright 
searlet. Low grounds, throughout our range. July-Sept. 
3. L. syphilitica, L. (Fig. 3, pl. 160.) Biue Carpinan FLower. 
Stem rather stout, somewhat hairy. Leaves lance-shaped, slightly toothed. 
Flowers in a dense narrow spike, somewhat leafy. Corolla blue. In moist 
soil, throughout our range. July-Oct. 
4. L. puberula, Michx. (Fig. 8, pl. 166.) Downy LospettA. Plant 
somewhat downy throughout. Stem slender, rarely branched, 1 to 8 ft. 
high. Leaves oval 1 to 2 in. Jong, with small teeth. Flower spike rather 
one-sided, flowers blue. Moist grounds, southern New Jersey and south- 
ward. Aug.-Oct. 
5. L. spicata, Lam. (Fig. 10, pl. 160.) Pate Srrkep Loperia. Stem 
slender, not branched, leafy, 1 to 4 ft. high. Leaves broadly oblong, oval 
or inversely egg-shaped, the margins barely notched, apex blunt, the upper 
ones narrower and less rounded at apex. Flowers pale blue in a dense or 
somewhat loose spike. Dry soil, throughout our area. June-Aug, 
6. L. inflata, L. (Fig. 5, pl. 160.) InprAN TopBacco. Stem much 
branched, downy, 1 to 2 ft. high. Leaves egg-shaped, oval to lance-shaped, 
finely dentate at margins, gradually becoming smaller until among the 
flowers they become bracts. Flowers blue, scattered along the stem. 
The fruit is round and much inflated. In dry fields, a poisonous weed, 
throughout our area. July-Nov. 
7. L. Kalmii, L. (Fig. 7, pl. 160.) Brook Loseria. Stem 4 to 18 
in. high, leafy, erect, smooth, branching above. Lower leaves spatula- 
formed, rounded at apex, upper leaves linear. Flowers blue in somewhat 
