2120 



NEMESIA 



NEMOPHILA 



lip somewhat longer and 2-lobed; mouth closed; spur 



nearly straight and obtuse long-conical. S. Afr. B.R. 



24:39. Fls. smaller and with a narrower range of 



colors than in N. strumosa. 



lilacina, N. E. Br. Much branched, minutely 



glandular-pubescent, to 15 in. high: Ivs. narrow-lanceo- 

 late, to \]/2 m - l n gi 

 toothed : racemes to 

 about 1 ft. long, loose, 

 the pedicels slender; 

 fls. small, lilac; upper 

 lip scarcely %in. long, 

 purple - striped ; lower 

 lip about same length, 

 yellow-marked on the 

 palate; spur whitish, 

 short. German S. W. 

 Afr. 



WILHELM MILLER. 

 L. H. B.f 



2458. Nemopanthus mucronata. 

 (XH) 



NEMOPANTHUS 



(from the Greek, refer- 

 ring to the thread-like 

 flower - stalks ) . Also 

 spelled Nemopanthes. 

 Aquifolidcese. MOUN- 

 TAIN HOLLY. Orna- 

 mental shrub planted 

 for its attractive fruit 

 and handsome foliage. 

 Deciduous : Ivs. alter- 

 nate and partly fasci- 

 cled, slender -stalked, 

 entire or slightly 

 toothed: stipules 

 small, caducous: fls. polygamo-direcious, small, whitish, 

 1 or few on slender axillary pedicels; calyx in the stam- 

 inate fls. of 4-5 deciduous teeth, ovate in the fertile 

 fl.; petals distinct, 45, linear; stamens 4-5, free, with 

 slender filaments: fr. a drupe with 4-5 bony nutlets. 

 One species in N. E. N. Amer. Closely allied to Ilex, 

 which differs chiefly in the persistent calyx and in the 

 stamens being adnate to the petals, which are slightly 

 united at the base. 



The mountain holly is a much-branched upright 

 shrub with medium-sized generally oblong bright green 

 leaves, inconspicuous whitish axillary flowers followed 

 by attractive globose red fruits on slender drooping 

 stalks. It is hardy North and prefers moist soil; it 

 does well in partly shaded situations. Propagation is 

 by seeds; also by greenwood cuttings under glass. 



mucronata, Trel. (N. canadensis, DC. N. fascicu- 

 laris, Raf. Ilicioides mucronata, Brit.). Fig. 2458. 

 Shrub, to 10 ft.: young branches purplish, older ones 

 ashy gray: lys. elliptic-oblong, mucronate, entire or 

 sometimes slightly toothed, paler beneath, glabrous, 

 1-1^ in. long: fls. solitary or few, small, on slender 

 peduncles J/^-l in. long: fr. subglobose, %-}4in. across, 

 dull red. May, June; fr. in Aug., Sept. Canada to Wis., 

 Ind., and Va. B.B. (ed. 2) 2:490. I. T. 3:81. 



ALFRED REHDER. 



NEMOPHILA (Greek, nemos, a grove, and phileo, to 

 love; referring to the habitat of some species). Hydro- 

 phyltdcese. Hardy annual herbs blooming abundantly 

 from early spring to late summer. 



Whole plant more or less hairy: st. diffuse, becom- 

 ing prostrate: Ivs. alternate or opposite, pinnately 

 lobed or divided, petiolate: fl. -stalks usually longer than 

 the Ivs., terminal or lateral, slender, 1-fld., in one or 

 two species inclined to be racemose; fls. blue, white, 

 purple, or variously spotted; calyx 5-parted; lobes 

 erect or spreading, with 5 supplementary reflexed lobes 

 alternating with them, increasing in size when fruiting; 

 corolla broadly bell-shaped or wheel-shaped, deeply 



5-lobed, with 10 scaly appendages on the inside of the 

 throat; ovary hairy; styles glabrous: caps, globose, 

 hairy, smaller than calyx-lobes. The chief source of 

 information is in the monograph of the Hydrophyl- 

 lacese in Das Pflanzenreich, hft. 59, p. 42, by A. Brand; 

 also in Syn. Flor. of N. Amer., vol. II, part I, p. 155, 

 by Asa Gray. Brand recognizes 18 species and over 50 

 subspecies and varieties, all from N. Amer. 



Nemophilas are of dwarf, compact habit, and pro- 

 duce an abundance of showy bell-shaped flowers from 

 early spring to late summer; hence they are valued for 

 bedding and for the border. 



A. Lvs. mostly alternate, all with an ear-shaped and 

 clasping base or winged petiole. 



aurita, Lindl. St. 1-3 ft. long, weak, with stiff, 

 recurved bristles by which the plant tends to climb: 

 Ivs. mostly alternate, the lower opposite, deeply cut 

 above into 5-9 oblong or lanceolate segms. which are 

 usually turned back: later fls. not accompanied by Ivs., 

 and hence appearing to be in loose racemes; corolla 

 about 1 in. broad, violet. Blooming from March till 

 May, low, shady grounds. Calif, from Sacramento 

 Valley to San Diego. B.R. 1601. 



phacelioides, Nutt. Sparsely hairy, 1-2 ft. tall: Ivs., 

 all but earliest, alternate; If .-segms. obtuse, margin 

 slightly ciliate; lower Ivs. narrowed into a short naked 

 petiole; lobes notched at end: corolla bell-shaped, blue 

 with white or pale center: seeds slightly pitted. Low 

 ground. W. N. Amer., Ark., Texas. B.R. 740. B.M. 

 2373. 



AA. Lvs. opposite. 

 B. Fls. one color, or dotted or veined. 



Menziesii, Hook. & Arn. (N. atomaria, Fisch. & Mey. 

 N. modesta, Kellogg. N. pedunculata, Benth.) . St. strag- 

 gling, succulent, procumbent, pilose: Ivs. pinnatifid, 

 the lobes ovate, nearly entire, slightly hairy: fls. light 

 blue to nearly white, marked with dark brown spots 

 toward the center or sometimes with a dark eye. Low 

 grounds, W. Amer., Calif, to Ore. B.R. 1940. B.M. 



2459. Nemophila Menziesii 



var. insignis. 



(XJfi 



3774. P.M. 5:99. V. 2:267. Brand makes 19 subspe- 

 cies and botanical varieties of this species, of which 

 some are important horticulturally. Var. discoidalis, 

 Hort., in which the spots on the corolla are confluent 

 into a large, brownish purple eye. Other garden forms 

 are: var. vittata, Hort., velvety black margined with 

 white (Gn. 9, p. 232); var. elegans, Hort. (N. atomaria 

 var. elegans, Hort.), fls. pure white, with chocolate center. 



