Okdeii 72. BELLWORTS. 233 



lovv'er. Stamens united into a curved tube. Stigma 2-lobed. Capsule 

 opening at top. Seeds very small. — Flowers axillary, generally forming 

 leafy or bracted racemes. July-Sept. 



§ Stems leafy a 



§ Stems leafless, leaves nearly nil crowded at the root, under water 11, 12 



a Flowers bright red or scarlet, largo and showy 1,2 



a Flowers blue, varying to bluish-white.. . .b 



b Stem stout, 2-3 or 4f. high. Flowers large, about V long 3-5 



b Stem slender, 6''-2f. high. Flowers small (i-s' long) c 



c Stem branched, racemes several, loose, or flowers scattered fi, 7 • 



c Stem generally simple, bearing a single raceme.. . .8-10 



1 L. cardina'lis. Cardinal-flwr. Stem smooth. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute. 



2 L. ful'gens. Mexican. Stem downy. Leaves linear-lanceolate, long-pointed, t 



3 L. puber'ula. Leaves obtuse, denticulate. Eaceme one-sided. Plant downy. 



4 L. sjrphilit'ica. Blue C. Lvs. acute, slightly toothed. Kacemes equal, hairy. 

 .5 L. amoe'na. Pretty C. Leaves acuminate, toothed. Eacemes one-sided, 



smoothish. S. 



6 L. iixfla''ta. Indian Tobacco. Hairy. Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, toothed. Pod inflated. 



7 L. Kal'mii. KalmU C. Smooth. Leaves linear-spatulatc, entire. Fls. blue-white. 



8 L. Nuttal'lii. NuttaWs L. \ Pedicels twice as long as the flowers. Leaves 



linear, extremely slender. S. M. 



9 L. spica'ta. Spiked L. Pedicels as long as the flowers. Eacemes dense. 



Leaves oblong. 

 10 L. leptostach'ya. Slender- spiked L. Pedi. none. Lvs. lance-oval, smooth. "W 



11 L. Dortman'na. Water L. Root leaves linear, terete, hollow, fleshy. Scape long. 



12 L. paludo'sa. Marsh L. Eoot leaves linear-oblong, flat. Stem tall. S. 



Ordek LXXII. CAMPANULACE.E. Bellworts. 



Herls witb a milky juice, alternate leaves; 

 flowers mostly blue and sliowy, with a superior 



calyx; a regular and mostly campanulate 5-lobed corolla ; with the 5 

 stamens usually separate, and ovary adherent to the calyx tube ; and witli 

 the 2-5-celied i^od crowned with the remains of the calyx. 



Analysis of the Genera. 



Calyx tube very short (below the flower). Campanula. 1 



Calyx tube long and three-angled. Speccla'uia. 



