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THE FLORA 



10. SYNAN'DRA. Synandra. 

 Calyx 4-cleft. Upper lips of corolla entire, vaulted, 

 the lower in 3 unequal, obtuse lobes. Throat widened. 

 Stamens ascending beneath the upper lip, the two up- 

 per anthers cohering. (Figs. 597, 90.) 

 1 & grandiflo'ra Great-flowered S. Grows in woods, West. 

 6-8' high. Leaves opposite, ovate, cordate, toothed. Fls. 

 few, 1' long, upper lip very large. Junt. 



11. PHYSOSTE'GIA. Lion's-heart 



I Virginia'nii. Virginian L. Stein square, erect 2-8f., with 

 very smooth, sessile leaves in four rows, and a terminal, 

 4-rowed spike of large, showy, purplish-white flowers. 

 Aug., Sept. (Figs. 589-591.) 



ORDER XC. BORRAGINACE^E. Borrageworts. 



Fig. 598. Borrage (Borragn officinalin). 9. The four nuts with the style nu! calyx. Fig 6CO 

 One of the nuts cut open, showing the seed, embryo, Ac. 1. Puccoon (Lithospennum canes 

 cens). 2. Corolla laid open, showing the stamens. 3. Pistil of Comfrey, consisting of the decplj 

 l-lobed ovary with the slender style arising from between the lobes and near their base. 



Herts, shrubs, or trees, with round stems and branches ; 



leaves alternate, generally rough with stiff hairs ; stipules none ; 



