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ORDER LXV. I.or.KI.IACEJB LOBELIA-FAMILY. OKI'KU l.\\ II. I l:h ' \< i:.l-:- 11K.VI ll-l- AM1I.Y. 



sUfhUy dentate, the teeth tipped with week spines, cordate and clasping at 

 bate, with acute auricles; heads rather few, paniculate, yellow; peduncles 

 downy ; involucre downy when young. A weed-like plant, 23 ft. high, com- 

 mon In waste places, In the neighborhood of the sea-coast. I 



2. 8. dsper. Sough Sote-Thistii. 



Stem branching above; leaves clasping, cordate at base, with rounded 

 auricles, oblong-lanceolate, undulmtc or slightly rondnate, toothed and splnose; 

 peduncles and summit of the branches clothed with stiff glandular bain; 

 beads small, yellow. A more rigid and spiny plant than the last Common in 

 waste places. Stem 3 t ft. high. Aug.-Stp. 



ORDER LXV. Lobeliaceae. Lobelia-f 



1. LOBELIA. 



Calyx 5-cleft, with a short tube. Corolla tubular, irregular, 

 deeply'eleft on the upper side ; limb somewhat 2-lippcd ; upper 

 lip nearly erect, 2-cleft; lower lip spreading, S-cleft. Capsule 

 2-cclled, opening at summit Seeds minute, many. Per. except 

 No. 2. 



1 L. cardinalis. Cardinal Flower. 



(tern erect, simple ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, or acuminate, serrate ; 

 flowers deep scarlet, large. In a long, terminal aecund, bracted raceme ; bracts 

 linear, leafllke ; pedicels short; corolla much longer than the calyx. A splendid 

 plant, common in low grounds, distinguished by its large, brilliant flowers 

 which are sometimes white. Stem 83 ft. high. Jul>jSrp. 



2. L. inflata. Indian Tobacco. 



Stem erect, brandling, pubescent; leaves sessile, ovate-lanceolate, serrate, 

 pubescent ; flowers small, pale blue, axillary, pedicellate, in leafy spikes ; bracts 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, longer than the pedicels ; calyx-teeth as long as 

 the corolla; capsule inflated. A common plant, 12 ft. high, possessing very 

 Active properties, which render It a powerful medicine and a virulent poison 

 Fields and pastures. July Sept. An. or Bim. 



3. L. Dortmanna. Water Lobelia. 



Smooth ; scape simple, naked ; leaves radical, linear, terete, fleshy, obtuse, 

 In a tuft at the base of the scape ; flowers pale blue, remote, nodding, forming 

 a terminal raceme ; bracts ovate, much shorter than the pedicels. A curious 

 species, growing In ponds, with a tuft of leaves at bottom, and a few remote 

 flowers just nut of water. Not uncommon. July. 



4. L. spicata. Slender Lobelia. 



Slightly pubescent ; stem erect, simple, slender ; radical leaves oblong, or 

 spatnlate ; canllne oblong-lanceolate or lanceolate ; all but the uppermost den- 

 tate; flowers small, pale bine, In long, splcate racemes; bracts narrow-linear 

 nearly as long as the pedicels; calyx -teeth as long as the- corolla, subulate. A 

 slender species, 12 ft. nigh. Common In fields. July Aug. 



common In meadows and low grounds, where It supports . Ifelf upon olbet 

 plants, by means of Its prickly stem and leaves. June Aug. An. 



3. C. Amcric:in:i. Ann riatn Jtcll-fli 



Stem erect, vlrgate, nearly simple ; leaves ovate -lanceolate, tapering at both 

 nds, serrate, slightly hairy, with dilate petioles ; the lowest sometimes . 

 flowers huge, blue, nearly rotif '1, axillary, sessile, solitary, or seve- 



ral together ; calyx-teeth subulate, shorter than the corolla. An elegant specks, 

 I ft. high, native In N. Y. and Penn. Not uncommon in cultivation. July 

 Aug. 



4. C. glomerata. Clustered Bell-Jim 



Stem angular, smooth, simple ; U-avps oblong-lanceolate, cordate at bass, ses- 

 sile, rongh; lowest petlolate; flowers large, mostly deep blue, aggregated in 

 a dense cluster; corolla almost funnel-form, mice as long as the acuminate 

 calyx-tectli. A handsome species, frequent in gardens, where there are many 

 varieties. Stem 4 t ft hbrh. Per. 



5. C. ini'dium. Canterbury JSJl. 



Stem erect, simple, hispid ; leaves lanceolate, obtusely serrate, soasilo, 

 veins at base ; flowers very larp-, broad at base, with a reflcxed limb, deep blur, 

 erect A handsome species, common in g:i: I:UTO are ninny varie- 



tal, with roil, purple, or white, sometimes double flowers, Bicn. 



