320 77. Scrofularia. 25. SCROFULARIN^. Pi ex. cor. 



1. Scrofularia nodosa. Knotty ftgwort. 

 Leaves heartshape, lanceolate, acute, toothed ; 3-ribbed 



at the base ; stem acute-angljed ; racemes terminal. 



. Scrophularia major, Rail Syn. 283 *, 2 ; Ger, em, 716, 1. 

 Scrophiilaria vulgaris, Park. 610. 

 Scrophularia nodosa, Lin. S. P. 863. 

 Great figvaort. Kernel wort. Brown wort. 



Wood and hedges ; perennial ; July. 



Root granulated; stem 3 feet high, upright, simple; 

 leaves petioled ; spikes terminal, forked ; Jiowers blackish 

 blood-colour. — Its rank smell and bitter taste indicate it 

 to have some active qualities : a decoction of the leaves is 

 used as a wash for the scab in swine, 



2. Scrofularia aquatica. Water Jigwort. 

 Leaves heartshape, blunt, serrated, petioled ; stetn mem- 



branaceously winged j racemes terminal. 



Scrophularia aquatica major, Rail Syn. 283 *, I. 



Belonica aquatica, Ger. em. 715, 1. 



Betonica aquatica major, Park. 613. 



Scrophularia aquatica, Lin. S. P. 864, 



Water betony. Brown wort. Bishop^s leaves, Yorkshire, 



Watery places ; perennial ; July. 



JRoot fibrous; ^^em 4 feet high ; racemes mostly solitary, 

 upright; Jiowers blackish blood-colour. 



3. Scrofularia scorodonifolia. Sage-leaf Jigwort. 

 Leaves heartshape, doubly serrated, beneath tomentose ; 



rasmnes terminal, 3-forked, leafy. 



Scrophularia scorodonite folio. Rail Syn. 283 *,3. 

 Scrophularia scorodonia, Lin. S, P. 865. 



Watery places and fields; perennial ; July and August. 

 Calyx hairy; Jiowers paler than those of S. aquatica. 



4. Scrofularia lutea. Yelloiv jigwort. 

 Leaves heartshape, acutely and doubly serrated, downy; 



peduncles axillary, solitary, forked, leafy. 



Scrophularia flore hUeo, Ger. ew. 717, 3. 

 Scrophularia vernalis, Lin, S. P. 864. 

 Spring Jigioort. 



Watery places and hedges ; biennial ; April and May. 



Stem ^-angular, hair}^ ; leaves petioled, pointed ; peduncles 

 as long as the leaves, many-flowered ; Jiowers crowded, 

 vellow, bellied; 



