CL. T.] PENTANDEIA MONOGYNTA. 117 



zontal valves. Filaments short; anthers roundish. Germens 

 four, depressed. Style awl-shaped, central, longish ; stigma 

 small, notched. Seeds four, roundish, imperforate at the base, 

 attached to a central receptacle. Name from cyon, a dog, and 

 gloss a, a tongue. 89. 



1. C.officindle. Common Hound' s-tongue. Stamens shorter than 



the corolla ; stem-leaves broadly lance -shaped, se&sile, downy. 



Whole plant dull- green, downy and soft: stem two feet high : 

 root -leaves large, tapering at both ends : clusters terminal, pani- 

 cled : corolla dull-crimson. This plant is suspected of possessing 

 narcotic properties : its smell is very disagreeable, and greatly re- 

 sembles that of mice. Biennial : flowers in May and June : grows 

 byroad-sides and among rubbish : common. Eng. Bot. vol. xxiii. 

 pi. 1612. Eng. FL vol. i. p. 261. 298. 



2. C. sylvdticum. Green-leaved Hound' s-tonmte. Stamens shorter 

 than the corolla ; leaves lance-shaped, the upper ones embracing the 



stem, smooth above, hairy beneath. Whole plant bright- green : 



leaves covered on the back part with callous warts : flowers dull- 

 blue. Biennial : flowers in June : grows in shady lanes : rare. 

 Essex, Kent, Surrey, Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, Carseof Growrie, 

 &c. Eng. Bot. vol. xxiii. pi. 1643. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 261. 299. 



5. PULMONA'KIA. LUNG-WORT. 



Calyx inferior, of one leaf, prismatic, five-cornered, with five 

 equal segments. Corolla of one petal, funnel-shaped ; tube 

 cylindrical, long; mouth naked and open. Filaments very 

 short; anthers oval, erect. Germens four, roundish. Style 

 thread-shaped short ; stigma small, notched. Seeds four, 

 globular, hairy. Named from pulmones, the lungs, the spotted 

 leaves being supposed to resemble those organs. 90. 



1. P. officindlis. Common Lung -wort. Leaves egg-shaped. 



Root fibrous : stems about a foot high, erect, leafy, hairy : leaves 

 hairy, generally speckled with white on the upper side, the lower 

 on long bordered stalks, the upper sessile : flowers violet-blue. 

 Perennial : flowers in May: grows in woods and shady lanes : rare. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. ii. pi. 118. Etiy. Fl. vol. i. p. 262. 300. 



2. P. angustifolia. Narrow-leaved Lung-wort. Leaves lance- 

 shaped. Taller than the former, and differing chiefly in the form 



of the leaves, which are seldom spotted. Perennial : flowers in 

 May and June : grows in woods and thickets : rare. Isle of Wight: 

 New Forest, Hampshire. Eng. Bot. vol. xxiii. pi. 1628. Eng. Fl. 

 vol. i. p. 263. 301. 



6. SY'MPHYTUM. COMFREY. 



Calyx inferior, of one leaf, five-cleft ; segments acute. Co- 

 rolla of one petal, bell-shaped; mouth closed by five lance- 

 shaped, fringed valves. Filaments short, anthers arrow-shaped, 

 concealed by the valves. Germens four, abrupt. Style club- 

 shaped, long; stigma undivided. Seeds four, egg-shaped. 

 Named from symphuo, to unite, on account of its imagined 

 sanative powers. 91. 



1. S. officihdle. Common Comfrey. Leaves between egg-shaped 

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