CL. V.] PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 117 



zontal valves. Filaments short; anthers roundish. Germens four, 

 depressed. Style awl-shaped, central, longish; stigma small, 

 notched. Seeds four, roundish, imperforate at the base, attached 

 to a central receptacle. Name from cyan, a dog, and glossa, a 

 tongue. 89. 



1. C. officindle. Common Hound' s-tongue. Stamens shorter than the 



corolla ; stem-leaves broadly lance-shaped, sessile, downy. Whole 



plant dull-green, downy and soft : stem two feet high : root-leaves large, 

 tapering at both ends: clusters terminal, panicled : corolla dull-crimson. 

 This plant is suspected of possessing narcotic properties: its smell is very 

 disagreeable, and greatly resembles that of mice. Biennial: flowers in 

 May and June : grows by road-sides and among rubbish : common. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. xxiii. pi. 1642. Eng. Ft. vol. i. p. 261. 298. 



2. C. sylvdticum. Green-leaved Hound' s-tongue. Stamens shorter 

 than the corolla ; leaves lance-shaped, the upper ones embracing the 



stem, smooth above, hairy beneath Whole plant bright-green : leaves 



covered on the back part with callous warts : flowers dull-blue. Bien- 

 nial : flowers in June : grows in shady lanes : rare. Essex, Kent, 

 Surrey, Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, Carse of Cowrie, &c. Ens;. Bot. 

 vol. xxiii. pi. 1643. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 261. " 299. 



5. PULMONA'RIA. LUNG-WORT. 



Calyx inferior, of one leaf, prismatic, five-cornered, with five 

 equal segments. Corolla of one petal, funnel-shaped ; tube cy- 

 lindrical, long; mouth naked and open. Filaments very short ; 

 anthers oval, erect. Germens four, roundish. Style thread-shaped, 

 short ; stigma small, notched. Seeds four, globular, hairy. 

 Named from puhnones, the lungs, the spotted leaves being sup- 

 posed to resemble those organs. 90. 



1. P. officindlis. Common Lung-wort. Leaves egg-shaped. Root 



fibrous : stems about a foot high, erect, leafy, hairv : leaves hairy, gene- 

 rally speckled with white on the upper side, the lower on long bordered 

 stalks, the upper sessile : flowers violet-blue. Perennial : flowers in 

 May : grows in woods and shady lanes : rare. Eng. Bot. vol. ii. pi. 

 118. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 262. 300. 



2. P. angustifolia, Karrow-leai ed Lung-u-ort. Leaves lanced-shaped. 



Taller than the former, and differing chiefly in the form of the leaves, 



which are seldom spotted. Perennial : flowers in May and June : grows 

 in woods and thickets : rare. Isle of Wight: New Forest, Hampshire. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. xxiii. pi. 1628. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 263. 301. 



6. SY'MPHYTUM. COMFREY. 



Calyx inferior, of one leaf, five-cleft ; segments acute. Corolla 

 of one petal, bell-shaped; mouth closed by five lance-shaped, 

 fringed valves. Filaments short, anthers arrow-shaped, concealed 

 by the valves. Germens four, abrupt. Style club-shaped, long ; 

 stigma undivided. Seeds four, egg-shaped. Named from sym- 

 phuo, to unite, on account of its imagined sanative powers. 91. 



1 . S. officindle. Common Comfrey. Leaves between egg-shaped and 



lance-shaped, decurrent, covered with fine hairs. lloot oblong, 



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