122 54. SCROPHULARIACE^E. 



bright blue. Cap. with divaricate lobes, compressed upwards, 

 keeled, seeds about 8 in a cell. 



Very rare. In gardens and fields; Cumbrae as an outcast. (E) A. 49. 



2. BARTSIA. Bartsia. 



1. B. VISCOSA, L. Yellow Viscid- Bartsia. Stem erect, rigid, 

 8 12 in. high, whole plant viscid. Le. lanceolate, deeply serrate 

 or toothed. Floral le. alternate. Fl. axillary, forming a terminal 

 spike. Cal. tubular. Cor. yellow, lower lip longer than the upper 

 one. Anthers hairy. 



Not common. (A) A. 610. Gourock; Ardencaple; and in fields coming 

 towards Dumbarton. 



2. B. ODONTITES, Huds. var. serotina. Red-Bartsia. Stem 

 erect, 8 12 in. high, with branches curving upwards. Le. 

 lanceolate, toothed, narrow at the base, lower ones opposite, upper 

 alternate. Bracts shorter than the fl. Racemes unilateral. Cal. 

 campanulate. Cor. reddish purple. Anthers slightly hairy. 

 Capsule oblong. 



Common. Fields and roadsides. (B) A. 68. 



Var. verna. Le. broad at the base; branches straight, ascend- 

 ing. Bracts longer than the flowers. 



Frequent. In corn fields. Bute; Arran, /. G. Baker. 



3. EUPHRASIA. Eye-bright. 



E. OFFICINALIS, L. Common Eye-bright. Stem erect, branched, 

 2 8 in. high. Le. opposite, sessile, ovate, deeply toothed. Fl. 

 axillary, forming a leafy spike. Cor. white or tinged with purple, 

 veined, and marked by a yellow blotch in the throat, lower lip 

 with emarginate lobes, the upper one spreading. Capsule oblong. 



Common. Pastures and on heaths. (B) A. 59. Near Cambuslang; Cathkin 

 hills; Paisley Canal bank, &c. 



4. RHINANTHUS. Yelloiv-Eattle. 



"R. CRISTA-GALLI, L. Common Yellow-Rattle. Stem erect, 

 simple or branched, 1 2 ft. high. Le. opposite, lanceolate, 

 coarsely toothed. Fl. in a loose leafy spike. Cal. inflated, con- 

 tracted at the mouth. Cor. yellow, lower lip with 3 spreading 

 lobes; upper lip with bluish, blunt lobes. Capsule orbicular. 

 Seeds large, flat, when ripe lying loose, and rattling on the fruit 

 being shaken. 



Common. Meadows and pastures. (B) A. .5 7. 



5. MELAMP^RUM. Cow-Wheat. 



M. PJRATENSE, L. Common Yellow-Cow-Wheat. Stem with 

 spreading opposite branches, 6 12 in. high. Le. lanceolate, 



