A7ichisa.'] PENTANDUIA — MONOGYNIA. 89 



4. Symphytum. Linn. Coinfrey. 



1. S. officinale, L. (common Comfjri/'); stem winged above, 

 leaves ovato-lanceolate attenuated at the base and very decur- 

 rent. E. Bot.t. 817. 



Banks of rivers and watery places, frequent. Fl. May, June. "U — 

 2 — 3 f. high, branched above. Hoot- leaves ovate, petiolaled. Racemes 

 in pairs, secund, drooping. Corollas large, yellowish-white, often purple. 



2. S. tuberosum, L. (tuberous-rooted Comfreij^; stem simple, 

 leaves ovato-oblong attenuated at the base, upper ones only 

 slightly decurrent. E. Bot. t. 1502. 



Shady woods and river-banks; frequent in Scotland, particularly ia 

 the lowlands : rare in England. Durham. P/. June, July. 11. — Re- 

 sembling the last ; but it is very distinct. Ui)per leaves, from which 

 the peduncles s\->x\n^, generally in pairs, large, ovato-lanceolate, a little 

 decurrent ; whereas those of S. officinale are very narrow, and run 

 down into winged apjjendages to the stem. 



5. BoRAGO. Linn. Borage. 



1. B. officinalis, L. (common Borage^; lower leaves obovate 

 attenuated at the base, segments of the corolla ovate acute- 

 spreading. E.Bot. t.3G. 



Among rubbish and waste ground. Fl. June, July. ^. — Whole 

 plant very hispid. Stem-leaves petiolute and eared at the base ; upper- 

 most ones sessile. Cor. large, brilliant blue, with very prominent sta- 

 mens. It forms an ingredient with wine, water, lemon and sugar, in a 

 favourite English drink called a cool tankard. 



6. Lycopsis. LAnn. Bugloss. 



1. L. arvensis, L. (small Bugloss); leaves lanceolate repando.- 

 denticulate very hispid, calyx erect while in flower. E. Bot. 

 t. 930. — Anchusa arvensis, Lehm. 



Corn-fields and hedge-banks, frequent. Fl. June, July. 0. — Whole 

 ■plant very hispid ; hairs or bristles seated on a white, callous tubercle. 

 Lower leaves lengthened into a petiole; upper ones sessile, semiamplexi- 

 caul. Racemes leafy. Flowers small, bright blue ; differing from those 

 of Anchusa in the curvature of the tube. 



7. Anchijsa. Linn. Alkanet. 



1. A. * officinalis, L. (commo?i Alkanet) ; leaves oblongo-laa- 

 ceolate, spikes crowded unilateral, bracteas ovato-lanceolate as 

 long as the calyx. E. Bot. ^.662. 



Waste ground, rare. On the Links at Hartley Pans, Northumberland, 

 Kilsyth and Arnbrae ; and at Addington, 8 miles from Glasgow. FL 

 June, July. If. — 1 — 2 feet high, rough and hispid. Cor. deep purple, 

 the segments of the limb rather narrow. 



2. A.* sempervire7is,h. (evergreen Alkanet); leaves ovate, lower 

 ones upon long stalks, peduncles axillary, flowers subcapitate 

 accompanied by two leaves. E. Bot. t. 45. 



Waste ground, among ruins and by roadsides, in many places both in 

 England and Scotland. Fl. May, June. 1^. — Flowers of a beautiful blue. 

 The shape of the corolla is, as Sir J. E. Smith observes, rather salver 



