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ORNITHOG’ALUM. 
on each side of the anther; flowers more or less | 
drooping. nutans.” 
Stamens narrowed at the top, without projections. 
hoes white on their inner surface; lower 
re, wide, white, almost petal-like, with a projection 
flower-stalks long. ) 
umbella’tum. Star-of-Bethlehem. 
Segments of the flower narrow, partly green on their ) 
inner surface. pyrena‘icum. ) 
OROBAN'CHE. 
Each flower with 3 bracts below it. 
Calyx with only 4 teeth; stem often branched. 
[ ramo’sa. ) 
Calyx with an additional tooth at the back, making 5 in 
all ; stem not branched. } 
ceerw lea. 
on 
Lonly one bract below each flower. 
pane part, or “tube” of the corolla with a contraction 
above its base ; growing on various plants. } 
L minor. Lesser Broomrape. 
Tube of the corolla wide, not contracted. 
Plant 1-2 feet high; stigma yellow. 
| Sea lip of the corolla scarcely notched; stamens 
not hairy at base; on Broom and Furze. } 
F major. Great Broomrape. 
Upper lip deeply notched; stamens hairy at their 
base ; growing on Centaurea. } 
ela'tior. Zall Broomrape. 
Plant 6-12 inches; stigma pink or purple. 
on of the 2 sepals either undivided, or with 2 
very unequal segments ; growing on Thyme. | 
L rubra. 
Each sepal with 2 nearly equal segments ; a 
Galium. caryophylla’cea. 
OX’'ALIS. 
~~ all from the root of the plant. 4 
eam Acetosella. Wood-sorrel. 
Flowers yellow, 2 on each stalk; stem leafy, the ry 
er 
(et white, 1 on each stalk; leaves and Pees oS 
stalks from the angles of the leaves. 
cornicula'ta. 
