THE FLORA. 



bony, ovate, smooth or wrinkled, fixed by a flat base Herbs generally 

 with thick, reddish roots. Flowers spiked or racemed, with leafy bracts, 

 May-July. 



8 Flowers white, small a 



Flowers yellow, showy. Achenia smooth, polished 5-7 



a Achenia roughened with wrinkles 1 



a Achenia smooth and polished 2-4 



L. arven'se. Wheat-thief. Root , red. Leaves lam j-linear. Plant 12-18' high, 

 hairy, c. [tube. N. M. 



2 L. officina'le. Gromu'ell. Root V. Lvs. lanceolate. Calyx equal to corolla 

 8 L. latifo'lium. Broad-leaved G. Root "U. Leaves lance-ovate, sharply acumi- 

 nate. Sepals longer than the corolla, spreading in fruit. Stem l-2f. 

 4 L. angustifo'Hum. Narrow-lv. G. V- Lvs. linear, stiff, edges some revolute. M.W. 



5 L. canes'cens, Puccoon. Soft- velvety, canescent. Lvs. oblong-linear. Tube of 



the corolla thrice as long as the very short calyx. I'lunt 8-12' erect. W. &c. 



6 L. hirtum. Hairy P. Rough-hairy. Lvs. lance-linear. Cor. long as calyx. W. S. 



7 L. longiflo'rum. Long-flowered P. Rough-ashy. Lvs. lance-linear. Corolla tube 



four times as long as the calyx, lobes crenulate, wavy. W. S. 



3. MERTESTSIA. Lungwort. 



A short, 5-cleft calyx; a tubular corolla, slender below, suddenly en- 

 larged above, limb 5-cleft ; the 5 stamens inserted at top of the tube, and 

 with smooth achenia. U Plants usually smooth, with terminal racemes. 



1 M. Virgin'ica. Virginian L. Very smooth, 12-18' high. Root Ivs. large, stalked; 



stem Ivs. sessile. Fls. somewhat trumpet- shaped, bine-lilac, very tine. May. \V. 



2 M. marit'ima. Sea L. Smooth, diffuse. Leaves ovate, 



fleshy. Corolla limb longer than the tube, which 

 shows 5 folds in throat, blue-purple. E. 



8 M. panicula'ta. Panicled L. Rough. Leaves cordate, 



acuminate, veiny. Calyx hispid, thrice shorter than 

 the tube, beL term, blue-white corolla. N.-W. 



4. MYOSOTIS. Forget-me-not Scorpion-grass. 



Calyx 5-cleft. Corolla salver-form, the 5 lobes 

 slightly notched at the end, throat closed with 5 

 "short, concave scales. Nuts smooth, ovate, with 

 a small cavity at base. Little herbs slightly wool- 

 ly. Racemes finally becoming long. May- Aug. 

 \ M. paius'tris. True F. Flowers in one-sided racemes. 



Plant smoothish, 6-12' high. Leaves linear-oolong, fig. 604. Forget-me-not, 

 nbl'ise. Flowers blue with a yellow centre. a pair ->f acorjw-id cyme* 



