294 54. BOKAGINACE^E. 



Tribe II. Anchusea. 

 3. BOKA'GO Linn. Borage. 



*1. B. officindlis (L.) ; lower 1. obovate blunt attenuated be- 

 low, segments of the cor. ovate acute flat spreading. E. E. 36. 

 Fl. blue. Anth. very prominent. Stem.-l. much narrowed 

 below so as to appeared stalked, eared at the base. Whole plant 

 hispid with bulbous hairs. St. spreading, 12 18 in. high. 

 On rubbish and waste ground. B. VI. VII. E. S. I. 



4. ANCHU'SA Linn. Alkanet. 



"fl. A. officindlis (L.) ; /. lanceolate hispid, spikes crowded uni- 

 lateral, bracts ovate-lanceolate, cal.-segm. bluntish hairy on 

 both sides, scales of cor. hairy. E. B. 662. Fl. deep purple. 

 Cal.-segm. narrow, longer than tube. St. 1 2 f eet hi gh> rough 

 with deflexed hairs. Waste ground, rare. P. VI. VII. E. S. 



J2. A. sempervirens (L.) ; L ovate, lower 1. on long stalks, pe- 

 duncles axillary each bearing 2 dense spikes with an interme- 

 diate flower, cal.-segments hairy on the outside only, bracts 

 minute lanceolate, scales of the cor. downy. E. B. 45. Fl. 

 blue, rather salver- than funnel-shaped. Cal.-segments narrow. 

 St. 1| 2 feet high, rough with spreading somewhat deflexed 

 hairs. Waste ground near ruins, rare. P. V. VIII. E. I. 



5. LYCOP'SIS Linn. Bugloss. 



1. L. arven'sis (L.) ; 1. lanceolate repand-dentate very hispid, 

 cal. of f r. bellshaped erect. E. B. 938. Fl. small, blue. Whole 

 plant very hispid with strong hairs each rising from a scaly 

 tubercle. Fields and hedges. A. VI. VII. E. S. I. 



6. SYM'PHYTTJM Linn. Comfrey. 



1. S. officindle (L.) ; 1. ovate-lanceolate attenuate below, 

 siem-l. very decurrent lanceolate, st. ivinged in the upper part. 

 E. B. 817. Height 1 2 feet, branching. Racemes in pairs, 

 drooping. Fl. yellowish white or purple. Cal.-segments some- 

 what spreading and pubescence rougher in the usually purple- 

 flowered variety, S. patens Sibth. Sy. E. B. 1116. Common 

 in damp places. P. V. VI. E. S. 1. 



2. S. tuberdsum (L.) ; 1. ovate-oblong attenuate below, stem-1. 

 lanceolate, uppermost slightly decurrent, st. scarcely winged nearly 

 simple. E. B. 1502. St. 1218 in. high. Fl. yellowish white, 



