BORRAGINE/E. 



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Stalks about as long as calyx. Cal. nearly 

 equal to tube of corolla. Processes of Cor. 

 cUiate. Nuts wi-inkled and minutely granu- 

 late, b. 4. Hills. Cors."— DO. This is a 

 Lycopsis, according to Bert. 



5. Capellii. " Strigose. Hairs very un- 

 equal. Stems several, decumbent. L. lanceo- 

 late, sliglitly denticulate. Root-L. undulate, 

 very attenuate. Bracts ovate, semiamplexicaul, 

 acuminate. Rac. lax. Cal. of Fr. inflated, 

 nodding. Tube of Cor. equal to its border 

 and to the calyx. Processes downy. Nuts 

 (ovoid, obtuse, Bert.) wrinkled, a. 5, 6. 

 Central meadoivs of Sard." — DC. 



S. Calyx divided nearly to the base. 



6. aggregata. Stem decumbent. L. lan- 

 ceolato-linear or lanceolate, obtuse, entire. 

 Rac. short, very dense. Lower Bracts much 

 exceeding flowers ; upper about one-fourth of 

 flowers. Tube of Cor. exceeding calyx. Cal. 

 of Fr. spreading. Nuts boat-shaped, dentate 

 on margin, somewhat bivalve w^hen ripe. a. 

 5, 6. Sandy shores. Agrigentum. 



7. italica. L. lanceolate or ovato-lanceo- 

 late, entire. Rac. panicled. Lobes of Cal. 

 acute, shorter than tube of coroUa, spreading 

 when in frait. Processes covered with brushes 

 of hair. Nuts oblong, wrinlded, granulate. 

 p. 5, 6. Fields. Fr. Trieste. It. 



8. Barrelieri. Stem simple, ascending or 

 erect (softly hispid, DC). L. lanceolate or 

 oblongo -lanceolate, acuminate, somewhat den- 

 ticulate, hispid. Rac. in pairs, stalked, pani- 

 cled. Cal. of Fr. erect. Nuts oblong, p. 

 5-7. Italy. 



9. sempervirens. Hispid. Stem ascend- 

 ing or erect. L. eUiptico-ovate. Rac. in pairs. 



stalked, generally with 2L. at the base. In- 

 ternal border of base of Nut with a prominent 

 appendage, p. 5-7. Fields and rough banks. 

 Eng. w. Fr. Eug. hiUs. 



10. lutea. " Hispid. Stem ascending or 

 erect. L. oblongo-lanceolatc, somewhat den- 

 ticulate, ciliate. Rac. simple. Nuts incui-ved, 

 obtusely beaked, contracted into a neck at the 

 base. a. 5, 6. Corsica." — Beiit. Alkanna 

 kitea, DC. ; but from Bertoloni's description, 

 the seed seems to be that of an Anchusa. 



577. LYCOPSIS. 



1. arvensis. L. lanceolate, repando-dcn- 

 tate. Rac. leafy. Tube of Cor. cui-ved in the 

 middle. Cal. of Fr. campanulate, erect, a. 6-S. 

 Fields and uncult. 



2. variegata. Ascending. L. oblongo-lan- 

 ceolate, repando-dentate, calloso-ciliate, buUate. 

 Tube of Cor. nearly straight. Border oblique, 

 blue, processes white, a, 2-6. Uncult. It. 



3. orientalis. Erect, dichotomous. L. 

 ovato-oblong, neai-ly entire ; upper unequal at 

 base, semiamplexicaul. Rac. leafy. Cor. blue. 

 Tube curved below middle, a. Co'rn. Ver- 

 viers (probably brought in with the wool) . 



578. BORRAGO. 



1. officinalis. Branched. L. ovate. Fl. 

 in 2 rows pointing one way. Cor. rotate, with 



emarginate valves. 

 5-9. Uncult. 



Stem single, erect. 



2. laxiflora. Rac. simple, lax. Fl.-stalks 

 very long. Cor. somewhat campanulate, cal- 

 lous at the base of lobes. L. oblong, eroso- 

 denticulate. Stems many, decumbent, a. 

 5, 6. 3Ioist hills. Cors. Sard. 



LXIX. SOLANACE^.. 



Calyx and Corolla 5 -cleft, inferior. Stamens 5, alternating with the segments of corolla. 

 Germen of 2 cells and many seeds, attached to thick placentas in the middle of the dissepiment. 

 Albumen fleshy. Embiyo curved. 



Tribe I. SOLAJVFM Fruit a berry. 



579. LYCIUM. 



All ihe species found in Europe- are more 

 or less spineseent. 



1. afrum. 



L. lineal-, attenuate. Fl. droop- 



ing. Stalks longer than calyx. Tube of Cor. 

 4 or 5 times as long as calyx. Border short. 

 Stamens bearded at base, included. S. 4-6 

 and in Autumn. Lecce. 



2. europseum. L. lanceolate, attenuate. 

 Fl. erect. Tube of Cor. twice as long as 

 border. Stamens not bearded, exceeding tube. 



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