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sepals, which are only faintly nerved. J 
Holos'tea. Stztchwort. 
x divided to about the middle, much longer than os 
Petals divided nearly to their base; sepals strongly 
3-nerved. 
Leaves short, tapering at each end, slightly thickened 
f at their tip; petals shorter than the sepals. } 
L uligino’sa. 
Leaves long and narrow; petals as long as sepals. 
Bracts under the flower-stalks fringed at the margin 
near their base. | 
gramin’ea. Lesser S titchwort? 
Bracts not fringed petals often much longer than ) 
the sepals. palus'tris. ) 
SUAb'DA. 
Stem woody; leaves scarcely $ inch long, rather abruptly 
narrowed at base and apex; styles 3. ) 
frutico'sa.~ 
Stem not woody ; leaves often an inch or more, gradually 
tapering; styles 2. ) 
maritima. Sea-Blite/ 
SYM’PHYTUM. 
Upper leaves running down in distinct wings on the 
f stem; stem 2 or 3 feet, usually branched. 
Spline 
L officinale. Comfrey. 
Upper leaves not, or only slightly, running down; stem 
about a foot high, rarely branched. 
ee Ne 
tubero’sum. 
TEU’CRIUM. 
Leaves deeply divided into narrow lobes. 
{ ee | 
Leaves toothed, but not deeply cut. 
Flowers yellowish; upper tooth of calyx very wide; 
( leaves wrinkled on upper surface. } 
| Scorodo’nia. Wood-sage. 
\ Flowers purplish ; teeth of calyx nearly equal. 
r Leaves wedge-shaped and entire near their base, the 
| lower ones more or less distinctly stalked. 
4 Chamee'drys. 
Leaves on the main stem rounded or heart-shaped 
at base. 
ee a 
Scor’dium. Water Germander. 
