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572. ECHIUM. 



C. Flowers in terminal spikes or racemes {or 

 they might he said to he axillary, solitary ; 

 upper approximate). 



13. arenarium, " Hispid mth spreading 

 hairs. Stem decumbent. L. obversely lan- 

 ceolato-linear, acute. Cor. tubular, hardly 

 exceeding calyx, hairy externally. The largest 

 Lobes of border somewhat denticulate. Sta- 

 mens included. Fr. tubercled. b. 3, 4. 

 Shores. Reggio. Sic." — Bert. 



13. calycimim. Decumbent, hispid with 

 spreading hairs. L. oblongo-obovate. Cal. of 

 Fr. enlarged, leafy, campanulate. Cor. small, 

 tubular. Stamens included, a. 3-5. Coasts. 

 Mars. It. Sic. — Bert. 



573. ONOSMA. 



Lohes of Calyx distinct, and Anthers included, 

 in the European species. 



1. echioides. Bristles each on a smooth 

 tubercle. Stem much branched. L. lineari- 

 lanceolate ; upper ovato-lanceolate. Fil. half as 

 long as smooth anther, b. 6, 7- Rocky hills. 

 s. G. Vail. s. Fr. 



2. arenarium. Bristles each on a smooth 

 tubercle. Stem branched. L. Hneari-lanceo- 

 late ; upper ovato-laaceolate. Fil. shorter than 

 the denticulato-scabrous anther, b. 6, 7- 

 Dry sandy woods. Maintz. 



3. stellulatum. Bristles each on a hairy, 

 stellate tubercle. Stems simple. L. lineari- 

 lanceolate, flat; upper lanceolate, from an 

 ovate base. Cor. club-shaped. FU. longer 

 than authers. p. 6, 7. Open rocky, s. Sw. 

 s. Tyr. Trieste. It. 



4. montanum. Bristles each on a haii'y, 

 stellate tubercle. L. lineari-oblong, margin 

 revolute; upper hardly dilated at base. Fl. 

 erect. Cor. nearly cylindrical. Anthers longer 

 than filaments, p. 5, 6. Rough open. Vallais. 

 Aquileia. Italy. 



574. NONNEA. 



1. lutea. Seeds oblong, marked with lon- 

 gitudinal nerves ; margin of hoUow thin, with- 

 out wrinkles. Lobes of Cal. acuminate, as 

 long as tube of coroUa. a. 5, 6. Cors. 



2. nigricans. Seeds subglobose : margin 

 of hoEow thick and wrinkled. Stems de- 

 cumbent. Cal. somewhat exceeding coroUa, at 

 last inflated, a. 3, 4. Dry hills. Sic. This 

 is Lycopsis puUa ojf Bert. 



3. puUa. Seeds subglobose, strongly 

 wi-inkled. Stems erect. Cal. of Fi*. inflated. 

 Cor. dark purplish hrown, exceeding calyx. 

 p. or b. 5, 6. Melds anduncult. e. 6. 



575. SYMPHYTUM. 



1. officinale. Root tapering, branched. 

 Stem branched. L. ovato-lanceolate, decur- 

 rent. Fl. yellowish white, p. 5, 6. Moist 

 meadows and hanks. 



j3. patens. Fl. purple. Cal. somewhat more 

 spreading. 



2. bulbosum. Ehizoma slender, thicken- 

 ing into tubers. L. ovato-oblong, semidecm'- 

 rent. Valves of Cor. exsert. p. 4, 5. Vine- 

 yards. Heidelberg. Rome. 



3. tuberosum. Ehizoma thick and knob- 

 by. Stem nearly simple. L. ovate, slightly 

 decm'rent. Valves of Cor. included, p. 4, 5. 

 Moist meadows and woods, occ. 



4. nxediterraneum. Lower L. ovate, on 

 haft dilated at base and amplexicaul ; upper 

 eUiptico-lanceolate, somewhat decmTent. Teeth 

 of Cor. about one-fourth as long as tube. 

 Valves included. Anthers awned at base. p. 

 3, 4. Shade. Toulon. Sic. 



576. ANCHUSA. 



A. Calyx divided ahout to middle. 



1. officinalis. L. flat, lanceolate, entire. 

 Bracts ovato-lanceolate. Div. of Cal. somewhat 

 acute. Hairs of Pan. and Cal. spreading. 

 Processes of Cor. ovate, velvety. Nuts acute. 

 p. or b. 5, 6. Stony uncult. G-. It. 



/3. angustifolia. L. and Bracts narrower. 



2. leptophylla. L. flat, lanceolate. Bracts 

 ovato-lanceolate. Div. of Cal. very obtuse. 

 Hairs of Pan. and Cal. accumbent. Processes 

 of Cor. ovate, velvety. Nuts acute? b. 7, 8- 

 JJncult. Fr. ? Tyrol, s. Sw. 



3. undulata. Strigose. Stem single. L. 

 lanceolate, repando-dentate, undulate. Rac. in 

 pairs. Stalks shoi-ter than the lanceolate bracts. 

 Tube of Cor. longer than border. Style twice 

 calyx of fruit. Nats obtuse, p. 5-7. Fields. 

 Montp. It. 



j8. hybrida. Style not exceeding calyx of 

 fruit. 



4. crispa. " Hispid. Stems several, nearly 

 erect (decumbent, Bert.). L. lineari-oblong, 

 dentatCj undulate. Rac. lax, few-flowered. 



