FIGWORT FAMILY. Scrophulariaceac. 



There are a great many kinds of Pentstemon and some 

 of our handsomest and most conspicuous western flowers 

 are included among them. They are natives of North 

 America, chiefly herbs, sometimes branching below; the j 

 leaves usually opposite, the upper ones without leaf-stalks 

 and more or less clasping; the flowers showy, in long clus- 

 ters; the calyx with five lobes; the corolla two-lipped, 

 with a more or less swollen tube, the upper lip two-lobed, 

 the lower three-cleft and spreading; the stamens four, in 

 pairs, and also a fifth stamen, which is merely a filament 

 without any anther, but is conspicuous and often hairy; 

 the style threadlike, with a round- top stigma; the pod 

 usually pointed; the seeds numerous. The common name, 

 Beard-tongue, is in allusion to the usually hairy tip of the 

 sterile filament. Pentstemon is from the Greek meaning 

 five stamens. This name is often mispronounced; the 

 accent should be on the second syllable and long. 



An exceedingly handsome plant, a foot 

 Large Beard- an( j a j^jf ^^ with a stout re ddish s tem, 



p'entsilmo* rather downy and sticky, and dark green 



glanduldsus leaves, rather shiny and stiff, and downy 



Lilac, purple O n the under side. The flowers are an inch 



Summer an( j & j^f j ongj ^ ^^ t | lat ^y look 



Idaifo* l*ke Fox-glove, and are beautifully shaded 



from pale lilac to deep reddish-purple, 

 with purple filaments and white anthers and pistil. The 

 calyx is reddish, sticky and downy, and the outside of the 

 corolla glistens with sticky fuzz. This grows in the moun- 

 tains. 



This forms pretty clumps of bright 



Pentstemon color, with several stems about eight 



Pentstemon , ,, , . , - 



Rattdni var inches tall, smooth below, and smooth 



minor dark green leaves. The flowers are less 



Blue than half an inch long, with a downy calyx 



Summer and b^ght purplish-blue corolla, with a 



Utah, Oreg., Cal. ^ _, . . . f 



purplish throat. This grows in mountan 



canyons. 



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