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G. pedicul^ria. Common N. & S. : slightly pubescent, 2° -3° high, very 

 leafy; leaves all pinnatifid and the lobes cut-toothed; pedicels opposite and 

 longer than the hairy serrate calyx-lobes ; corolla over 1' long. 



Gr. pectin^ta. Sandy barrens S. : more hairy than the foregoing, with 

 finer divided leaves, alternate pedicels shorter than pinnatifid calyx-lobes ; corolla 

 broader and 1^' long. 



18. SEYMERIA. (IS amed for Henri/ Seymer.) Wild plants S, & W., very 

 near Gerardia : flowers yellow, in summer and autumn. 



S. macroph^Ila, Mullein-Foxglove. Shady river-banks W. : 4° -5" 

 high, with large leaves, the twice or thrice pinnately divided or cut, the upper 

 lanceolate and toothed ; curved corolla woolly inside, also the filaments ; style 

 short, y. 



S. pectin^ta. Sandy ground S. : about 1° high, branchy, clammy-pubes- 

 cent ; pinnatifid leaves with oblong-linear lobes ; corolla ^' long. ® 



S. tenuifblia. Low sandy grounds S. : 2° - 4° high, with long slender 

 branches ; leaves pinnately divided into thread-shaped divisions ; corolla hardly 

 ^1 long. (1) 



19. MIMULUS, MONKEY-FLOWER. (From Greek for an ape, from 

 the grinning corolla. ) Fl. all summer. 



* Wild in wet places, with ei-ect square stem l°-2° high, oblong feather-veined 

 serrate leaves, and violet-purple corolla (I' or so in length ) . ^ 



M. ringens, the commonest, with clasping leaves, peduncles longer than 

 the flower, and taper-pointed calyx-teeth. 



M. alatUS, not rare more S., has leaves tapering into a petiole, peduncle 

 shorter than calyx and short-toothed, and sharp wing-like angles to stem ; 

 whence the name. 



* * Cult, for ornament, chiefly in conservatories, from Western N. America. 



M. glutinbsus, shrubby conservatory plant from California, glutinous- 

 pubescent, with oblong or lanceolate leaves, and large yellow orange or brick- 

 red flower. 



M. cardinalis. Erect, clammy-pubescent ; leaves wedge-oblong, partly 

 clasping, several-nerved ; flowers large, brick-red. % 



M. Itlteus. Erect, smooth ; leaves ovate or cordate-clasping, several- 

 nerved ; flowers showy, yellow, often spotted with rose or brown ; of many 

 varieties. % 



M. mosch^tus, Musk-plant. Weak and diffuse, rooting, clammy-vil- 

 lous, smelling strong of musk ; leaves ovate or oblong ; flower small, pale 

 yellow. % 



20. TORENIA. (Named for 0. Toren, an obscure Swedish botanist.) 



T. Asi^tica, cult, from India, a handsome hothouse plant, with lance-ovate 

 serrate leaves, wing-angled calyx, and corolla over 1' long, pale violet or purple 

 with the tube and the end of the 3 rounded lower lobes dark violet. 



21. ILYSANTHES, FALSE PIMPERNEL. (From Greek words for 

 mire nndjlowir, alluding to the station.) Fl. all summer. 



I. gratiololdes. Common in wet places, a smooth diffiise little plant, 

 4' - 8' high, with rounded or oblong leaves, and small purple or bluish 

 flowers, (i) 



22. GRATIOLA, HEDGE-HYSSOP. (Old name, from Latin gratia, 

 grace.) Rather insignificant plants, in low or wet places: flowering all 

 summer. ^ 



* Sterile f laments minute or hardly any : corolla whitish, with yelloivish tube. 



Or. Virgini^na. Bather clammy, with lanceolate leaves and slender pe- 

 duncles. 



