90 PENTANDRTA — MONOGYNIA. [Mi/OSOtis. 



than funncl-sliaped, and thus the genus is with difficulty distinguishable 

 from Myosotis. Daily exptM'ience teaches us tiiat the more natural the 

 families, the greater is the difficulty of framing decided marks of distinc- 

 tion in the genera. 



8. Myosotis. Linn. Scorpion-grass. 



(For the specific characters, synonyms, &c., I am indebted to my 

 valued friend, W. Borrer, Esq. See ed. 3, of this Flora for many valu- 

 able criticisms by the same hand.) 



1. M. palustris, " Kipluiff," (jjreat water Scorpion-grass or 

 Forget-me-not); calyx with straight appressed bristles, when in 

 fruit campaniilate open shorter than the divergent pedicels, 

 limb of the corolla flat longer than the tube, pubescence of the 

 stem spreading (or wanting.) E. Bot, t. 1973. Hook. Scot. i. p. 

 67 {including M. ccespitosa). — 31. scorjnoides paluslris, L. Sm. 

 Fl. Brit. v.\.p.2\2. 



Ditches and sides of rivers, abundant. Fl. during the summer months. 

 11. — A very beautiful, though common plant, and considered to be the 

 emblem of friendship in almost every part of Europe. About 1 foot 

 high. Flowers among the largest of our species, bright blue with a yel- 

 low eye, and a small white ray at the base of each segment. 



2. M. ripens, Don, (^creeping zvater Scorpio7i- grass) ; calyx 

 with straight appressed bristles deeply 5-cleft, when in fruit 

 mostly connivent, shorter than the divergent pedicel, limb of 

 the corolla flat, longer than the tube, lobes somewhat emarginate. 

 — Don MSS. Reichenb. in Sturm, cum ic. Borr. E. Fl. Suppl. 

 t. 2703.— il/. jmlustris, (3. Hook. FL Scot. I p. 67. Br. Fl. ed. 3, 

 p. 102.— a. Mert.etKock 31. secunda ? 3Iurr. N. FL 



Moist boggy situations in Scotland and England. — Fl. May — Aug. If. 



3. M. ccespitosa, Schultz, {tufted water Scorpion-grass); calyx 

 with straight appressed bristles, when in fruit campanulate open 

 shorter than the divergent pedicels, limb of the corolla concave 

 equalling the tube, pubescence of the stem appressed. Reich, in 

 Sturm, cum ic. Borr. in E. Bot. Suppl. t. 2661. — 31. lingulata, 

 Lehm. 



Common in watery places, both on clay and bog. Fl. May, June, 

 . or ^ . (1^. or $ . Sm.) — Root fibrous, not creeping, annual or bien- 

 nial. Stern throwing out fibres from the lower joints. Calyx sparingly 

 sprinkled with appressed white bristles, c!eft more deeply than in ilf. 

 palustris, perhaps less than in M. repens. Corolla varying in size, but 

 usually not much exceeding the calyx. 



4. I\r. alpestris, Schmidt, (rock Scorpion-grass) ; calyx with 

 straight and a few curved bristles deeply 5-cleft, when in fruit 

 campanulate straight shorter than the slightly spreading pedi- 

 cels, limb of the corolla flat longer than the tube, root-leaves 

 on long stalks. Le/wi. Aspcrif. p. 86.— 31. rupicola, E. BoL t. 

 2559—3/. suaveolens, Waldst. et KiL — 31. sylvatica, (3. Fries. 



Highland mountains, at a great elevation ; but I am not sure that it 



