Boraginaceae. 117 



Myoso'tis sylvat'ica (42). Wood Scorpion-grass. 6 —8. Hairs of calyx 



(998) hooked spreading, hairs of stem spreading, calyx cleft nearly to the 

 base, pedicels longer than the calyx, corolla ^ in. diameter bright 

 blue. [G. C. CI. 



MYOSO'TIS ARVEN'SIS (III). Field Scorpion-grass. 6—8. Calyx 



(999) clefi half-way with spreading hooked hairs, hairs of stem spreading, 

 pedicels slender longer than the calyx, corolla | in. diameter pale blue. 

 Fields and waste places. 



MYOSO'TIS COLLI'NA (89). Early Field Scorpion -grass. 4—5. 



(1000) Hairs of calyx hooked and spreading, pedicels shorter than calyx, 

 corolla \ in. diameter bright blue with a short tube, stem 3 — 10 in. 

 high. Dry banks. 



MYOSO'TIS VERSICOLOR (103). Yellow and Blue Scorpion-grass, 

 (looi) 4 — 5. Hairs of calyx hooked and spreading, pedicels shorter than 



calyx, corolla yellow then dull blue tV in- diameter with a long tube. 



Damp meadows. 



W.—LITHOSPERMUM. 



Calyx deeply 5 -cleft, corolla regular its throat naked, stamens included 

 within the corolla, filaments short, nutlets stony inserted by small flat bases 

 on the flat receptacle. 

 LITHOSPER'MUM OFFICINA'LE (77). Common Cromwell. 



(1004) 6 — 7. Stems many erect branched, leaves lanceolate, flowers pale 

 yellow, nutlets smooth white. Woods and copses. 



LITHOSPER'MUM ARVEN'SE (86). Com Cromwell. 5—6. Stem 



(1005) solitary erect branched, leaves linear oblong, flowers cream- white, 

 nutlets grey wrinkled. Cornfields and waste places, 



III. —S YMPHYTUM, 



Calyx deeply 5-cleft, corolla campanulate, its tube short and throat 

 closed by 5 awl-shaped scales, nutlets smooth inserted by a broad cup-like 

 base on the flat receptacle 



SYM'PHYTUM OFFICINA'LE (85). Comfrey. 5—6. Stem stout 



(985) broadly winged above, leaves ovato-Ianceolate very decurrent hispid, 

 flowers drooping white yellow red or purple in crowded cymes. 

 River banks and wet places. Fig. p. 107. 



Sym'phytum tubero'sum (25) Tuberous Comfrey. 5 — 6. Stem rather 



(986) slender hardly-winged hairy not hispid, leaves scarcely decur- 

 rent, flowers yellowish white, drooping in terminal forked cymes. 



[G. {Kibble banks.) 



IV.—BORAGO, 



BORA'GO OFFICINA'LIS. Borage. 6—7. Calyx 5-cleft, corolla | in. 



(987) diameter rotate its throat closed by 5 broad notched scales, stamens 5 

 inserted on the throat of the corolla, filaments stout, anthers linear 

 purplish-black exserted forming a cone, stem i — 2 ft. stout leafy 

 branched, leaves ovate waved, flowers bright blue in few-flowered 

 terminal cymes. Waste ground. Fig. p. 102. 



