296 SCROPHULARINE^. [SCROPHTJLARIA. 



the filaments, confluent, bursting transversely. Disk oblique. Stigma 

 notched. Capsule acute, septicidally 2-valved ; valves entire or 2-fid. 

 Seeds ovoid, rugose. DISTRIB. Europe, temp. Asia, N. Africa, rare in 

 America ; species about 120. ETYM. In reference to its former use in 

 Scrofula. 



SECTION 1. Scrophula'ria proper. Sepals obtuse. Corolla purplish, 

 throat not contracted, upper lobes longer than the lateral. Stamens 4, 

 included, 5th reduced to a scale on the upper lip. 



1. S. nodo'sa, L. ; glabrous below, stem acutely 4-angled, leaves ovate 

 or triangular-cordate acutely doubly-serrate, border of sepals narrow. 

 Shady places, from Caithness southd. ; ascends to 1,500 ft, in Yorkshire ; 



Ireland ; Channel Islands ; fl. July-Oct. Rootstock tuberous, nodose. Stem 

 1-3 ft., simple. Leaves 2-4 in., shortly petioled, acute or acuminate, nerves 

 strong, basal teeth largest. Cymes lax ; bracts linear, acute, lower leafy ; 

 pedicels erect, slender, glandular at the base. Flowers J in., green or 

 brownish, proterogynous ; scale notched. Capsule broadly ovoid, acumi- 

 nate. Seeds rugose, brown. DISTRIB. Europe, N. and "W. Asia, N. 

 America. 



2. S. aquat'ica, L. ; glabrous below, stem 4- winged, leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate obtuse or acute doubly crenate-toothed, petiole winged, border 

 of sepals broad. 



Ditches, edges of ponds, &c., from Berwick southd.; Ireland; Channel 

 Islands ; fl. July-Sept. Rootstock stout, creeping. Stems 2-4 ft. Leaves 

 3-8 in., petiole winged and lobed or leaves pinnatisect below, lower cordate 

 at the base, glabrous or pubescent, teeth largest upwards. Panicles large, 

 erect ; cymes opposite, dichotomous ; lower bracts small, linear. Flowers 

 proterogynous. Corolla J-| in., greenish below, brown above, rarely white ; 

 upper lip 2-iicl, scale broad. Capsule small, ovoid or subglobose pointed. 

 DISTRIB. From Denmark southd., N. Africa, N. and W. Asia, Himalaya. 



Sub-sp. S. AQUATICA proper; cymes lax, many-fld., leaves - crenate, scale 

 reniform. S. JBalbis'ii, Hornem. VAR. S. cinerea, Dum., has an entire 

 scale. 



Sub-sp. S. TJMBROSA, Dum. ; cymes contracted few-fld., leaves more toothedj 

 scale 2-lobed. S. Ehrhar'ti, Stevens. 



3. S. Scorodo'nia, L. ; glandular-pubescent, stem obscurely 4-angled, 

 leaves ovate or triangular-ovate doubly crenate, petiole not winged, border 

 of sepals broad. 



Shaded places, Cornwall, S. Devon ; Kerry ; Channel Islands ; fl. July-Aug. 

 Rootstock creeping. Stem 2-4 ft., simple. Leaves 1^-4 in., coarsely 

 crenate-serrate, usually deeply cordate, much wrinkled. Cymes corymbose, 

 in long lax panicles ; bracts leafy ; pedicels slender. Corolla | in., dull 

 purple; upper lip 2-partite ; scale broad, entire or notched. Capsule sub- 

 globose or ovoid, acuminate. DISTRIB. Belgium, W. France, S. Europe, 

 N. Africa. 



SECTION 2. Ceraman'the, Reiclib. Sepals linear-oblong, subacute. 

 Corolla yellow, throat contracted ; lobes nearly equal. Stamens 4, ex- 

 serted ; 5th absent. 



