126 PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. \JCL. V. 



2. Ph. spicdtnm. Spiked Rampion, Flowers in an oblong cylindrical 

 spike ; root-leaves oblong, heart-shaped at the base, stalked, somewhat 

 doubly serrate ; upper leaves and bracteas narrow lanceolate, short, 



sessile. Perennial : flowers in July : discovered in Sussex, in 1825, 



by the Rev. Ralph Price, but is probably not indigenous. Eng. -B<>t. 

 Suppt. pi. 2598. Brit. Ft. 4th ed. p. 101. 340. 



23. JASI'ONE. SHEEP'S-BIT. 



Calyx superior, of one leaf, deeply divided into five acute, per- 

 manent segments. Corolla wheel-shaped, deeply divided into 

 five, lance-shaped, equal segments. Filaments awl-shaped, short; 

 anthers oblong, united at the base. Germen roundish, Style 

 cylinrdical, longer than the stamens ; stigma cleft. Capsule 

 roundish, with five angles, imperfectly two-celled, opening by a 

 round pore at the top. Seeds numerous, oblong, minute, attached 

 to a globular stalked receptacle. Name doubtful. 108. 



1. J. montdna. Common Sheep' s-bit. Root tapering : stems about 



eight inches high, generally branched : leaves sessile, oblong, rough : 

 flowers purplish-blue, in round terminal tufts, each tuft surrounded by 

 egg-shaped bracteas. Annual : flowers in June and July : grows in dry 

 pastures : frequent. Eng. Bot. vol. xiii. pi. 882. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 297. 



341. 

 24. LOBE'LIA. LOBELIA. 



Calyx superior, of one leaf, deeply divided into five small, 

 nearly regular, permanent segments. Corolla of one petal, irre- 

 gular: tube cylindrical, split along the upper side , limb deeply 

 divided into five lance-shaped segments, the two upper small, 

 forming the upper lip, the others more spreading and forming the 

 lower lip. Filaments awl-shaped, as long as the tube, united at 

 the top ; anthers united into a cylinder. Germen pointed. Style 

 cylindrical, as long as the stamens; stigma knobbed, hairy. Cap- 

 sule elliptical, angular, with two or three cells, and as many valves, 

 open at the top : partitions contrary to the valves. Seeds nume- 

 rous, minute, covering a conical receptacle. Named after Matthias 

 Lobel. 109. 



1. L. Dortmdnna. Water Lobelia. Leaves linear, entire, with two 



longitudinal cells ; stem nearly leafless. Leaves numerous, mostly 



from the root : stem solitary, erect, hollow, slightly leafy, terminating 

 in a loose cluster of pale-blue, drooping flowers. Perennial : flowers in 

 July : grows near the margins of lakes, the flowers rising above the water : 

 very common in the Highlands and Hebrides. Eng. Bot. vol. ii. pi. 140. 

 Eng . Ft. vol. i. p. 298. 342. 



2. L. urent. Acrid Lobelia. Stem nearly erect ; lower leaves round- 

 ish, crenate ; upper lance-shaped, serrate; clusters terminal. Stem 



about a foot high, branched, leafy, roughish : flowers pale purplish-blue, 

 downy. Perennial : flowers in August and September : grows on bushy 

 heaths in Devonshire : very rare. Eng. Bot. vol. xiv. pi. 953. Eng. Fl. 

 vol. i. p. 299. 343. 



