VERBENA FAMILY. Verbenaceae. 



VERBENA FAMILY. Verbenaceoe. 



A large family, widely distributed; herbs and shrubs 

 leaves opposite, or in whorls; flowers perfect, in clusters 

 calyx with four or five lobes or teeth; corolla with four o: 

 five united lobes, almost regular or two-lipped ; stamens 01 

 the corolla, usually four, in two sets; ovary superior, wit 

 one style and one or two stigmas, when ripe separating 

 into from two to four, one-seeded nutlets. 



There are many kinds of Verbena, chiefly American 

 perennials; calyx tubular, with five teeth; corolla usualh 

 salver-form, with five lobes, usually slightly two-lipped 

 stigmas with two lobes, only the larger lobe fertile; frui 

 four nutlets. This is the Latin name of some sacred plant 



Wild Verbena This is V6rv much like a g arden Verbena 



Verbena an attractive little plant, from four to si: 



Arizbnica inches tall, with hairy stems and prettily 



Lila , c shaped leaves, dull green, soft and hairy 



Arizona The gay Httle flowers are about half ai 



inch across, with a bright pinkish-lila' 

 corolla, with a white or yellowish "eye," and a sticky 

 hairy calyx, and form a charming flat- topped cluster! 

 This grows among the rocks, above the Desert Laboratorj 

 at Tucson and in similar places. 



A loosely-branching plant, from one 

 Common Vervain two feet tall, with dull green, hairy stems 

 Verbtna prostrdta dull green, soft, hairy leaves, and ver 



small flowers in a long spike, too few opei 

 Spring, summer, 



autumn at one time to be effective. The corolla i 



California lilac or bluish, often with a magenta tub 



and magenta "eye." This grows in dr; 

 open hill country. 



MINT FAMILY. LaUatae. 



