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ajugoides, Benth. Softly white-hairy: leaves oblong obtuse: ill-scented. 
albens, Gr. White-woolly, leafy, often tall: leaves rather acute. 
pycnantha, Benth. Tawny-hairy, leafy: leaves obtuse, spike short, dense, 
palustris, L. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, mostly sessile. Or. 
bullata, Benth. Mostly hispid, light rose flowers in interrupted spikes. 
Chamissonis, Benth. Much larger: leaves 2-5 in. long. Wet ground, 
ciliata, Dongl. Similar; leaves thinner, less hairy, Or. Coast. 
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PLANTAGINACEZ, 
1. PLANTAGO, Tournefort. 
Stamens 4, Leaves not fleshy, 1-8-ribbed or nerved...........0ececveecenees 1, 5,6 
Leaves somewhat fleshy, oblanceolate to lanceolate or Santer, .- 2,3, 7 
Leaves fleshy, linear to filiform; spike dense, cylindrical................ 4 
Stamens 2: leaves linear to filiform, 14 in. long: annuals...........-eeeceeeeeees 8, 9 
major, L. var. Asiatica, Decne. Leaves ovate or oval: scape 4-2 high. 
eriopoda, Torr. Yellowish wool at base: scape 4-1 ft. high. N. Cal. to Alaska, 
macrocarpa, C. & 8, Petioles long: capsule 3-3 in. long. Coast, Wash. — 
maritima, L. Corolla-tube pubescent: seeds 2 to 4. Common on the Coast, 
lanceolata, L. Petioles slender: scape deeply furrowed; spike short. Nat, 
Patagonica, Jacq. Usually silky-woolly: slender leaves acute: spikes short. 
hirtella, HBK. Scape with long dense spike, 1-2 ft. high. Cal. Coast. 
Bigelovii, Gr. Spike dense, 4-1 in. long: capsule 4-seeded. Saline marshes, 
heterophylla, Nutt. Spike 2-5 in. long, very slender: seeds 10-28. Cal, 
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CLASS II.—ENDOGENS OR MONOCOTYLEDONS. 
ALISMACEE. 
Flowers perfect: stamens usually 6: carpels in a whorl. 
Carpels numerons, distinct, obovate-oblong, flattened: scape paniculate........ 1 
Carpels 6-12, united at base, tapering to a beak: scape simple.......... esiaieeess 2 
Flowers monecious or diecious: carpels many, capitate, winged, short-beaked........ 3 
