24:4 THE FLORA. 



lower. Stamens united into a curved tube. Stigma 2-lobed. Capsule 

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

 leafy or bracted racemes. July-Sept. 



% Stems leafy a 



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



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



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



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



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



c Stem branched, racemes several, loose, or flowers scattered.. ..6, 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, -f 



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



4 L. syphilit'ica. Blue G. Lvs. acute, slightly toothed. Eacemes equal, hairy. 

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



smoothisli. S. 



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



7 L. Zal'mii. Kalni's G. Smooth. Leaves linear-spatulate, entire. Fls. blue-white. 



8 L. Nuttal'Lii. NuttaWs L. f 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. Eoot leaves linear, terete, hollow, fleshy. Scape long. 



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



Order LXXII. CAMPANULACE^. Bellworts. 



HerT)s with a milky juice, alternate leaves ; 

 Jlowers mostly blue and showy, 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 with 

 the 2-5-ceried pod crowned with the remains of the calyx. 



Analysis of the Genera. 



Calyx tube very short (below the flower). Campan'ijla. 1 



Calyx tube long and three-angled. Specula 'ria. 



