2120 



XEMESIA 



NEMOPHILA 



lip somowhtit lonjior and i-loln-d; mouth olosivl; spur 

 nearly straight ami obtuse loiiK-couioal. S. Afr. U.l{. 

 2-4:31). — KIs. smaller sgui with a narrower ranjre of 

 colors than in .V. strumosa. 

 liUcina, N. E. Br. Much bran 



glandular-pubescent , to 1") in. 



2458. 



Nemopantlius mucronata. 



(X.M 



bed, minutely 

 liitjb: Ivs. narrow-huu-i'o- 

 late. to 1 ' ■> in. Ion;;, 

 toothed: racemes to 

 about 1 ft . louji, loose, 

 the pedicels slender; 

 lis. small, lilac; upper 

 lip scarcely 'ein. lonn, 

 pvirple-strii)ed; lower 

 lip about same leii}ilh, 

 yellow-marked on the 

 palate; spur whitish, 

 short. German S. W. 

 Afr. 



WiLiiELM Miller. 



L. H. H.f 



NEMOPANTHUS 



ifrom the Greek, refer- 

 rinp to the thread-like 

 flower -stalks). Also 

 siK'lled Nemopnnthcs. 

 AquifoJinceS'. Moi'.N'- 

 T.MN Holly. Orna- 

 mental shrub planted 

 for its attractive fruit, 

 and handsome foliage. 

 Deciduous: Ivs. .alter- 

 nate and partly fasci- 

 cled, slender- stalked, 

 entire or slightly 

 toothed: stipules 

 small, caducous: fls. polygamo-diiecious, small, whitish, 

 1 or few on slender axillarj- pe<licels; calyx in the stam- 

 inate fls. of 4-.5 deciduous teeth, ovate in the fertile 

 fl.; petals distinct, 4-5, linear; stamens 4-.5, free, with 

 slender filaments: fr. a drupe with A-'y bony nutlets. — 

 One species in N. E. N. Amer. Closely allieil to Ilex, 

 which differs chiefly in the i)ersistent calyx and in the 

 stamens being adnate to the jjetals, which are slightly 

 united at the ba.se. 



The mountain holly is a nnich-branched upright 

 shrub with medium-sized generally oblong bright green 

 leaves, inconspicuous whitish axillary flowers followed 

 by attractive globose red fruits on slender drooping 

 stalks. It is hardy North and i)refers moi.st .soil; it 

 does well in partly .shaded situations. Projjagation is 

 by seeds; also by greenwood cuttings under gla.ss. 



mucronata, Trel. (A'^. canadensis, DC. A^. fascicti^ 

 laris, Haf. Jtwimdes mucronata, Brit.). Fig. 2458. 

 Shrub, to 10 ft.: young branches purplish, older ones 

 ashy gray: Ivs. elliptic-oblong, mucronate, entire or 

 sometimes shghtly toothed, palir beneath, glabrous, 

 1-1 1/2 in- long: fls. .solitary or few, small, on slender 

 peduncles }^1 in. long: fr. subglobose, }4~/^i"- across, 

 dull red. May, .June; fr. in Aug., Sept. Canada to Wis., 

 Ind., and Va. B.B. (ed. 2) 2:490. I.T. 3:81. 



Alfred Rehder. 

 NEM6PHILA fGreek, nemos, a grove, and /ihileo, to 

 love: referring to the habitat of some species). Hydrn- 

 phyU/ici:u. Hardy annual herbs blooming abundantly 

 from early spring to late summer. 



Whole plant more or less hairy: st. diffuse, becom- 

 ing prostrate: Ivs, alternate or opposite, pinnately 

 loberl or<livided. ™-tiolate: fl.-stalks usually longer than 

 the IvB., terminal or lateral, slender, 1-fld., in one or 

 two species inclined to be racemo.se; fls. blue, white, 

 purple, or variously spotted; calyx .5-parted; lobes 

 erect or sprea/ling, with 5 supplementary reflexed lobes 

 alternating with Ihern, increasing in .size when fruiting; 

 corolla broa<lly bell-shaped or wheel-shaped, deeply 



.l-lobed, with 10 .scaly aiipendages oiv the insiile of the 

 throat; ovary hairy; styles glabrous: caps, globose, 

 hairy, smaller than calyx-lobes. The chief source of 

 inforuialion is in the nioiuigraph of tlie Ilydroplivl- 

 lacea- In Das I'llanzcnreicli, hit. h'■^, p. 12, by A. Braiul; 

 also in Syn. Klor. of N. .Vmer., vol. II, part I, p. 155, 

 by Asa (!ray. Brand recognizes IS s))ecies aiul over 50 

 subspecies and varieties, all from N. .\mer. 



Nemophilas are of dwarf, compa<'t habit, and pro- 

 dui'C an abundance of showy bell-sliai)ed flowers from 

 early s])ring to late summer; hence they are valued for 

 bedding and for the border. 



A. Lvs. moslli/ allcrnale, all with an car-shaped and 

 claspiftg base or minycd jictiolc. 



aurita, Lindl. St. 1-1? ft. long, weak, with stiff, 

 recurvetl bristles by which the plant tends to climb: 

 lvs. mostly alternate, the lower opposite, deeply cut 

 above into 5-it oblong or lanceolate segms. which are 

 tisually turned back: later fls. not accomi)anied by lvs., 

 and hence api)earing to be in loose racemes; corolla 

 about 1 in. broad, violet. Blooming from March till 

 Mav, low, shadv grounds. Calif, from Sacramento 

 Valley to San Diego. B.H. 1601. 



phacelioides, Nutt. Spar.sely hairy, 1-2 ft. tall: lvs., 

 all b\it earliest, alternate; If.-segms. obtuse, margin 

 slightly ciliate; lower Ivs. narrowed into a short naked 

 petiole; lobes notched at end: corolla bell-shaped, blue 

 with white or pale center: seeds slightly pitted. Low 

 ground. W. N. Amer., Ark., Texas. B.R. 740. B.M. 

 •2:i7.i. 



AA. Li's. Opposite. 

 B. Fls. one color, or dotted or veined. 



Menziesii, Hook. & Am. (A^. atomaria, Fisch. & Mey. 

 A', modesta, Ivellogg. A'", pcdunculdla, Benth.). St. strag- 

 gling, sticculent, procumbent, pilose: Ivs. pinnatifid, 

 the lobes ovate, nearly entire, slightly hairy: fls. light 

 blue to nearly white, market! with dark brown si)ot.s 

 toward the center or sometimes with a dark eve. Low 

 grounds, W. Amer., Calif, to Ore. B.R. 1940. B.M. 



2459. Nemophila Menziesii 



var. insignts. 



(XH) 



3774. P.M. 5:99. V. 2:2f)7. Brand makes 19 subspe- 

 cies and botanical varieties of this species, of which 

 some are iiiii>ortant horticulturally. Var. discoidalis, 

 Hort., in which the spots on the corolla are confluent 

 into a large, brownish puri)le eye. Other garden forms 

 are: var. vittMa, Hort., .velvety black margined with 

 white (Gn. 9, p. 232); var. elegans, Hort. (A', atomaria 

 var. elegans, Hort.), fls. pure white, with chocolate center. 



