256 DIBYNAMIA ANGIOSPERM1A. [cL. XIT. 



the upper lip ; anthers large, of two lobes, pointed at the base, 

 the points of the lower anthers elongated into straight bristles. 

 Germen egg-shaped. Style thread- shaped, as long as the sta- 

 mens; stigma obtuse. Capsule oblong, obtuse, compressed, 

 two-celled, two-valved. Seeds minute, elliptical, compressed, 

 furrowed. Name, from Euphrosyne, expressive of joy. 302. 



1. E. qfficindlis. Eye-bright. Leaves egg-shaped, furrowed, 

 deeply toothed. About four inches high,; with a square, ge- 

 nerally branched leaf: flowers axillar, solitary: corolla white, 

 streaked with purple, yellowish on the palate. Annual : flowers 

 from July to September : grows in pastures, abundantly. Eng. 

 Bot. vol. xx. pi. 1416. Eng. Fl vol. iii. p. 122. 898. 



24. MELAMPY'RUM. COW-WHEAT. 



Calyx of one leaf, tubular, with four deep, straight, unequal, 

 marginal segments. Corolla gaping, tube oblong, curved; 

 throat a little dilated, compressed ; upper lip vaulted, com- 

 pressed, notched, reflected at the edge on both sides ; lower lip 

 slightly plaited with two prominences on the palate, divided 

 into three nearly equal, obtuse segments. Filaments awl- 

 shaped, incurved, concealed under the upper lip ; anthers ob- 

 long, two-lobed. Germen egg-shaped, pointed. Style thread- 

 shaped, as long as the stamens ; stigma obtuse. Capsule 

 oblong, obliquely pointed, compressed, its upper edge convex; 

 the lower straight, two-celled, two-valved, the partitions trans- 

 verse. Seeds two in each cell, egg-shaped, obtuse. Name, 

 from melas, black, and puros, wheat. 303. 



1. M. cristdtum. Crested Cow~wheat. Spikes four-cornered ; 



bracteas heart-shaped, closely imbricated, finely toothed. 



Stems a foot high, or more, leafy, roughish : leaves nearly linear, 

 rough on the edges : bracteas pectinate : flowers variegated with 

 cream-colour and light-purple, the palate yellow. Annual : flowers 

 in July : grows in woods and thickets in many parts of England. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. i. pi. 41. Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 123. 899. 



2. M. arvense. Purple Cow'wheat. Spikes conical; bracteas 



loose, lance- shaped, pinnatifid. Stem from one and a half to 



two feet high, acutely four-cornered : leaves lance-shaped, rough 

 on the edges : bracteas loosely spreading : flowers large, with a 

 yellow corolla, its lips variegated with pale-red and purple. An- 

 nual: flowers in July: grows in corn-fields in Norfolk: rare. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. i. pi. 53. Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 154. 900. 



3. M. pratense. Common Yellow Cow-wheat. Flowers axillar, 

 pointing one way ; corolla closed, lower lip straight out ; upper 



floral leaves toothed at the base. Stem smooth, branched: 



leaves lance-shaped, pointed, smooth, entire : the uppermost 

 toothed, sometimes pinnatifid at the base : flowers solitary, oppo- 

 site : corolla pale at the base, deep-yellow towards the top, with a 

 purple spot at each side of the mouth. Annual : flowers in July 

 and August : grows in woods, bushy places, heaths, and pastures : 

 frequent. Eng. Bot. vol.ii.pl. 113. Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 125. 901. 



4. M. sylvdticwn. Wood Cow-wheat. Flowers axillar, in distant 



