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2. P. officinalis (Common Lungwort).- -Leaves 

 broader than in the last, and curiously spotted 

 with white ; root-leaves stalked ; stem-leaves sessile ; 

 flowers purple. Woods and thickets, rare. Often 

 an escape from gardens, but said to be only truly 

 wild in Hampshire and Dorsetshire. Fl. April, 

 May. Perennial. 



3. Lithospermum (Gromwell) 



1. L. officinale (Common Gromwell, or Grey Millet). 

 Distinguished by its erect stems, 2-3 feet high, 

 much branched towards the summit, which gener- 

 ally grow 5 or 6 from the same root ; oblong leaves 

 tapering to a point, bristly above, hairy beneath ; 

 by its small yellowish white flowers ; and, above 

 all, by its hard, white, highly polished seeds. Dry, 

 stony, and bushy places, not unfrequent. Fl. June, 

 July. Perennial. 



2. L. arvense (Corn Gromwell). Stem branched; 

 leaves narrow, tapering, hairy ; nuts wrinkled ; 

 stem about a foot high, branched from the lower 

 part, and having rather small white flowers, the calyx 



of which lengthens when in fruit, and contains 3 or 4 brown wrinkled 

 seeds. Cornfields, common. Fl. May to July. Annual. 



3. L. fiurpuro-coeriileum (Purple Gromwell). A rare species, dis- 

 tinguished by its prostrate barren stems, from which arise erect 

 flowering stems, bearing rather large purple- 

 blue flowers. Shady places on chalky or 

 limestone soils, in Wales and the south of 

 England. Fl. May to July. Perennial. 



4. Mertensia {Smooth Gromwell) 



1. M. maritima (Seaside Smooth Grom- 

 well). The only species. A singular plant, 

 the leaves of which are fleshy and covered 

 with a glaucous bloom ; they are destitute 

 of bristles, but are sprinkled with hard dots, 

 which are very evident in dried specimens ; 

 the flowers are purplish blue, and the plant 

 when fresh is said to have the flavour of 

 oysters. Sea-shores of North Wales, Scot- 

 land, and Ireland. Fl. May, June. Per- 

 ennial. 



pulmonaria 



Officinalis 

 (Common 

 Lungwort) 



Lithospe 

 Officinale 

 Gromw 



RMUM 



(Common 



