44 BIDYNAMIA. ANGIOSPERMIA. 



428. SCROPHULARIA. L. (Figwort.) 



Calix 5 -cleft. Corolki subglobose, resupinate. 

 Capsule 2-ceIle(l. 



Mostly herbaceous, rarely shrubby; stem usually quad- 

 rangular; leaves mostly opposite, rarely verticillate, en- 

 tire or pinnatifid; peduncles 2 or many-fiowered, bibrac- 

 teate at the divisions, oppositely axillary, terminally spi- 

 ked or paniculate. — Several of the common species have 

 a foetid scent. Flowers often brownish or inclining to 

 red. 



Species. I. S. 7na}'i/Ia7idica. 2- lanceolata. 



A genus of about 20 species, principally indigenous to 

 the south of Europe, Barbary and the Levant; there are 

 2 also in tropical America. 



459. BIGNONIA. i. (Triiropet-fiower, &c.) 

 Calix 5-toothed, cyathiform, partly coriace- 

 ous. Corolla S-lobed, campamilate, ventrirose 

 on the under side. Silique 2-ceHed. Seeds 

 Kiembranaceously alated. 



Trees or climbing shrubs; leaves opposite, simple, con- 

 jugate, ternate, digitate, pinnate or decompounded, the 

 conjugate leaved species mostly cirrbiferous;. flowers pa- 

 niculate. 



Species. 1. B.cy^ucijera. This plant does not appear 

 to be indigenous to the U. S. 2. capreolata. 3. radicans. 



This splendid genus, of 60 or more species, is with a 

 few exceptions in India, Ciiina,' and Japan, exclusively in- 

 digenous to the tropical regions of America. 



430. RUELLIA. L. 



Calix S-parted, often bibracteate. Corolla 

 subcampanuiate, border 5-!f>bpd. Stamina ap- 

 proximating by pairs. Capsule attenuated at 

 either extremity, bursting with elastic teeth. 

 Seeds few. 



A genus of herbaceous or shrubby plants nearly allied 

 to Justiciar producing axillary and terminal flowers. 



Species 1. R. strepens. 2. ohlongifoUay also R. hybri- 

 da. Ph. 3. humistrata. 



A tropical genus of more than 60 species, indigenous tc 

 India, Arabia, Africa and the warmer parts of America. 



