298 SCROPHULARINE^!. [Sibthorpia. 



as the corolla-lobes or one fewer ; anthers sagittate, cells contiguous at the 

 top, not confluent. Stigma capitate. Capsule membranous, compressed, 

 loculicidally 2-valved. Seeds dorsally convex, ventral face flat or concave, 

 hilum ventral. — Distrib. Europe, N. and W. trop. Africa, Andes ; species 

 6. — Etym. Dr. Sibthorp, an Oxford Professor of Botany. 



S. europse'a, L. ; leaves 7-9-lobed, calyx 5-lobed, stamens 4. 



Moist shady banks, rare ; S. Wales, Sussex to Cornwall ; Channel and 

 Scilly Islands; Kerry; fl. July-Oct.— Hairs flaccid, jointed. Stem 6-14 

 in., filiform, creeping. Leaves |-| in. diam., membranous ; lobes broad, 

 rounded, or retuse. Flowers minute ; peduncle short. Calyx-lobes lanceo- 

 late. Corolla piuk, 5-lobed, two smaller lobes yellowish. Capsule very small. 

 — Distrib. W. France, Spain, Portugal. 



7. DIGITA'lis, Tourn. Foxglove. 



Tall, biennial or perennial herbs. Lower leaves crowded, petioled ; upper 

 alternate. Flowers in terminal racemes, purple orange yellow or white, 

 spotted inside, honeyed, proterandrous ; throat bearded. Calyx 5-partite. 

 Corolla decimate, tube cainpanulate or ventricose, constricted above the 

 base ; upper lobe short, spreading, notched or 2 -fid ; lower longer, hori- 

 zontal. Stamens 4, ascending ; anthers in pairs, cells at first parallel con- 

 tiguous, then divaricate. Stigma 2-lobed. Capsule septicidally 2-valved, 

 valves entire with inflexed margins, separating from the seed-bearing 

 column. Seeds minute, oblong, angled. — Distrib. Europe. N. Africa, 

 W. Asia ; species 18. — Etym. digitus, a finger. 



D. purpu'rea, L. ; leaves ovate-oblong or lanceolate crenate. 



Copses, banks, &c, ascends to near 2,000 ft. in the Highlands ; Ireland ; 

 Channel Islands ; fl. July-Sept. — Glandular-pubescent and hoary. Stems 

 2-4 ft., stout, erect, rarely branched. Leaves 6-12 in., rugose above, radical 

 petioled ; upper cauline sessile. Raceme 1-2 ft., elongate, secund, dense- 

 fld. ; bracts leafy ; pedicels short. Flowers pendulous. Calyx-lobes oblong- 

 lanceolate. Corolla 1§-2| in., speckled with purple oeellated rarely white 

 spots ; lobes ciliate. Capsule ovoid, exceeding the calyx. Seeds alveolate. 

 — Distrib. W. Europe. — A well-known sedative drug. 



8. VERON'ICA, Tourn. Speedwell. 



Herbs or shrubs. Leaves lower or all opposite, rarely whorled. Flowers 

 in axillary or terminal racemes, rarely solitary, usually blue, never yellow. 

 Calyx 4-, rarely 5-partite. Corolla rotate or subcampanulate ; limb 4-, 

 rarely 5-fid, spreading, lateral lobes usually narrower. Stamens 2, inserted 

 on the corolla-tube at the sides of the upper lobe, exserted ; anther-cells 

 diverging or parallel, tips confluent. Stigma subcapitate. Capsule com- 

 pressed or turgid, septi- or loculicidal. Seeds ovoid or orbicular, peltate 

 smooth or rugulose. — Distrib. North temp, regions, Australia, New 

 Zealand, Chili ; species about 160. — Etym. obscure. 



