174 ALI8MACKK. 



1. 8. ajugoides, Benth. Softly white-hairy: leaves oblong obtuse: ill-scouted. 



1 8. albens, Or. White-woolly, leafy, often tall: leaves rather acute. 



3. S. pycnantha, Benth. Tawny -hairy, leafy: leaves obtuse, spike short, dense. 



4. 8. palustris, L. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, mostly sessile. Or. 



6. 8. bullata, Benth. Mostly hispid, light rose flowers in interrupted spikes. 

 & 8. Chamissonis, Benth. Much larger; leaves 2-5 in. long. Wet ground. 



7. B. ciliata, DougL Similar; leaves thinner, leas hairy. Or. Coast 



PLANTAGINACE2E. 



1. PLANTAOO, Toornefort 



Stamens 4, Leaves not fleshy, 1-8-ribbed or nerved 1, 6, 6 



Leaves somewhat fleshy, oblanceolate to lanceolate or broader.... 8, 3, 7 

 Leaves fleshy, linear to filiform; spike dense, cylindrical 4 



Stamens 2: leaves linear to filiform, 1-4 in. long: annuals 8, 9 



1. P. major, L. var. Asiatica, Decne. Leaves ovate or oval: scape -2 high. 



2. P. eriopoda, Torr. Yellowish wool at base: scape -1 ft. high. N. Cal. to Alaska. 



3. P. macrocarpa, C. & S. Petioles long: capsule -& in. long. Coast, Wash. 



4. P. xnaritima, L. Corolla-tube pubescent: seeds 2 to 4. Common on the Coast. 



5. P. lanceolata, L. Petioles slender: scape deeply furrowed; spike short. Nat. 



6. P. Pat agonic a, Jacq. Usually silky-woolly: slender leaves acute: spikes short. 



7. P. hlrtella, HBK. Scape with long dense spike, 1-2 ft. high. Cal. Coast. 



8. P. Bigelovii, Gr. Spike dense, $-1 in. long: capsule 4-seeded. Saline marshes. 



9. P. heterophylla, Nutt. Spike 2-5 in. long, very slender: seeds 10-28. Cal 



CLASS H ENDOGENS OR MONOCOTYLEDONa 



ALISMACEffi. 



perfect: stamens usually 6: carpels in a whorl. 



Carpels numerous, distinct, obovate-oblong, flattened: scape paniculate. 1 



Carpels 6-12, united at base, tapering to a beak: scape simple 2 



:rio wei-a monoecious or dioecious: carpels many, capitate, winged, short-beaked 8 



