134 LOBELIACEJ&. 



0. VALEBIANELLA, Tournefort. 



1. V. macrocera, Gr. Corolla 1 or 2 lines long, nearly regular, white or pinkish. 



2. V. congests, Lindl. Stouter: corolla mostly 3 or 4 lines long, bilabiate limb. 

 & V. anomala, Gr. Freely branching: corolla a line long, spurless. 



4. V. aphanoptera, Gr. Slender: corolla a line long, bilabiate, spar short 



6, V. samolifolia, Gr. Similar: fruit wingless, buckwheat-like. 



DIPSACACILE. 



1. DLPSACUS, Tournefort. 

 L XX fkLQamua, K Stiff leaves united in pairs: fruit oval, main hooked. Nat 



COMPOSITE 



Sunflower*, marigolds, thistles and dandelions are types of the conspicuous plants 

 kn this order. It would be difficult for the beginner to determine the species in this 

 order; heaoe it is omitted. 



LOBELIACRffl. 



Ovary nearly superior: anthem distinct: branches zigzag: leaves minute* . ~*. . .. . . 1 

 Ovary inferior: anthers united: flowers blue or red. 



Corolla red, an inch long: adnate calyx-tube hemispherical. , 2 



Corolla blue, rarely purple, often with white or yellow on lower lip. 



Ovary top-shaped: corolla-tube 6 to 9 lines long, hairy inside 8 



Ovary obconical to club-shaped: peduncles long , 4 



Ovary slender, stalk-like, sessile often twisted 6 



1. NEBLACLADUS, NuttalL 

 L V. rBmostadmna, Nutt Corolla a line long: unequal calyx-lobes, exceeding 



capsule. 

 8. N. longifloma, Gr. Corolla 3 lines long: equal calyx-lobes shorter than capsule. 



2. LOBELIA, Linnaeus, 

 L It, splandens, Willd. Simple stem 2 or 3 ft. high, ending in naked raoexn* 



