518 OBDEB 86. SCROPHULARIACEJ3. 



entire, concave or spur-like, the lower inflated, and in tlio bud slightly 

 covered by the smaller upper lobe ; stam. 2, lateral, with no rudiments, 

 capsules ovoid-conical, valves bifid, seeds striate. Herbs rarely shrubby, 

 from S. America and N. Zealand. Lvs. opposite or verticillate. Fls. 

 of all colors, endlessly variegated in cultivation, very curious. 



1 C. Corymbosa Ruiz & Pav. Somewhat shrubby, erect ; root Ivs. ovate, 

 crenate-dentate, cauline few, opposite, ovate or oblong, sessile; corymb loose; cor. 

 upper lip shorter than calyx, lower broadly ovate, obtuse, contracted at base, 

 open beyond the middle. Yellow, f Chili. 



2 C. angustifolia Euiz & Pav. Half-shrubby, very branching ; Ivs. often 

 whorkd in 3s, lance-ovate, acute, sharply serrate, pubescent ; panicle oblong ; cor. 

 upper lip very short, lower ovate, acutish, incurved-spreading, with a long, con- 

 tracted, narrow base, open beyond the middle. Yellow, f S. Am. Mr. Ben- 

 tham enumerates 114 species of Calceolaria, many of which have found their 

 way into our greenhouses. We must omit further notice of them. 



4. VERBASCUM, L. MULLEIN. (Lat. barba, beard; a name sig- 

 nificant of the beard with which the plant is covered.) Corolla rotate, 

 5-lobed, unequal ; stamens 5, declinate, all perfect ; capsule ovoid-glo- 

 bous, 2-valved. <l) rarely 2 or suffruticous. Lvs. alternate. Fls. in 

 spikes or paniculate racemes. 



1 V. thapsus L. COMMON MULLEIN. Lvs. decurrent, densely tomentous on loth 

 sides; roc. spiked, dense; three of the stamens downy, two of them smooth. 

 The tall, dense, club-shaped spikes of the common mullein are very conspicuous 

 in every slovenly field and by all roadsides, U. S. and Can. Stem erect, 3 5f 

 high, woolly, its angles winged by the decurrent base of the leaves, generally 

 simple, occasionally with one or two branches above. Flowers rotate, of a golden 

 yellow, nearly sessile. Jn. Aug. Eur. 



2 V. Blattaria L. MOTH MULLEIN*. Lvs. clasping, oblong, smooth, serrate ; ped. 

 1 -flowered, solitary, racemous. (D Grows in waste grounds, roadsides, N. Eng. 

 to Ind. and S. States. Stem 3f high, branching above, bearing a terminal, leafy 

 raceme 2 4' long. Lower leaves oblong, obovate ; upper ones cordate-ovate, all 

 coarsely and doubly serrate. Flowers on pedicels near an inch in length. Corolla 

 yellow or white, marked with brown at the back. Stamens unequal, purplish, 

 the filaments all hairy. Jn., Jl. Eur. 



3 V. Lychnitis L. "WHITE MULLEIN. "Whitish subtomentous ; st. and panicu- 

 late branches angular ; Ivs. green above, crenate, lower petioled, narrowed to the 

 base, upper ones sessile; panicle pyramidal, fascicles loosely many-flowered; caL. 

 small, with lance-subulate segments; fil. with white wool. Sandy fields near 

 Oneida Lake, S. to Ga,, rare. Leaves very canescent beneath. Flowers pale 

 yellow. Eur. 



5. LIRA'RIA, Juss. TOAD-FLAX. (Lat. linum, flax; from the re- 

 resemblance of the leaves of some of the species.) .Calyx 5-parted ; 

 corolla personate, upper lip bifid, reflexed, lower 3-cleft ; throat closed 

 by the prominent palate ; tube inflated, with a spur behind ; capsule 2- 

 celled, bursting at the summit. Herbs. Lower Ivs. generally opposite, 

 upper alternate. Fls. solitary, axillary, often forming terminal, leafy 

 racemes. 



Prostrate, with hastate leaves, nnd capsule opening by 2 lids No. 1 



Erect, with narrow leaves. Capsule with valves. Wild plants Nos. 2, 3 



Cultivated Noa. 4, 5 



1 L. Elatine L. Procumbent, hairy ; Ivs. alternate, hastate, entire ; ped. soli- 

 tary, very long. Fields, Can. to Car. A small, creeping species. St. 1 to 2f 

 in length. Lvs. 6 to 8" by 3 to 4", with a conspicuous auricle each side at base. 

 Cor. yellow, the upper lip bright purple beneath, on long stalks. Cal. hairy, as 

 well as the whole plant. Jn. Sept. 



