BIDYNAMIA. ANGIOSPERMIA. H 



239. GERARDIA. Nutt. Om. bU 

 [In honor of 7oAn Gerarrf; an English Herbalist of some celebrity in his day.] 



Cor. subcampanulate, unequally 5 lobed, lobes mostly rounded. Caps. 2 celled, opening at top. 



G. PURPUREA. Ell. Stem branched, scabrouB; leaves linear, scabrous; peduncles short; Sowers large, 



Fl. Latter end of August. F>-. mat. Middle of October. 



Hab. Moist woodlands: Patton's, &c. frequent. 12 to 18 inches high: flowers purple. 



G. TENUiFoi.iA. Ell Stem branched, smoothish, 4 angled ; leaves linear, smoothish; peduncles long, slender. 



Fl. Latter end ot August. Fr. mat. Middle of October. 



JIab. Dry, sterile soils: Barrens, &c. frequent. 6 to 12 inches high: flowers purple- 



Obs. This resembles the foregoing species, but is more delicate; and may be readily distinguished by its 

 long peduncles. 



G. AURicuLATA. Mr- Rough; leaves lance-ovate, entire, auriculate, sessile; flowers axillary, sessile. 



Sijnon. Erinus africanus? Muhl. 



Fl. Tiatter end of August. Fr. mat. 



Hab. Patton's low grounds: very rare. 6 to 9 inches high: flowers purple. 



Obs. A han Isome specimen of this plant was brought to me, in 1S16, by Joel C. Eaily, Esqr. who 

 found it in the above localitv: but I have sought in vain for it ever since. The solitary occurrence of 

 thespecies, in this place, is somewhat remarkable: though Mr. Schweinitz informs me, that the same 

 plant suddenly made its appearanoe in great abundance, in 1823, near Nazareth, Penn. where it had 

 never been seen before. 



G. FI.AVA. Ph. Pubescent; leaves subsessile, lanceolate! flowers axillary, opposite, subsessile. 

 Fl- Middle of July, and after. Fr. mat. Latter end of September. 



Hab. Hilly woodlands: common. 2 to 3 feet high: flowers yellow, large. 



G. QUERCiFOLTA. Ph. Glabrous; branching; leaves petiolate, pinnati.fid; flowers on short peduncles. 



Fl. Middle of August. Fr. mat. Beg:inning of October. 



Hab- Rich woodlands: below Wm. Bennett's; Brandywine: not common- 3 to 5 feet high: flowers yellow- 



G. PKDicrji,ARiA. Ell. Villous; branching; leaves oblong, pinnatifid, lobes serrate; calyxsegmeuts leaflike 

 Fl. Middle of August, and after. Fr. mat. Middle of October. 



Hab. Dry, slaty woodlands: Barrens, &c. frequent. 2 to 4 feet high: flowers yellow. 



240. PEDICULARIS. JVutt. Gen. 535- 

 [Lati Pediculus, a Louse; but the reason of the name is undetermined.] 



CoR. ringeut, upper lip emarginate, compressed. Caps. 2 celled, oblique, mucronate. Seeds coated- 

 p. PALLIDA. Ph. Branching; leaves opposite, lanceolate, crenate-dentate; spike leafy, glabrous; galea obtuse 

 Synon. P. sceptrum? (serotina). Muhl FuZgo— Late-flowering Louse-wort. 



Fl Beginning of September. Fr mat. Middle of October. 



Hab. Low grounds, and thickets: Patton's: frequent- 1 to 2 feet high: flowers greenish yellow- 

 P- GLADiATA- P;j. Simple; leavcs lanceolatc, pinnatifid; flowers alternate; capsules ensiform-mucronate. 

 J'/- Beginning of May- Fr. mat Middle of June. 



Hab. Grassy banks, in swamps, &c- Amos Darlington's: rare. 9 to 15 inches high, flowers brownish yellow. 



P. CANADENSIS. Ell Leaves pinnatifid; heads ieafy at base, hirsute; galea with two bristly teeth. 



Vulgo — Wood Betony. Louse-wort. 



Fl. Beginning of May, and after. Fr. mat. Jjatter end of June. 



Hab. Woodlands, thickets, and sandy banks: frequent. 6 to 12 inches high: flowers yellow. 



Obs. The stems of this species are often somewhat procumbent: and when it grows on sterile banks, 

 exposed to the sun, the flowers are apt to be of a reddish brown color"- The prepii hr-ibis one of the 

 Vi(iany which enter into the composition of poultices, for phlegmons, Sic. in popular practice. 



241. MIMULUS. Nutt. Gen. 537. 

 [Lat. Mimus, a masked actor; from a supposed resemblance of the flower to a mask.] 

 Cal. prismatic. CoR. ringent; sides of the upper lip reflected, palate of the lower prominent- 

 M. RiNGENs. Ell Leaves sessile; peduncles longer than the flowers; calyx teeth oblong, acuminata. 

 r»i'^o— Monkey -flower. 



Fl. Beginning of August, and after. Fr. mat. T>ast of September- 



flab. Meadows; and lev moi=:t gra-Jads- common. 12 to 18 inches high: flowers bluisb purpk 



