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4. Phacelia Juss. 



Calyx 5-parted, Sinuses naked. Lobes 

 equal. Corolla campanulate, deciduous. Ovary 

 incompletely 2-celled or 1-celled, with two pa- 

 rietal placentae. Number of ovules variable. 

 Stigma 2-cleft. Capsule incompletely 2-celled 

 or 1-celled, loculicidal. Inflorescence circi- 

 nate, cymose. 



1. P. CIRCINATA Jacq. Ovary contains four 

 ovules, inflorescence thyrsoid, circinate, with 

 very short pedicels; leaves entire, the lower- 

 most tapering into a petiole with one or two 

 pairs of leaflets; corolla blue or white. It. 

 Common. Summer. 



2. P. MALV2EFOLIA Cham. Ovary contains 

 four ovules ; circinate spikes solitary or gemi- 

 nate, not collected into a thyrsoid inflores- 

 cence; all leaves petiolate, cordate, lobed, den- 

 tate; corolla pale. -0. San Francisco. Sum- 

 mer. Leaves sting somewhat like nettles. 



3. P. HISPIDA Gray. Ovary contains four 

 ovules; inflorescence thyrsoid, circinate; flow- 

 ers with short pedicels; sepals very narrow, 

 much longer than the capsule; leaves about 5- 

 parted; corolla red. 0. Livermore. Spring. 



4. P. DISTANS Benth. Ovary contains four 

 ovules; inflorescence thyrsoid, circinate; flow- 

 ers sessile; sepals unequal and much longer 

 than the capsule; leaves finely and decom- 



