270 SCROPHULARINE^. [VKHONK-A. 



Sepals ovate-oblong, acute. Corolla J in. diam., white or pinkish. ' 



in. diam., broader than long, deeply 2-lobed, margins ciliate. DlSTBIB, 



Europe (Arctic), N. Africa, Siberia, W. Asia, N. America. 



SECTION 4. Beccabun'ga. Perennial. Leaves opposite, serrate, Racemes 

 axillary, opposite, many-flowered. Capsule flat, loculicidal ; valves 2-lid, 

 falling away from the seed-bearing axis. 



13. V. Beccabtm'ga, L. ; procumbent, glabrous, succulent, leaves 

 petioled oblong obtuse serrate, capsule orbicular notched. Brooklime. 

 Margins of brooks, ditches, &c..; ascends to near 2,800 ft. in the E. Highlands ; 



fl. May-Sept. Stem hollow, rooting below ; branches 1-2 ft., spreading. 

 Leaves 1-2 in., sometimes obovate. Racemes 2-4 in. ; bracts narrow, usually 

 shorter than the pedicels. Sepals small, ovate -oblong, subacute, glabrous. 

 Corolla $ in. diam., bright blue or pink. Style moderate. Capsule turgid, 

 a little exceeding the sepals. Seeds minute, plano-convex. DISTRIB. Europe, 

 N. Africa, N. Asia, W. Asia to the Himalaya, N. Africa to Abyssinia. A 

 reputed antiscorbutic. 



14. V. Anagal'lis, L. ; erect, glabrous, stout, succulent, leaves sessile 

 i-amplexicaul ovate- or oblong-lanceolate serrate, capsule orbicular notched. 

 Watery places, rarer in the north; fl. July- Aug. Stem 1-3 ft., simple or 



sparingly branched. Leaves 2-5 in., subacute, sometimes auricled at the 

 base, teeth small. Racemes ascending, 4-10 in., elongating in fruit ; bracts 

 lanceolate, about equalling the pedicels. Sepals ovate-lanceolate, sulm-nte, 

 glabrous or glandular. Corolla - in. diam., pale lilac or white. St : it> 

 moderate. Capsule shorter than sepals, rather turgid. Seeds as in 1". !'<- 

 cabunga. DISTRIB. Europe, N. Africa, Siberia, Dahuria, W. Asia to the 

 Himalaya, N. America. 



SECTION 5. Pseudo-Lysima'chia. Perennial. Leaves opposite or 

 whorled. Raceme terminal. Corolla-tube cylindric. Capsule slightly 

 compressed ; valves adhering to the axis. Seeds plano-convex. 



15. V. spica'ta, L. ; pubescent, leaves oblong, spike dense. 



Chalky pastures in Cambridge and Suffolk, and limestone rocks in the W. of 

 England and Wales; fl. July- Aug. Rootstock creeping. Stem 6-18 in., 

 stout, erect from a decumbent base, leafy. Leaves 1-1 in., coriaceous, 

 sessile or petioled ; lower ovate, obtuse, narrowed below, crenate-serrate. 

 Spike l-3 in. ; bracts ovate-lanceolate, exceeding the obtuse ciliate sepals. 

 Corolla ^ in. diam., bright blue, tube as long as broad, throat bearded ; 

 lobes narrow, acute. Stamens very long ; anthers large, purple. Style long. 

 Capsule equalling the sepals, ovoid, pubescent. DISTRIB. Europe,' Siberia. 



VAR. 1, spica'ta proper ; leaves subsessile narrow-oblong or oblong-lanceolate 

 serrated above the middle. Eastern counties. VAR. 2, hyb'rida, L. (sp.) ; 

 larger, stouter, leaves petioled broader, serrate throughout. Western 

 counties from Westmoreland to Bristol. t 



9. BARTSIA, L. 



Erect herbs, parasitic on roots. Leaves opposite or upper alternate, 

 crenate or serrate. Flowers in bracteate spikes ; bracts leafy. Calyx 

 tubular or canvpanulate, 4-fid. Corolla tubular, 2-lipped ; upper lip 

 arched, entire or notched, its sides not reflexed ; lower as long or shorter, 

 3-fid at the tip. Stamens 4, didynamous, hidden by the upper lip ; anther- 



