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13. Mlcrnikthemnin. Calyx 4-tooth<?<l or cleft. U)>i)er lip of corolla short or none. Sta- 

 mens 'Z, anterior : liliinieiits with an iiiipeiiiliigc. Leaves o|>|>o8it<'. Flowers axillary. 



14 L.iiiio8elIn. Calyx 5-toothe(l. Corolla oih;h bell-shaped, .Vcleft, nearly regular. Sta- 

 mens 4. Leaves alternate or fascicled, fleshy. Flowers axillary. 



15. Syiitliyrla. Calyx 4-parted. Corolla bell-shapeil, 2-4-lobed, irregular. Stamens 2 

 or 4. Leaves alternate. Flowers raceuie.1. 



10. Veronica. Calyx 4- (rarely 3-5-) parted. Corolla wheel-shaped or salver-shaped, 

 almost regular. Stamens 2. Leaves chiefly opposite or whorled. Flowers racemed. 



Tribe VI. BDCIINEREjE. Corolla salver-shaped. Stamens 4, approximate in pairs : 

 anthers l-celled. I ppcr leaves alternate. Flowers in a spike. 



17. Biicliiiera. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed. Limb of the elongated corolla 5-clert. 



Tribe VII. GEUAR1}IK;E. Corolla inflated or tubular, with a spreading and slightly 

 unequal 5-lobed liiiil>. Stamens 4, approximate in pairs : anthers 2-celled. Leaves oppo 

 site, or the uppermost alternate. 



18. Seymeria. Stamens nearly equal. Tube of the corolla broad, not longer than the lobes. 



19. Gerard in. Stamens strongly unequal, included. 



Tribe VIII. EVPHIl ASlE.iE. Corolla tubular, 2-lipi)ed ; the upper lip narrow, 

 erect or arched, enclosing the 4 usually strongly didyuamous stiimens. 



« Anther-cells uuequal and separated. Pod many-seeded. 



20. Castilleiu. Calyx tubular, cleft down the lower, and often also on the upper, side. 



« * Anther-Cells equal. Pod many -several-seeded. 



21. Sclfivalbea. Calyx 5-toothed, very oblique, the upper tooth much the smallest. 



22. Euphrasia. Calyx 4-cleft. Upper lip of the corolla 2-lobed. Pod oblong. 



23. Rliliiaiitbus. Calyx inflated, ovate. Pod orbicular : seeds winged. 



24. Pedicularis. Calyx not inflated. Pod ovate or sword-shaped : seeds wingless. 



• * * Anthcr-ccUs equal. Pod 1-4-secdod. 



25. Melampyrnin. Calyx 4-cleft. Ovary 2-celled, 4-ovuled. Pod flat, oblique. 



1. VERBASCUM, L. Mlllkin. 



Calyx 5-partcd. Corolla 5-lobcd, open or concave, Avhecl-shapcd ; the lobes 

 broad and rounded, a little unctiual. Stamens •') ; all the lilainents, or the 3 

 upper, woolly. Style flattened at. the apex. Pod globular, many-seeded. — 

 Tall and usually woolly biennial herbs, with alternate leaves, those of tlie stem 

 sessile or decurrciit. Flowers in large terminal racemes, ephemeral ; in sum- 

 mer. (The ancient Latin name, altered from Barbasmm.) 



1. V. Tii.vi'Sis, L. ((^OMMON MiTLLEiN.) Denselij icoolly tliiouijhout ; sstcm 

 tall Olid stout, siiiijile, winged J)y the deciirrcnt bases of the oblong acute leaves ; 

 Jlowers (yellow, very rarely white) in a proloncjed and reiji dense cijlindriail sjiilce; 

 lower stamens usually beardless. — Fields, &c. : common. (Nat. from Eu.) 



2. V. BlattXria, L. (Moth M.) Green and smoolhisli, slender ; lower 

 leaves j)etioled, oblong, doubly serrate, sometimes lyre-shaj)ed, tiie upper partly 

 clasping; raceme loose; filaments all bearded with violet wool. — Roadsides: 

 not rare eastward. Corolla either yellow, or white with a tinge of purple. 

 (Nat. from Eu.) 



3. V. LychnItis, L. (Wiiiti; M.) Clotlied in'ih a thin jioinlen/ iroolllness ; 

 stem and branches angled above; leaves ovate, acute, not decurreiit, greenish 

 above; flom-rs (yellow, rarely whiti«) in a fii/ramidal fianirfe ; filaments with 

 whitish wool. — Waste places, Penn. to New York : rare: hybridizes spontane- 

 ously with the common Mullein. (Adv. from Eu.) 



