178 ORDER IA XIV. I.KNTiniT.ACE.S BLADPERWORT-FAM. ORDEBLXXVin.8CBOPnTJLABIACT.JE FIGWORT-FAM. 



Ing heath*, very branching, forming a larfe, flit-topped, compound corymb, of 

 mall, pale-blue flowers, which are (Malic In Mcmd spikes upon the branehlcta. 

 A rather pretty plant, common In salt marshes, with a scape about a foot high. 

 Boot large and woody, Tory astringent Aug. Oct. 



ORDER LXXIV. Lentibulacea?. Bla<l<l / - 

 wort-family. 



I. UTBICULAEIA. 



Calyx 2-partcJ, with nearly equal lips. Corolla irregularly 

 2-lipi>f.I. I'f-rsonate; the lower lip projecting, and sometimes 

 closing the throat Aquatic*. 



1. U. inflrita. Wltorled Bladderwort. 



Upper leaves floating In a whorl of 6 or 6, which arc Inflated Into oblong 

 bladders, bat dissected at apex Into capillary segments ; lower leaves submerged, 

 rery finely dbeeeted Into capillary segments, and bearing many little bladders; 

 scape projecting above the water, 4 8-flowcred ; flowers large, yellow, very 

 Irregular, sparred ; spur a)x>ut as long as the corolla, strlate, emarglnato ; upper 

 Up of tbe corolla broad-ovate, entire ; lower 8-lobcd. A curious aquatic, with 

 Irregular, handrame, yellow flowers, and finely dissected leaves. Bather com- 

 mon In ponds. July Aug. Per. 



2. U. vulp.iris Common Bladderwort. 



Leaves all submerged, crowded, dissected Into very numerous, capillary seg- 

 ments, furnished with little bladders ; flowers 512, pedicellate, yellow, very 

 showy, alternate; lower lip nearly as long as the nppcr one, \vlth a projecting 

 palate striped with brown, which closes the throat ; spur conical, obtuse, much 

 shorter than the corolla. A showy aquatic, very common In ponds and stag- 

 nant pools. Scape 4' t" above the water. June Aug. Par. 



3. U. cornrtta. Horned Bladder wort. 



Leafless; soape rooting snd scaly at base, 8 7-flowcrcd ; flowers large, close 

 together, deep yellow ; pedicels very short ; lower lip of the corolla larger than 

 the obovate upper one, broad, projecting at the centre, and deflexed at the 

 edges, emargtnate ; spar subulate, acute, rigid, inclined downwards, as long as 

 tbe corolla, or longer. Not uncommon in damp, peaty soils, or sandy swamps. 

 Scape S'12'-higu. Jain July. 



ORDKU LXXV. Orobanckaceae. Beechr 

 drops-family. 



L EPIPHEGU8. 



Flowers racemose or spicate on the branches ; upper ones bar- 

 ren, with n long, tubular, recurved corolla, and long filaments 

 and style ; lower ones fertile, with a very short corolla, which 

 rarely opens, and with very short stamens and style. Stigma 

 capitate, somewhat 2-lobed. Capsule 2-valrcd at apex. Per. 



1. E. Virginiina. Beechdrops. 



Stem leafless, branching, angular, purplish-brown ; branches slender, vlr- 

 gate; flowers alternate, remote, extending tbe whole length of tbe branches; 

 corolla of tbe upper flowers of a whitish color mingled with purple, 4-tootlied ; 

 upper lip bmader than the lower one, emargtnate; root a round, scaly ball, 

 covered with short, stis; projecting fibres. A parasitic plant, attaching Itself to 

 tbe roots of the Beech and other trees. Stem 8> 12' high, furnished with a few 

 scales Instead of leaves. Woods. Auf.Sept. 



2. AFIlfLLON. 



Flowers perfect, solitary, bractless. Calyx 6-clcft, regular. 

 Corolla subbilabiate, with a long, curved tube, and a spreading 

 border; upper lip 2-cleft; lower lip 3-clcft; stamens inrln.l. .'. 

 Stigma 2-cleft, Capsule ovoid, acute, 2-vnlv. <1. ninny-seeded. 

 Per. 



1 . A. un ifl iiruin. One-flowered Broomrape. 



Beapes 1- flowered, naked, often clustered ; flowers yellowish-white, tinged 

 and bordered with purple, with 2 tufts of yellow down In the throat. A hairy, 

 leafless plant, with a short, often subterranean sUro, sending up one or more 

 terete, simple scapes, V-V high. Woods and thicket*. Common. Hay 



ORDER LAX VI. //*/- 



fa/mily. 



