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BORAGINACE^E. 



vated for the sake of its ornamental leaves, which are 

 curiously spotted with white, and for its purple flowers. 

 FL May. Perennial. 



* P. angustifolia has narrower leaves than the last, 

 and is a taller plant ; it occurs in Hampshire and the 

 Isle of Wight, but is far from common. 



LITHOSPERMUM OFFICINAL^ 



(Common Gromwell, or Grey Millet). 



3. LITHOSPERMUM (Gromwell). 



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

 Stem erect, much branched towards the summit ; leaves 

 oblong, tapering to a point, bristly above, hairy beneath ; 

 nuts polished. Dry, bushy, and stony places ; not 



