ORDER 91. THE HYDKOPHYLLis. 27? 



2 M. arven'sis. Field F. Fls. in 2-sided, leafless racemes. Plant hairy. Pedicels 



twice as long as the open, equal calyx. Lvs. oblong-lance., acute. Rare. w. 



3 M. stric'ta. Rough F. Flowers in 2-sided racemes, which arc leafy at their base. 



Pedicels as long as the closed, 2-lipped calyx. Leaves oblong, w. 



5 CYNOGLOS'SUM. Hound's tongue. 



Calyx 5-parted. Corolla short, funnel-form, the throat closed with 5 

 obtuse scales, lobes rounded. Nuts depressed, covered with short, hooked 

 prickles, fixed laterally to the base of the style. Coarse herbs, strong- 

 scented, with the flowers in leafless, panicled racemes. June, July. 

 C. officina'le. Common II. Velvety. Stem leafy (l-2f.). Flowers reddish purplo. 

 C. virgin'icum. Stalked H. Hairy. Stem leafless above (2f.). Flowers pale blue. 

 C. Morriso'ni. Morriso-n * //. Hairy, leafy (2-3f.), wide-spread. Flowers whitish. 



ORDER XCI. HYDROPHYLLACE.E. The Hydrophylls. 



Mostly herbs with alternate lobed hares, and regular bluish flowers ; 



calyx 5-cleft, usually with appendages at the clefts, persistent ; 



corolla 5-lobed, often with 10 honey scales or furrows near the base ; 



stamens 5, inserted into the corolla, with a single bifid style; 



ovary simple, free, 1 -celled, with 2 usually projecting several-seeded 

 placentae 



Analysis of the Genera. 



1 Corolla with 10 honey scales inside, extending lengthwise 2 



1 Corolla destitute of honey scales. Stamens equalling corolla. COSMAN'THUS. 2 



2 Fls. in coiled cymes, without bracts. llacentae large, fleshy. HYDHOPHYI/LUM. 1 



2 Flowers in one-sided racemes, bractlcss. Placenta; linear. PHACK'LIA. 



2 Flowers (mostly) solitary. Calyx very large. Leaves pinnatifid. ELLIS'IA. 



1. IIYDROPHYL'LUM. Water-leaf. 



Sepals slightly united at base. Corolla campanulate, with 10 linear 

 honey scales running lengthwise, folded inward so as to form 5 grooves. 

 Stamens exserted. Pod globular, 2-celled, 1-4-seeded, with large, fleshy 

 placentas. Handsome herbs, with the root leaves on long petioles, and 

 the flowers in clustered cymes, bluish or white. 

 Calyx not appendaged. Stamens much exserted. .. .1-3 



$ H. appendicula'tum. Appendnged W. Calyx appendaged at the clefts. Stamena 

 not exs"rt<:d. W. S. 