1. TECOMA. 



Calyx caiiipnnulate, fi-toothed. Corolla funnel-form, .. 

 :it (lio throftt, with a 5-lobed limb, somewhat bilabial 

 4, didynamoug. Capsule long and narrow, 2-<'<-llid, u-valved. 

 Seeds winged. Climbing shrubs. 



\. T. r&dicans. Trumpii 



Stem woody, climbing by means of rootlets; leaves pinnate ; leaflets 511, 

 ovate, acuminate, dentate, somewhat pnbcrulent beneath flowers corymbed 

 corolla large, S' 3' long, orange and scarlet, very showy; stamens Inclu 

 splendid climber, native In Penn. and southward ; often cultivated. July Aug. 



2. CATALPA. 



Calyx 2-lipped. Corolla campanula!^; tul>o inflnti-d; litnl 

 irregular, undulate, 4 5-cleft. Stamens 5, 2 only u-unlly li:i\- 

 anthers. Stigma 2-ltppcd. Capsule long and slender, -j .-. !!. 1. 



1. C. bignonioides. Catalpn. 



Leaves cordate, or ovate-cordate, acuminate, entire, opposite, or In threes, 

 petiolate, downy beneath ; flowers In compound panicles, white, tinged and 

 spotted with purple and yellow, large and showy ; calyx teeth mucronate ; cap 

 sule cyllndrlc, pendent, 0' 12' long. A noble tree, common In cultivation. 

 June July. 



OIIDER LXXVIII. Scrophulariaccir. 

 Figwort-famil;/. 



SYNOPSIS OF THE GENERA. 



SCBOKDER I. Antirrhiniiloa 1 . 



Upper lip, or upper lobes of the corolla Inclosing the lobes c f Die lower Ms 

 In tlio bud. 



I'pprr IcavcB allrmiitr. 



1. VxRBAiKtTV. Corolla nearly regular, with 5 slightly unequal t. 

 anens fi, perfect 



2. Lralxu. 1 'orolls personsto ; tube Inflated, spurred behind. 



8. ANTIRRHINUM. Corolla personate ; tube gibbous, not spurred behind. 



**l.eave all oppoviir. 



4 SOIOPBDLAJUA. Corolla tube subglobose ; limb bilabiate. Upper lip with 

 1 t-Tvrt lobes; lower lips spreading. 



.'). Oir.Lo.xE. Corolla tubular, Inflated, bilabiate. Anthers woolly. Seed! 



6. MiMCLi-s. Corolls rln^cn t Lower lip with a prominent palate. 

 stamens 4. 



7. OEAtioLA. Corolla bilabiate. Fertile stamens 2. Sterile filaments 2. 

 simple Included, sometimes wanting. 



8. iLTsixrires. Corolla bilabiate. Fertile stamens 2. Sterile filaments 2, 

 forked. Inserted In the throat of the corolla. 



IIDEI: II. Rhirmnthidete. 



Lower lip, or lower lobes of the corolla covering the upper ones In i 

 Corolla with *prradlnp; nrnrly equal lobr*. 



9. DIGITALIS. Corolla tubnlar-eampannhue, ventrioose. Leaves altcrnsto. 



10. VKRONICA. CorolU 4-parted. Stamens 2. 



11. OxalaoiA. Corolla tubalar, swelling above, with 5 more or lees unequal 



lobes. Stamens 4. 



Corolla bilabiate. 



12. CASTII.I.LJA. Flowers Inclosed In colored bracts. Lower lip of the co. 



r-ii t \ i r> -liirrL 



IS. riDin-LARis. Flowers In dense spikes. Calyx tubular, 2-.V 



. . 



Lower Up of the corolla rprce/lln;. 



4. Mr.i.*MHT|-M. Calyx eompsnulste, with 4 mucronate t lli 



14. 



. .. 

 lip of the corolla shorter than the lower lip. 



1. VKKIlASCOM. 



Calyx 5-partcd. Corolla rotate, with 5 nearly equal lobes. 

 Stamens S, all perfect, dcclinate. Capsule globose or ovoid, innny- 

 seeded. An. 



1. V. ThApsus. 

 Phuit densely woolly tlironghont; stem tall, rigidly erect, usually 

 leaves deeorrent, oblong, acute; flowers yellow, In a long, dense, terminal, 

 cylindrical spike; two lower stamens usually beardless. A very con': 

 plant, 47 ft. high, found every where In neglected fields, and along road-sides 

 Introduced. June Aug. 



