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Family 2. CAMPANULACEJE. 



Calyx superior, 5-cleft. Stamens 5, alter- 

 nating with the divisions of the gamapetalous 

 corolla, and inserted between the corolla and 

 the ovary. Anthers introrse, filaments flattened. 

 Ovary 2-5 celled; cells oo-ovulate. Placentae 

 central. Style 1. Stigmas 2-5. Fruit capsular. 

 Leaves alternate. Lactescent herbs. 



1, Githopsis Nutt. 



Calyx tube clavate, 10-costate; with 

 5 narrow, persistent lobes. Corolla com- 

 panulate, 5-lobed. Filaments 5, membran- 

 aceous. Ovary 3-celled. Stigmas 3. Cap- 

 sule clavate, 10-costate, enclosed by the calyx, 

 opening by a round hole at the apex. Seeds 

 oo. . Dwarfish. 



1. G. SPECULARIOIDES Nntt. Flowers blue. 

 Marin County. Contra Costa. San Francisco. 

 Spring. 



2. Specular ia Heister. VENUS 's LOOKING-GLASS. 



Calyx-tube elongated. Lobes narrow. Co- 

 rolla rotate, 5-lobed. Filaments membrana- 

 ceous. Capsule elongated, opening by parie- 

 tal valves near the apex. Seeds GO. 0. Flow- 

 ers blue. 



1. S. BIFLOBA Gray. Marin County. Contra 

 Costa. Spring, 



