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LABIATE. LV1II. SCUTELLARIA. 



45 S. RIVULA'RIS (Wall. pi. rar. asiat. 2. p. 66. Benth. lab. 

 p. 438.) quite glabrous ; stem procumbent at the base ; branches 

 ascending, almost simple ; lower leaves petiolate, ovate-roundish, 

 and the middle ones ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, crenated, dilated 

 and cordate at the base : superior and floral leaves smaller, nar- 

 rowed at the base; flowers opposite, secund, sub- racemose ; 

 calyxes and corollas glabrous, if . H. Native of Nipaul and 

 China, by sides of rivulets and rivers. S. peregrina, Roxb,. 

 hort. beng. p. 45. but not of Lin. S. barbata, D. Don. prod. fl. 

 nep. p. 109. S. squamulosa, Arth. Hamilt. mon. p. 35. Stems 

 rooting at the base. Lower cauline leaves an inch long, those of 

 the sterile branches hardly | an inch. Corolla 4 lines long, 

 blueish, hairy. 



Rivulet Skullcap. PI. -J- to 1 foot. 



46 S. RUMICIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 

 324.) quite glabrous ; stems humble, diffuse, branched ; lower 

 leaves petiolate, broad-ovate, hastately cordate at the base : mid- 

 dle ones lanceolate, acute, hastate at the base : upper and floral 

 leaves nearly sessile, lanceolate, or linear, rounded or narrowed 

 at the base; flowers minute, opposite, secund. If. F. Native 

 of Mexico, at the Hacianda de la Llaguna; Santa Fe de Bogota ; 

 Montevideo ; Brazil, at Rio Pardo, in the province of Rio Grande 

 do Sul ; Mendoza, Valparaiso, and Buenos Ayres. Herb small, 

 much branched, and rooting at the base. Leaves of sterile 

 branches, often shaped like those of Ritmex acelocella. Lower 

 cauline leaves \ an inch long : upper 3 lines long. Corolla 

 hardly 3 lines long, downy outside. Genitals a little exserted. 



Sorrel-leaved Skullcap. PI. -| to 1 foot. 



47 S. MI'NOR (Lin. spec. p. 835.) plant humble, glabrous ; 

 leaves on short petioles : lower ones broad-ovate : middle ones 

 ovate-lanceolate, cordate at the base, sub-hastate : upper and 

 floral leaves lanceolate, rounded at the base, all obtuse ; flowers 

 small, axillary, opposite, secund ; corolla almost glabrous, with 

 the throat hardly dilated. Tf. H. Native of Europe and Sibe- 

 ria ; plentiful in Britain in moist places, as by the sides of rivulets, 

 rivers, canals, ponds, &c. Smith, engl. bot. t. 524. Hook, fl. 

 loud. vol. 2. icone. Curt. fl. lond. 4. t. 43. S. breviflora, Turcz. 

 mss. Mor. hist. sect. 11. t. 20. f. 8. Leaves like that of S. 

 galericulata, but the plant is of lower stature. Leaves a little 

 toothed or entire. Corolla 3 lines long, red. 



Smaller Skullcap. Fl. July, Aug. Britain. PI. | to | foot. 



48 S. HAVANE'NSIS (Jacq. obs. 2. p. 5. t. 29.) stem branched, 

 procumbently erect ; leaves cordate-ovate, obtuse, crenated, 

 nearly glabrous ; flowers axillary ; both lips of corolla trifid. 

 I/. G. Native of Cuba, among rocks; near Havana, by the 

 sea-side. Jacq. amer. pict. 85. t. 165. Leaves hardly ^ an inch 

 long. Corolla nearly an inch long, blue. 



Havana Skullcap. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1793. PI. proc. 



49 S. MICROPHY'LLA (Moc. et Sesse, ex Benth. lab. p. 439.) 

 pubescent ; stem diffuse, humble, branched ; leaves petiolate : 

 lower ones roundish, sinuately crenated : superior leaves ovate : 

 uppermost ones almost quite entire, narrowed at both ends ; 

 flowers small, axillary, opposite, secund ; pedicels longer than 

 the calyxes. %. F. Native of New Spain. Very nearly allied 

 to S. humilis, but villous. Corollas size of those of S. minor. 



Small-leaved Skullcap. PI. humble. 



50 S. HU'MILIS (R. Br. prod. p. 507.) plant strigosely pubes- 

 cent; stem humble ; leaves on short petioles: lower ones rounded, 

 deeply crenated : upper ones ovate, roundly dilated, sub-has- 

 tately lobed, all cordate at the base : upper floral leaves hardly 

 exceeding the calyxes ; flowers small, axillary, opposite, secund. 

