CLASS V. ORDER I. 75 



80. CYNOGLOSSUM. 

 Cynoglossum officinale. L. Common Hounds tongue. 



Stamens shorter than the corolla ; leaves broad 

 lanceolate, downy, sessile. L. 



Aa erect, downy plant, exhaling an unpleasant odor. Stem 

 about two feet high, round, hairy. Leaves covered on both sides 

 with a grayish down, lanceolate, entire, somewhat waved, the 

 lower ones petioled, upper ones sessile, clasping, inclining to an 

 oblong heart shape. Flowers in several racemes, which are re- 

 curved at the end. Calyx downy. Corolla dull purple. Seeds 

 furnished with small hooks serving for their dispersion. — Road 

 side. — Charlestown. — June. — Biennial. 



Cynoglossum amplexicaule. Mx. Clasping Hounds 



tongue. 



Hairy ; leaves oval-oblong, the upper ones clasp- 

 ing ; corymb terminal, leafless, on a long stalk. 



A tall, erect, hairy plant, with large leaves and a small distant 

 corymb or panicle of handsome flowers. Calyx segments acute, 

 hairy. Corolla purple, hypocrateriform, Avith oblong, obtuse 

 lobes, the throat crowned. — Woods, Vermont and New Hamp- 

 shire. — June. — Perennial. 



81. MYOSOTIS. 

 Myosotis arvensis. Sibth. Field Mouse ear. 



Leaves oblong-lanceolate, hairy, racemes long ; pe- 

 dicels short, spreading in fruit ; limb of the corolla 

 about as long as the tube. 



An annual plant covered with grey pubescence, half a foot in 

 height. Leaves oblong, rather acute. Flowers very small, 

 white, on short pedicels ; calyx acute ; seeds smooth, shining. — 

 Dry hills, Chelmsford, Plymouth. — Mr. Pvussell. 



Myosotis palustris. Pursh. Water Blouse ear. 



Perennial ; seeds smooth ; calyx snbovate, glabrous, 

 nearly as long as the tube of the corolla ; stem slightly 

 branched, leaves lanceolate. 