S. SPECULARIA. 



Calyx 5-lobcd. Corolla rotate, 0-lobed. Staim-ns with ; 

 filaments, short or than the anthers. Stylo hairy, iin-hi.lol. 

 mas 3. Capsule prismatic, 8-ccllcd, opening by 3 lateral ' 

 An. 



1. S. perfoliata. Clasping Bell-flu i>- 

 Stem erect, simple, somewhat pubescent ; leaves nearly orbicular, 



and cordate at base, crenate ; flowers sessile, axillary, solitary, or 8 i 

 deep blue; the upper ones only opening; corolla with spreading segments; 

 calyx-segments acute, lanceolate. An erect plant, 8' 18' high, well marked hy 

 its clasping, roundish leaves, and deep bluo flowers. Common In dry sandy 

 fields. June July. 



2. S. speculum. Venus' Loohvkg-gltut. 



Stem diffuse, very branching ; leaves oblong, i rs solitary. A 



pretty s|>eclea, sometimes cultivated in gardens, named from the form of the 

 blue corolla, which bears some resemblance to a concave mirror. Aug. 



OBDER LXVI. Canipanuliiceae. Bettflower- 

 fam.il/ij. 



\. CAMPANULA. 

 Calyx 6-cleft. Corolla mostly campanulato, 5-lobcd. Stamens 

 6, broad st base. Stigmas 3 6. Capsule 8 5-cell<-<l. 

 laterally by pore*. 



1. C. rotundifolia. Hairbctt. 



Stem slender, branching, weak;radleal leaves ovate, or roundish, cordate, ere 

 nate, on long petiole*, soon withering and disappearing; caullne narrow-lim r 

 entire, smooth ; flowers bright bine, nodding ; corolla twice as long as the subulate 

 calyx-teeth. A very delicate and elegant plant, about a foot high, growing on 

 the rocky banks of streams, most common In Northern N. Eng. and N. York. 

 The root-leaves wither just before flowering, and hence are rarely observed 

 July-fi'pt. Per. 



2. C. aparinuides. Prickly Bell-flower. 



Stem slander, weak, branching, g-angled, the angle* rough backwards ; leaves 



mm ' *-*-. denticulate, rough backwards on the margin and veins; flow 



an email, nearly white, solitary, on slender, diverging peduncles; corollnram 

 nucli longer than the triangular cmlyx-toelli. A very ricndrr plant 



ORDER LX "VTL Ericacea?. Hc< itJi-1\nn ////. 



SYNOPSIS OF THE GEXKRA. 



SUBOBDEB I. Vaccinia). 



Calyx-teeth adherent to the ovary. Corolla monopetaloiis. r'rult a berry. 

 Shrubs or evergreen, more or less woody plants. 



1. (lATtOBSACl*. Ovaries 8 in-colled, 8 10-ovuled. Anthers awnless. 



-'. VA..IMI x. Ovaries 4 -collcd, or 8 10-ccllod, by false partitions 

 many-ovulod. Anthers often awned. 



SUBOBDEB II. Kri< 



Calyx-tube free from the ovary. Corolla usually monop, >tnloii, rarely with 

 distinct petals. Shrubs or small trees, rarely merely woody at base. 



8. AacrosTApnvLOO. Corolla urceolatc. Fruit a Speeded drupe. Trailing 

 shrubs. 



4. GAm-intniA. Corolla ovold-cyllndrlc. Frolt 5-celled, 6-valved, Included 

 In the fleshy thickened calyx-lobes. Stem woody, trallinc. " iili erert tiniiu'lm 



&.Krra.cA. Corolla salvcr-form, hairy within. Capsule S-celled, 5-valved. 

 Stem tralllni;. somewhat w,> 



6, ANIO-..IMI i'\. Coi.il!:i io, Antln-rs opening by terminal 



... ,!i-!ni'-t. l':i|>M;]e U-eellw, 8-valved. Phnilw. 

 ^ l:n.iMin.iiDo. I'.irMllafiiTini'l-fonii, with 8 somewhat irnvular lobes. 



i|ale6^celleil, f.-Mil>.-.l. M.rul.s 



" K\ivi\ c-r-.-lla somewhat campanula!, 1 , wiih KM i tlie In* 



ajt*, in which the 10 anthers are lodged In the, bud. Evergreen shrubs. 



SUBOBDEB III. I'yrolcfe. 



Calyx free from the ovary. Petals nearly or quite distinct Evergreen, her- 

 baceous plants. 



10. Pviii'H. Vl.'wersracemed. Style lonp. usually drollncd. Vslvesof 



I lowers In corymbs or umbels. Stylo very short, with 

 broad, roundish Mlgma, Valves of the capsule smooth on the edges. 



IV. Monotrfip) :. . 



Calyx free from the ovary. Petals usually, nearly, or . 

 herbs, destllut. t ' 