 Tf. . F. Native of New South Wales, about Port Jackson ; and 

 of Van Diemen's Land. Leaves hardly 3-4 lines long. Co- 

 rolla twice as long as the calyx. Genitals a little exserted. 



Humble Skullcap. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. PI. | foot. 



51 S. PA'RVULA (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 12.) stem hum- 

 ble, divaricate, branched, pubescent ; lower leaves on short pe- 

 tioles, ovate-roundish : middle, superior, and floral leaves sessile, 

 ovate, or ovate-lanceolate, all obtuse, quite entire, rarely toothed, 

 subcordate at the base ; flowers small, axillary, opposite, secund ; 

 corolla nearly glabrous, with a scarcely dilated throat, hardly 

 twice as long as the calyx. If . H. Native of Canada, on the 

 banks of rivers, and in other humid places, Virginia, banks of 

 Missouri ; at Lexington in Kentucky ; Texas, at Rio Brazos. 

 Hook. exot. fl. 2. t. 106. S. ambigua, Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 

 37. Herb densely leafy, more or less pubescent. Leaves small. 

 Corollas small pale blue. Genitals a little exserted. 



Small Skullcap. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1822. PI. i foot. 



52 S. RESINOSA (Torrey, in ann. lye. 2. p. 232.) clothed with 

 minute glandular pubescence ; stem humble, erect, much 

 branched ; leaves scarcely petiolate, broad-ovate, obtuse, quite 

 entire, rounded at the base : floral leaves similar to the rest ; 

 flowers axillary, opposite, secund ; corolla villous, more than 4 

 times as long as the calyx. If.. H. Native of North America, 

 at the river Canadian, among the Rocky Mountains. Habit of S. 

 pdrvula, but more stiff and more branched. Leaves 4-5 lines 

 long. Corolla blue, size of those of S. galericulata, villous. 



Resinous Skullcap. PI. 1 foot. 



53 S. ANTIRRHINOI'DES (Benth. lab. p. 440.) stern diffuse, 

 branched, glabrous ; leaves on short petioles, ovate, obtuse, 

 quite entire, narrowed at the base, thickish, glabrous or finely 

 pubescent ; floral leaves similar to the rest : upper ones sterile ; 

 flowers axillary, opposite, secund ; calyxes shorter than the 

 pedicels. If. . H. Native of North-west America, near Fort 

 Vancouver, on the Columbia river. Habit of Antirrhinum sem- 

 pervlrens. Leaves ^ an inch long. Flowers similar to those of 

 S. angustifulia. 



Snap-Dragon-like Skull-cap. PI. diffuse. 



54 S. NERVOSA (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 412.) stem almost 

 simple, glabrous ; lower leaves petiolate, rounded : middle ones 

 sessile, broad-ovate, dentately crenated, cordate at the base : 

 upper floral leaves ovate-lanceolate, quite entire, all glabrous or 

 rather hispid above, with scabrous margins ; flowers small, axil- 

 lary, opposite, secund ; corollas almost glabrous, twice or thrice 

 longer than the calyxes. If. H. Native of North America, 

 among bushes on the banks of the rivers Schuylkill, Susque- 

 hanna, Missouri, and Ohio. Herb slender, pale green. Largest 

 leaves 10-12 lines long. Corollas full a little larger than those 

 of S. pdrvula or S. minor, blue. 



Nerved-leaved Skullcap. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1826. PI. -| 

 to 1 foot. 



55 S. DRUMMONDI (Benth. lab. p. 441.) stems ascending, a 

 little branched, villous ; leaves petiolate, ovate, obtuse, crenated, 

 cuneated at the base : floral leaves more entire, smaller, all vil- 

 lous on both surfaces ; flowers small, axillary, opposite, secund ; 

 corolla villous, scarcely thrice as long as the calyx. If. . F. Na- 

 tive of Texas, at Rio Brazos. Leaves an inch long. Corolla 

 3-4 lines long, blue. 



Drummond's Skullcap. PI. \ foot. 



56 S. MOLLIS (R. Br. prod. p. 507.) stem nearly simple, pu- 

 bescent ; leaves petiolate, ovate-roundish, obtuse, coarsely cre- 

 nated, broadly cordate at the base : upper and floral leaves ovate- 

 lanceolate, acute, all clothed with soft villi on both surfaces ; 

 flowers opposite, secund, axillary, or the upper ones are sub- 

 racemose ; corolla twice as long as the calyx, which is shorter 

 than the pedicels. If. . H. Native of New Holland. Stem a 

 little branched. Corolla 3-4 lines long. 



Soft Skullcap. PI. 1 to 1^ foot. 



57 S. TUBEROSA (Benth. lab. p. 441.) stem humble, simple, 

 erect, villous ; leaves petiolate, broad-ovate, obtuse, coarsely 



