554 BORRAGINE^, (BORAGE FAMILY.) 



y. O. cserulescens, Boiss. 21 .15 to .3, grej, stellate-woolly 

 and bristly, scarcely strigulose. Radical and lower leaves oblong- 

 sjDathulate, petioled, upper cauline oblong, obtuse. Racemes capitate ; 

 calyx hispid, lobes linear, .015 to .018 long; corolla glabrous, .015 to 

 ,02 long, tchite, then bluish, one-fourth longer than calyx; nutlets .004 

 long, oblong-triangular, acute, smooth, glossy — April to July — Sub- 

 alpine and alpine Antilebanon. 



§. O. Rasheyamiiii, Boiss 1^ .15 to .2, ^9aZ6-^ree?i, strigulose. 

 Radical leaves oblong-spatliulate, petioled, cauline elliptical-linear, 

 sessile; floral leaves linear-lanceolate. Racemes capitate; calyx hispid, 

 lobes linear, acute, .015 long; corolla jsrzimose-t'eZye^, white, then bluish, 

 one-third longer than calyx; nutlets .004 long, oblong, tapering, 

 smooth, glossy — April and May — Antilebanon. Too near the last. 



9. O. Roii§§eBi, DC. 2^ .15 to .2, many-stemmed from base, 

 green, strigulose. Radical leaves oblong-spathulate, petioled, cau- 

 line oblong-linear. Racemes capitate, somewhat elongated in fruit, 

 calyx hirsute, lobes .01 long, linear; corolla velvety, cream-colored, 

 turning red, ttoiee as long as calyx, .02 long, .006 broad; nutlets .003 

 long, 3-angled, abruptly acute at apex, smooth, glossy — May and 

 June — Subalpiue Lebanon to Aleppo, Aintab, Marash, and north- 

 ward and eastward. 



10. O. A rill en II in, DC. If .15, hispidulous, canescent, many- 

 stemmed from base ; stems ascending, simple. Leaves .02 to .1 long, 

 oblong-linear, revolute-margined, the lower obtuse, the floral acute. 

 Racemes 2-3, terminal, capitate; calyx-lobes .01 to .015 long, linear- 

 lanceolate ; corolla fine-velvety, cream-colored, a little longer than 

 calyx to twice as long ; nutlets .002 long, triquetrous, abruptly acute 

 at tip, smooth, glossy — May to July— Aintab, and northward. 



11. O. §tellulatuiii, W. K. 71 .15 to .3, many-stemmed from 



base, scabrous with appressed and spreading bristles and stellate wool. 

 Radical leaves spathulate-oblong, cauline linear-oblong, flat or re- 

 volute-margined. Racemes capitate in flower, elongated in fruit; bracts 

 oblong-lanceolate; calyx .01 long in flower, .013 long in fruit, 'lobes 

 linear-lanceolate ; corolla white to yelloio, twice to thrice as long as calyx, 

 short-velvety or glabrous; anthers included; nutlets .003 long, abrupt- 

 ly acute at tip, smooth, glossy — May and June — Subalpine and alpine 

 Lebanon and Coelesyria to Marash, and northward. 



Var. g-enuiiiiiiii, Boiss. Green ; indument rather appressed. 



Var. pallidum, Boiss. Pale ; strigose ; corolla light-colored. 



Var. aiigustifolium, Boiss. Ashy ; indument appressed. 



Var. torevifolium, Boiss. Ashy or green; leaves .01 to .02 long. 



t t Biennials, .5 to .8 high. 



12. O. gigaiiteiim, Lam. (g) .5 to .8, stout, ashy with ap- 

 pressed bristles and stellate hairs; root long, fusiform. Leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate to lanceolate, the radical .15 long, petioled, the cauline 

 sessile. Panicle often .3 to .4 long, strigoSe; fruiting racemes elong- 

 ated, dense, one-sided; bracts ^Wa^ip-z^Zar-^w? ear, long-tai^ering ; pedicels 



