594 SCROPHULAEIACE^. (FIGWORT FAMILY.) 



* Perennials. 



t Racemes axillary, usually opposite. 



\ One or loth valves of capsule se^iarating at length from placental 



column. 



1 V. Anagallis, 2 anagalloides, 3 Beccabunga. 



X X Valves adhering to 2^lacental column. Capsule usually margined. 



1 Capsule cuneate at dase, oUriangular or dbcordate. 



4 V. multifida, 5 Orientalis, 6 Aleppica, 7 cinerea, 8 Chamae- 

 drys. 



IF "ir Capsule rounded at lase. 



9 V. stenobotrys. 



1 1 Racemes terminal. Valves adherent to placental column. 



10 V. cespitosa, 11 bombycina. 



* * Annuals. Flowers terminal or axillary. Valves coherent to placenta. 



t Seeds plano-convex, moi^e or less umbilicate at inner face. 



X Pedicel shorter than calyx or little longer. Biloied capsule sTiorter than 



calyx. 



12 V. arvensis, 13 viscosa. 



X X Pedicel much longer than calyx. Capsule as long as calyx m' longer. 



14 V. acinifolia, 15 conferta, 16 Reuteriana, 17 Syriaca. 



1 1 Seeds loat-shaped. 



X Floiril leaves, or at least the \ipper, h'act-UJce. Erect or diffuse plants. 



18 V. tripbyllos, 19 biloba, 20 campylopoda. 



X X Floral leaves resenibling the others. Bi-ff'use, prostrate plants. 



21 V.Buxbaumii, 22 didyma, 23 Cymbalaria, 24 hedersefolia. 



1. V. Anagallis, L. 2|! .1 to .8, glabrous or sparingly gland- 

 ular above ; stems fistulous. Leaves sessile, ovate to lanceolate and ob- 

 long, serrate and entire. Racemes panicled ; bracts linear, longer 

 than ascending pedicels ; calyx-lobes unequal, elliptical ; corolla 

 white, 2, little longer than calj^x — May to September — Wet places-; 

 common throughout. 



2. v. anagalloMeg, Guss. % .3 to .4, glabrous or puber- 

 ulent ; stems fistulous. Leaves sessile, lanceolate-linear, entire or spar- 

 ingly denticulate. Racemes panicled ; bracts linear, longer than as- 

 cending pedicels ; calyx-lobes unequal, elliptical ; corolla white, not 

 longer than calyx — Wet places ; less common than last, of which it 

 should be considered a variety. 



3. V. Beccabunga, L, If ,25 to .3, glabrous or glandular- 

 puberulent above ; stems fistulous. Leaves rather fleshy, petioled, dh- 

 long-elUptical, obtusely crenate-serrate. Pedicels ascending, much 

 longer than bracts ; calyx-lobes ovate-lanceolate, shorter than pedicels, 

 and Hue corolla ; capsule nearly orbicular, somewhat retuse, a little 

 longer than style — Summer — Wet places. 



