522 OEDEB 86. SCROPHULARIACE^E. 



open, K T. near Utica (Gray) to 111. A tender herb 8 to 18' high, branched from 

 the base. Lvs. 1 to 2' by -i to 1', dilated at base. Pedicels 1 to !' long. Cor. 

 5" long, variegated with blue and white, singular and pretty. May^ Jn. 

 2 C. parvifldra Dougl. Lower Ivs. ovate, petiolate, upper oblong or lanceolate, 

 few-toothed, the floral lanceolate, entire ; verticillasters 2 to 6-flowered ; cor. littie 

 shorter than the pedicels, scarcely longer than the calyx. Shores of Lake Superior 

 to Or. (Pitcher). A smaller plant, with smaller, blue fls. 



3 C. bicolor Benth. Lower Ivs. ovate, petiolate, upper ovate-lanceolate, 

 sessile, crenate, the floral entire, lanceolate ; verticillasters G to \b-flowered; pedi- 

 cels shorter than the hairy calyx. Taller than C. verna, 2f high, with larger, 

 showy fls. Cor. 8 to 10" long, rose- violet, upper lip white, f California. 



13. PAULOW'NIA, Siebold. Calyx deeply 5-cleft, fleshy; corolla tube 

 long, declinatc, enlarged above, limb oblique, with rounded segments; 

 stamens 4, arched downwards, with no rudiment of a fifth ; capsule lig- 

 neous, acuminate, valves septiferous in the middle ; seeds oo, winged. 

 Tree, native of Japan. 



P. imperialis Sieb. A splendid tree, in parks, with the habit of Catalpa, 

 Branches crooked, nearly horizontal. Lvs. 7 to 12' by 4 to 9', opposite, petiolate, 

 broad-cordate, above entire or somewhat trilobate, villous-canescent both sides, 

 smoothish above when full grown. Panicles very large, terminal, many -flowered. 

 Cor. 1 to 2' long, between violet and rose-color, striped and spotted within, j- 



14. MIM'ULUS, L. MONKEY FLOWER.- (Gr. \LI\L&, an ape; from 

 the resemblance of the ringent or grinning corolla.) Calyx tubular, 5- 

 angled, 5-toothed; corolla ringent, the upper lip reflected at the sides, 

 palate of the lower lip prominent; capsule 2-celled, many-seeded ; stig- 

 ma thick, bifid. Herbs prostrate or erect, with square stems and oppo- 

 site Ivs. Ped. axillary, solitary, 1-flowered. 



Leaves pinnate-veined. Flowers bine (wild) or yellow (cultivated) Nos. 1,2, 6 



Leaves pal mate- veiued . Flowers yellow or scarlet Nos. 3, 4, 5 



1 M. ringens L. Lvs. sessile, smooth, lanceolate, acuminate; ped. axillary, 

 longer than the flowers. U A common inhabitant of ditches and mud soils, Can- 

 and U. S., with large, blue, ringent flowers. Stem erect, square, smooth, about 

 2f high. Leaves sessile, opposite, serrate, acute, lanceolate. Peduncles about as 

 long as the leaves, square, curved upwards, axillary and opposite. Calyx tubu- 

 lar, 5-angled and 5-toothed. Corolla pale blue, yellow within. JL, Aug. 



2 M. alatus. Lvs. petiolate, smooth, ovate, acuminate ; ped. axillary, shorter 

 than the flowers ; st. winged at the 4 corners. 1J. In N. Y. to Ind. (Plummer), and 

 S. States. This, like the last species, inhabits ditches and other wet places, 

 and grows to nearly tha same height. The square stem, erect, smooth, and 

 winged at the 4 angles, affords an adequate distinction. Leaves stalked, ovate. 

 Flowers ringent, on short stalks, light purple. Calyx teeth rounded, mucrunate. 

 Aug. 



3 M. Jamdsii Torr. St. decumbent, rooting at the lower joints ; Ivs. subentire, 

 roundish-reniform, tho lower on long petioles, 5 to 7-veined ; ped. about as long 

 as the leaf; cal. ovate, upper tooth largest ; cor. tufa scarcely exserfed. Shores 

 of L. Superior, Min., Nebr. Fls. small, yellow. 



4 M. Ititeus L. Ascending or erect ;. Ivs. orbicular-ovato or oblong, lower 

 long-petiolate, sublyrate, upper sessile or clasping, many-veined ; ped. longer than, 

 the Ivs. ; cal. tube ovoid, upper tooth largest ; cor, tube broad, twice longer than 

 the calyx. *2J. Fls. yellow, often spotted with rose or purple, large and very 

 fihowy. f California. Varies greatly. 



5 M. Cardinalis Dougl. Erect, branched, villous ; Ivs. ovate, erose~dentate> 

 narrowed and ampkxicaul at base, many- veined ; ped. longer than the Ivs. ; caL 

 tube large, inflated ; cor. lobes reflexed. % St. loosely branched, 2 to 3f high. 

 Cor. scarlet, the tube hardly longer than tho calyx, limb large and brilliant 

 f California. 



