322 riGWoi:T family. 



28. PEDICITLAUI9. Herbs with sinipli' stems, chiotly piniiatifid leaves .ind spiked 



Uowers. Corolla tubuliir, with a siroiifjly arched or flattened helmet-shaped upper 

 lip, and the lower erect at base, 'i-crested above and M-loljcil. Si-cds several in each 

 cell. 



29. MELAMPYRUM. Low herbs with branehinpr stems, opposite leaves, and flowers in 



their axils, or the upper crowded in a bracted spike. Caly.\ bell-shaped, 4-cleft, the 

 lobes taper-pointed. Corolla tubular, enlarfrinfr above, with the lower lip nearly 

 equalinff the narrow upjier one and its biconvex palate appressed to it, S-lobed at tlie 

 summit. Cells of tlie anther minutely pointed at base. I'od obliipie, with only 2 

 seeds in e.ich cell. 



1. PAULOWNIA. (Xamed for Anna Paulowiia, a Russian Princess.) 



P. imperialism Sieb. & Zucc. Cult, for ornament, from Japan and 

 China. Scarcely hardy far N. ; the heart-shaped very ample leaves 

 resembling those of Catalpa, but much more downy ; flowers in large 

 terminal panicles, in spring, the violet corolla I2'--' long. 



2. VERBASCUM, MULLEIX. (Ancient Latin name.) Natives of 

 the Old World, here weeds. H (2) 



V. Tlidpsus, Linn. Commox M. Fields ; densely woolly, the tall 

 simple stem winged from the bases of the oblong leaves, bearing a long, 

 dense spike of yellow (rarely white) flowers. 



V. Lychnltis, Lima. AVhite M. Waste places, rather scarce ; whitened 

 ■witli thin, powdery woolline.ss, the stem not winged, ovate leaves greenish 

 above, and spikes of yellow or rarely white flowers panicled. 



/. B/attaria, Linn. Moth M. Roadsides ; green and smoothish, 2°-3° 

 high, slender, with ovate toothed or sometimes cut leaves, and loose 

 raceme of yellow or white and purplish-tinged flowers. 



3. cilLSIA. (Named for 0. Ce?s/?(.s a Swedi.sh Orientalist.) Flowers 

 sumnifr. 



C. Cretica, Linn, f . Cult, for ornament from the Mediterranean region ; 

 2'^-3° high, rather hairy, or the raceme clammy, with lower leaves pin- 

 natifid, upper toothed and clasping at base ; corolla orange-yellow with 

 some purple (l'-2' across) ; lower pair of lilaments naked, the upper pair 

 short and woolly-bearded. @ 



4. ALONSOA. (Named for J/<nu-n Zauoui, a Spanish botanist.) 

 Cult, as annuals, from S. Amer. ; flowers all summer. Commonest 

 one is 



A. incisi folia, Ruiz & Rav. (also called A. nrnr.EFoi.iA). Smoothish, 

 branching, \°-l° high, with lance-ovate m- dbiong sharply cut-toothed 

 leaves, and orange-scarlet corolla less than 1' wide ; several varieties. 



5. VERONICA, SPEEDWELL. (Name of <l<)iibtful derivation, per- 

 haps referring to St. Veronica.) Flowers summer. 



* Shrubby, tender, very leafij species from Ne.vi Zealand, with entire and 

 (jloasy smooth and mnrhj sexsile evergreen leaves, all opposite, dense 

 many-Jloicered racemes from the a.ri/s, and ncxtish jwds. 



V. speciosa, R. Cunn. Smooth throughout, Avith obovate or oblong 

 blunt or retuse thick leaves, and very dense spike-like racemes of violet- 

 purple flowers. 



V. salicifblia, For.st. Leaves lanceolate acute, and longer ; clammy- 

 pubescent racemes of blue flowers. 



