Order 86.— FIGWORTS. 240 



h Handsome lierb.s, l-2f. liigli, with flowers blue and wliitc. 



Innocence. Collin'sia. 5 

 k Leaves serr. Sts. square. Palate of lower lip prominent. Monkey-fl. Mni'unjs. 6 

 k Leaves many-cleft into fine divisions. W. Conobea. Cono'bea. 



k Leaves entire. Corolla protracted into a spur behind. Toad-Jlax. Lina'ria, 2 

 K Leaves entire. Cor. not spurred. Small, obscure weeds. "W. M. S. IIekpes'tis. 



m FIs. yellow, in a terminal, one-sided spike. Yelloio-rattle, Khinan'thcs. 



m FIs. white, small, in a term, one-sided spike. Mts. Eye-lrigld. Euphra'sia. 



m FIs. yellowish, axil., or in a leafy, equal spike. Cow-wheat. MELAii'^PYituM. 

 n Sterile filament shorter than the rest, smooth. SnaTce-Jiead. Chklo''ne. 7 



n Sterile filament long, projecting, bearded. Beard-tongue. Pentste'mon-. 



n Sterile filament a scale on the brown corolla. Figxvort. ScROPnuLA'r.ii^ 



o Corolla purple, in a long, slender spike. Leaves lancc-ovate. 



Blue-liearts. Buciixe'ra. 



o Cor. purp. or rose-white, axillary. Lvs. narrow-lin., entire. Gerap/dia. 8 



o Corolla yellow, and 5-lobed as well as the calyx p 



p Stamens scarcely longer than the tube of the corolla q 



p Stamens long-projecting, with very large anthers. S. MACRAN''TnERA. 



q Stamens quite unequal in length. Sepals very short. Dasys'toma. 9 



q Stamens about equal in length, anths. all perfect. Sep. long.W. Setme'ria. 



1. YERBAS'CUxM. Mullein. 



Calyx D-parted. Corolla rotate, 5-lobed, slightly irregular. Stamens 

 5, all perfect, filaments woolly, at least the three upper ones. Pod round- 

 ish egg-shaped, 2-valved, many -seeded. — Mostly © herbs. Flowers in 

 spikes, or panicles, or racemes. Leaves alternate. June-August. 



1 V. Thap'sus. Common M. Tall, woolly. Leaves decurrent. Flowers spiked, 2 



filaments smooth. 



2 V. Blatta'ria. Moth if. Branched, smooth. Leaves serrate. Flowers racemed. 



Filaments violet-woolly. 



3 V. Lych'nitis. White M. White-downy, branched. Leaves crenate. Flowers 



paniclcd. Filaments white-woolly. 



2. LINA'RIA. Toad-flax. 

 Calyx 5-parted. Corolla personate with the throat closed by the prom- 

 inent palate, upper lip rcfloxed, lower 3-cleft, tube inflated and spurred 

 behind. Pod 2-celled, bursting below the top. — Ilerbs with the lower 

 leaves generally opposite, the upper alternate. Flowers solitary, axillary, 

 often forming leafy racemes. June-Sei^temlcr. 



1 L. vulga'ris. Butter and Eggs. Leaves lance-linear. Flowers large, yellow and 

 orange, in a close raceme. Erect. 



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