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# * Diffusely spreading : leaves several-nerved and veiny : corolla yellow. 



3. HE. Jamesii, Torr. Smooth ; stems creeping at the base ; stem-leaves 

 lound or kidney-shaped, nearly sessile, equalling the peduncles ; calyx ovate, 

 inflated in fruit, the upper tooth much the largest. In cool springs, Mackinaw, 

 Wisconsin, Illinois, and westward. Flowers small. 



M. LtiTEUS, with its varieties, and M. MOSCHXTUS, the MUSK-PLANT, from 

 Oregon, are common in cultivation. 



9. CONOBEA, Aublet. (CAPRAKIA, Mchx.) 



Calyx 5-parted, equal. Upper lip of the corolla 3-lobed, the lower 3-parted. 

 Stamens 4, fertile : anthers approximate. Style 2-lobed at the apex, the lobes 

 wedge-form. Seeds numerous. Low branching herbs, with opposite leaves, and 

 small solitary flowers on axillary 2-bractleted peduncles. (Name unexplained.) 



1. C. imiltificln, Bcnth. Diffusely spreading, much branched, minutely 

 pubescent ; leaves petioled, pinnately parted, the divisions linear- wedge-shaped ; 

 corolla (greenish- white) scarcely longer than the calyx. (J) Sandy river- 

 banks, Ohio to Illinois, and southward. July - Sept. 



1O. IIEKPESTIS, Gffirtn. HERPESTIS. 



Calyx 5-parted ; the upper division broadest, the innermost frequently very 

 narrow. Upper lip of the corolla entire, notched, or 2-cleft ; the lower 3-lobed. 

 Stamens 4, all fertile. Style dilated or 2-lobed at the apex. Seeds numerous. 

 Low herbs with opposite leaves and solitary axillary flowers. (Name from 

 (pirrjCTTTjs, a creeping thing, the species being chiefly procumbent.) 



* Upper lip of the blue corolla merely notched : leaves many-nerved. 



1. H. rot u ml i folia, Pursh. Nearly smooth, creeping; leaves round- 

 obovate, half clasping ('-!' long) ; peduncles twice or thrice the length of the calyx, 

 the upper sepal ovate. 1J. Wet places, Illinois and southward. Aug. 



2. H. ainplexicaulis, Pursh. Stems hairy, creeping at the base; 

 leaves ovate, clasping ; peduncles shorter than the calyx ; upper sepal heart-shaped. 

 1|. Wet places, New Jersey and southward. Aug. Aromatic when bruised. 

 * * Corolla (bluish) almost equally 5-clejl, the upper lip being 2-parted; stamens 



almost equal : leaves nearly nerveless. 



3. H. Moiilliera, H. B. K. Smooth, somewhat creeping; leaves obo- 

 rate or wedge-shaped ; peduncles rather long, 2-bracted at the apex. 1J. 

 River-banks, Maryland and southward along the coast. 



11. GRATIOLA, L. HEDGE-HYSSOP. 



Calyx 5-parted, the divisions narrow and nearly equal. Upper lip of the 

 corolla entire or 2-cleft, the lower 3-clcft. Fertile stamens 2, included, poste- 

 rior ; the anterior mere sterile filaments, or wanting. Style dilated or 2-lipped 

 at the apex. Pod 4-valved, many-seeded. Low herbs, mostly perennial, with 

 opposite sessile leaves, and axillary 1 -flowered peduncles, usually with 2 bract- 

 lets at the base of the calyx. (Name from gratia, grace or favor, on account of 

 its supposed excellent medicinal properties.) 



