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THE FLORA 



10. SYNAN'DRA. Synandra. 

 Calyx 4-cleft. Upper lips of corolla entire, vaulted, 

 the lower in 3 unequal, obtuse lobes. Throat widened. 

 Stamens ascending beneath the upper lip, the two up- 

 per anthers cohering. (Figs. 597, 90.) 

 1 S. grandiflo^ra. Great-floioered S. Grows in woods, West. 

 6-8' high. Leaves opposite, ovate, cordate, toothed. Fls. 

 few, 1' long, upper lip very \&rgQ. June. 



11. PHYSOSTE'GIA. Lion's-heart 



P. Virginia 'nii. Virginian L. Stem square, erect 2-3f., with 

 very smooth, sessile leaves in four rows, and a terminal, 

 4-rowed spike of large, showy, purplish-white flowers. 

 Avg.^ Sept. (Figs. 589-59 L) 



Order XC. BORRAGINACE^. Borrageworts. 



Fig- 59S. Borrage {Borrago officinalis). 9. The four nuts with the style amd calyx. Fig. 600 

 One of the nuts cut open, showing the seed, euibryo, &c. 1. Paccoon {Lithospertmim canes 

 cens). 2. Corolla laid open, showing the stamens. 3. Pistil of Comfrey, consisting of the deeplj 

 4-lobed ovary with the slender style arising from between the lobes and near their base. 



fferhs^ shrubs., or trees^ with round stems and branches ; 



leaves alternate, generally rough with stiff hairs ; stipules none ; 



