398 '20. A. CRISTA GAXLI. [CL. XIV. 



Geographical Distribution. 

 The temperate part of Europe is tlie native region of this 

 plant. Its most northern limits, as far as is yet known, 

 are Wasa in Finland, Jamtcland in Sweden, and Dron- 

 theim in Norway, (63°.) Its most southern limit is Ha?mus 

 in Rumilia, (41°.) Only thus far, too, the plant grows to- 

 wards the east ; but in Lithuania it grows as far as the Wol- 

 ga Heights, (33° E. Lat.) Westward it extends as far as 

 the Pyrenees. 



OHDEE II. 



This order is called Angiospermia^ because the fruits are 

 capsules, or drupes. In the natural arrangement, the plants 

 of this order belong to the Personata?, Acanthea?, Bigno- 

 nieae, and Vitice^ ; (Anleit. 2. 390—426.) 



20. 



Alectorolophus Crista Galli, M, B* 



Hahnenkamm, Klapperkraut, Wiesenrodel. — Fren. Crete de 

 coq. Cocrisie. — Ilal. Crista di gallo. — Engl. Yelloio-rattle. 

 — Swed. H'6-skaller^ Paininge-grds. 



This is one of the most common weeds in our meadows and 

 iiclds, blossoming during summer^ and withering entirely 

 during harvest. From a soft fibrous root there rises a four- 

 cornered stem, commonly simple, sometimes considerably 

 branched, smooth, or somewhat sharp to the touch, and some- 

 times marked with dark red spots. It is about a foot in 

 height. The leaves are set opposite to one another, without 

 stalks, lanceolate, rough, sharply serrated, and cordate at the 

 base, an inch, or an inch and a half long, and from three to 

 four lines broad. In the neighbourhood of the flowers they 

 supply the place of bracteae, are ovate, and somewhat mem- 

 branaceous, but otherwise are as much serrated and rough to 

 the touch a^ thopc farthest down. The flowers stand oppo- 



