CLIV. BORRAGINE^. 



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Cynof/Iossiim. 

 Fruit unequally developed (mag.). 



Bugloss. 

 Flower (mag.). 



Ctmofilossum omphalorlcs. 

 (Omphalodes verna.) 



Cynoglossum. 

 Pistil (mag.). 



Heliotrope. 

 Flower (mag.). 



Heliotrope. 



Androccinm and corolla laid open 

 (mag.). 



Heliotrope. 

 Pistil (mag.). 



Tournefortia. 



Fruit cut vertically 



(mag.). 



Tourntfortia. 



Fruit cut transversely 



(mag.). 



Tourntfortia. Heliotrope. 



Seed cut Carpel cut 



vertically (mag.), vertically (mag.). 



COROLLA monopetalous, hypogynous, isostemonous, aestivation imbricate. STAMENS 

 5, inserted on the corolla. OVARY with 2 bipartite carpels ; STYLE gynobasic ; OVULES 

 4, appendiculate, anatropous or semi-anatropous. EMBRYO usually exalbuminous ; 

 RADICLE superior. INFLORESCENCE a scorpioid raceme. * 



HERBS, SHRUBS or TREES, usually hispid. LEAVES generally alternate, simple, 

 entire, exstipulate. FLOWERS g , rarely $ ? , regular, sometimes irregular, solitary 

 in the axils of the leaves, or in panicles, corymbs, or terminal scorpioid unilateral 

 racemes. CALYX persistent, monosepalous, 4-5-partite. COROLLA hypogynous, 

 monopetalous, deciduous, tubular-infundibuliform, campanulate or rotate ; throat 

 naked, or furnished with hairs, scales or protuberances; limb 5-fid, aestivation 

 imbricate. STAMENS 5, inserted on the tube or throat of the corolla, alternate with 

 its divisions; anthers introrse, 2-celled, with longitudinal dehiscence, usually free, some- 

 times slightly cohering at the base or top. CARPELS 2, antero-posterior, more or less 

 distinct, with 2 more or less connected 1-ovuled cells, usually forming together a 

 4-lobed ovary, inserted on a central column (gynobase) formed by the thickened style- 

 base at its union with the receptacle (gynophore) ; style either gynobasic or ter- 

 minating the united carpels ; ovules pendulous from the inner angle of the cell, 



