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BRITISH FLOWERING PLANTS 



stripes on the sides, and a rough rather twisted 

 horn on the back. The large shining brown 

 chrysalis, 2 inches long, is often dug up in potato 

 fields. The moth, which is common almost 

 throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa, is 5 or 6 inches 

 across the forewings, which are brown, varied with 

 ochreous ; the hindwings are straw-colour, with two 

 black bands. The body is black ; on the thorax 

 are curious pale grey marks, not unlike a skull in 

 appearance, and the abdomen is black varied with 

 blue, with a row of oblong straw-coloured spots oh 

 each side. 



Order LVI. Orobanchacece (2 genera) 



This is a small Order of parasitic plants. 

 They have white stalks destitute of chlorophyll, and 

 the leaves have degenerated into scales. The 

 calyx is 2- or 4-lobed, and the corolla is usually 

 bilobate, blue or purple, and traversed by darker 

 veins. The seeds are small and glutinous. The 

 species of Broom-rape (Orobanche) are all very 

 similar white or yellowish plants with blue flowers. 



The Toothwort (Lathrcea Squamaria) is pale rose- 

 colour, with darker red flowers, in a cluster, but 

 pendent. It is usually found growing on the roots 

 of hazel bushes. 



Order LVI I. Scrophulariacece (16 genera) 



This is a large and important Order of herba- 

 ceous plants. The calyx and corolla are either 

 bilobate or 4- or 5-lobed. The ovary and capsule 

 have generally two divisions, and the style is 

 simple and the stigma bilobate. The seeds are 

 numerous. 



The species of Mullein ( Verbascum) are con- 

 spicuous plants, 3 or 4 feet high, very woolly, with 

 large leaves, and erect spikes of large flowers, 

 generally white or yellow. The leaves are some- 

 times rolled into cigarettes, and are thought to be 

 beneficial in asthma. 



On Mullein feed the caterpillars of several of 

 the long-winged moths called Sharks (genus 

 Cucullia). The moths are light brown or grey, 

 and about two inches in expanse ; but the cater- 



