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B0RAGINACE.E. 



[Perigynous Exogens. 



inflorescence, and scabrous alternate leaves. On account of tins last character, they are 

 so netimes called Asperifoliae. From Nolanads they are distinguished by their mflo- 

 resTe ce bemi gyrate, their radicle superior, and their embryo exalbuminous and 

 Sght! From Si other Orders of this Alliance they are known by the 4 deep lobes of 

 the- nvarv called by Limieean Botanists naked seeds. _^ 



Amon"\hemore y remarkable points of structure met with m tins Order is the very 



Amon i"^ "* tnhPivlp^ standing on the corolla between the stamens. 



ITnrS Hat-S^SSS f™e folds of the corolla, but their peculiar 



appearluc°e hi Syniphy turn id Borage leads to the suspicion that they are really a series 



0t "SSf« pSSy of the temperate countries of the northern hemisphere ; extremely 

 abundant in aU tie southern parts of Europe, the Levant, and middle Asia ; less frequent 

 asT approach the arctic circle, and almost disappearing within the tropics A few 

 specfes SyS found in such latitudes. In North America they are less abundant than 

 in Europe y Pnrsh reckons but 22 species in the whole of his Flora ; while the little 

 island of Sicilv alone contains 35, according to Presl. 



Soft mSginous, emollient properties, are the usual characteristics of this Order; 



some are alsotaid to contain nitre, a proof of which is shown by their frequent decrepi- 



tTon wnen thrown on the fire. Borago officinalis gives a coolness to beverage in which 



u Wes ■ ire steeped. The whole plant has an odour approaching to Cucumber and 



BuS '5 ^supposed exhilarating qualities, which caused Borage to be reckoned 



one of the four cordial flowers, along with Alkanet, Roses and Violets may justly be 



doubted i -Smith. It was once esteemed as a pectoral medicine, and a decoc ion of its 



£ves mixed with honey makes a good ptisan. Its young leaves make a pickle in some 



esteem Echium pkmtagineum, uatumlised in Brazil, is used in that coun ry for the 



same purpose. The roots of Anchusa tuictoria, or Alkanet, of Lithospermum tmctormm, 



oTosma eS d es , Echium rubrum, and Anchusa virginica, contain a reddish-brown 



substance S by dyers. This matter is thought to be a peculiar chemical principle, 



a^rSine&e Resins. The species of Trichodesma are considered diuretic, and are one 



SSie cures or nake bites i/lndia.-i^. Some say that Cynog ossnni officinale is 



narcotic" Us leaves are bitterish and produce a fat strong-scented oil Conifrey, Syn - 



i ytum officinale, was formerly regarded as a vulnerary ; a gathered while tender its 



eave" Lia subs itute for Spinag^and the young shoots, blanched by bemg forced to 



1 10 \n tl rou-h heaps of earth, arl eaten like Asparagus ; it is not, however, valued by 



persons of "refined taste. Its roots abound in mucilage, and are sweetish with some 



astruigeucy. 



GENERA. 

 (As given in DC. Prodr., Vol. X.) 



(j 1. Cerinthe^e. 

 Cerinthe, Tourn. 



§ 2. ECHIE2E. 



Lobostcmon, Lehm. 



Echiopsis, Rchb. 

 Echium, L. 

 Macrotomia, DC. 

 Echiochilon, Desf. 



Chilochium, Raf. 



' § 3. ANCHU3E«. 



Nomiea, Sfedih. 



Oskampia, Mcench. 



Onochilus, Mart. 

 Borago, Tourn. 

 Psilostemon, DC. 



Trachysiemon, D.Don 

 Symphytum, L. 

 Stomotochium, lehm. 

 Caryolopha, Fisch. 

 Pentaglottis, Tausch. 

 Anchusa, L. 



Buglossum, Tourn. 

 Gastrocotyle, Bunge. 



Toxostigma, A. Rich. 

 Lycopsis, L. 

 Moritzia, DC. 



§ 4. LlTHOSPERME.-E. 



Onosma, L. 

 Colsmauuia, Lehm. 

 Macromeria, G. Don. 

 Onosmodium, Mich. 

 Purshia, Spreng. 

 Osmodium, Rif. 

 Maharanga, A. DC. 

 Moltkia, Lehm. 

 Lithospermum, L. 

 Batschia, Gmel. 

 CF.gonychon, Gray. 

 Rhytospt rmum, Link. 

 Sei-ioostoma, Slocks. 

 Pentaloplms, A. DC. 

 Mertensia, Roth. 

 Hvppoglo8swn,"Q8,rtm. 

 Casseha, Dumort. 

 Steenhammera, Rchb. 

 Pulmouaria, L. 

 Bessera, Schult. 



Amebia, Forsk. 



Dioclea, Spreug. 



Meneghinia, Endl. 



Strobila, G. Don. 

 Alkanna, Tausch. 



Baphorhiza, Link. 



Camptocarpus, C.Koch. 

 Steuosolenium, Turcz. 

 Meratia, A. DC. 

 Myosotis, L. 



E.rarrhena, R. Br. 



Strophiostoma, Turcz. 

 Bothriospermum, Bunge. 



§u- 



Cynoglosse.e. 



Amsinckia, Lehm. 



Benthamia, Lindl. 

 Gmvelia, A. DC. 

 Pectocarya, DC. 



Ktenospermum, Lehm. 

 Antiphytum, DC. 

 Eritrichium, Schrad. 



Cryptantha, Lehm. 

 Plagiobothrys, Fisch. 

 Krynitzkia, Fisch. 



Echinospermum, Shea /•/.:. 



Lappula, Momch. 



Rochelia, R. & S. 



Hackelia, Opiz. 

 Heterocaryum, A. DC. 

 Asperugo, L. 

 Cynoglossum, L. 

 Omphalodes, Tourn. 



Picotia, R. S. 

 Suchteleuia, Karel. 

 Solenanthus, Ledeb. 

 Diploloma, Schrenk. 

 Mattia, Schultz. 

 Rindera, Pall. 

 Trichodesma, R. Br. 



Pollichia, Med. 



Streblanthera, Stcud. 



Friedrichsthalia.'Ftmz. 



Cramosperrnuni, Lehm. 



§ 6. ROCHELIEiE. 



Rochelia, Rchb. 



|?Marelia, Vand. 



Numbers. Gen. 54. Sp. 683. 



////< Irophijllaccce. 

 Position.— Lamiacea\— BoraginacEjE.— Nolanacese. 



Cordiaccce. 



