' BLUEBELL FAMILY. 749 
Chap. I'l. Suppl. 632; ed.3,279. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1:11. 1878. Coulter, 
Contr. Nat. Herb, 2:252, Wats. Bot. Calif. 1: 446. 
Mexico, SouTiu AMERICA, 
P Lonisianian area. South Carolina to Florida, west to Texas, Arkansas, and Cali- 
ornia. 
ALABAMA: Coast plain. Exposed light soil. Fields, pastures. Baldwin and 
Mobilecounties. Flowerspurplish blue; March to May. Frequent. Winter annual, 
4 to 8 inches high. 
Type locality: ‘Hab. in Peruviae collibus arenosis ai. Cercado, Cantae et Chancay 
Provincias.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Legouzia perfoliata (L.) Britton, Mem. Torr. Club, 5 :309. 
: PERFOLIATE VENUS’s LOOKING GLAss. 
Campanula perfoliata L. Sp. Pl. 1:169. 1753. 
C. amplexicaulis Michx. F]. Bor. Am. 1:108. 1803. 
Ell. Sk. 1:262. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 308, Chap. Fl. 257. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 
1:11. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb, 2:252. Wats. Bot. Calif. 1:447. 
MExIco, Cure, 
Alleghenian to Louisianian area, Ontario, British Columbia, Oregon, California, 
Utah; New England south to Florida, and through the Gulf States to Texas. 
ALABAMA: Over the State. Dry sandy or gravelly ground, cultivated and waste 
places. Flowers purplish blue; April to June. Common. Annual. 
Type locality: ‘“ Hab. in Virginia.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
LOBELIA L. Sp. Pl. 2:929. 1753. Lopetia. 
About 225 species, temperate and warmer regions both hemispheres. Largely 
American to Chile, Asia, South Africa. North America, 23; Atlantic, 20. 
Lobelia cardinalis L. Sp. Pl. 2: 930. 1753. CARDINAL FLOWER. 
Ell. Sk. 1:268. Gray, Man. ed. 6,305. Chap. Fl.254. Gray, Syn. FIN. A. 2, pt.1:3. 
Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2: 251. 
Alleghenian to Louisianian area. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario; New 
England west to Minnesota, south to Missouri, ‘l'exas, and from Florida to Louisiana. 
ALABAMA: Over the State. Rich, shaded, swampy banks. Morgan, Cullman, and 
Mobile counties. Flowers crimson; August, September. Frequent. Perennial. 
Type locality: ‘ Hab. in Virginia.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Lobelia brevifolia Nutt.; DC. Prodr. 7, pt.2:377. 1839. SHORT-LEAF LOBELIA. 
Chap. Fl. 254. Gray, Syn. FIN. A. 2, pt. 1:3. 
Louisianian area. Florida to Louisiana. 
ALABAMA: Coast plain. Low,damp pine barrens; springy places. Mobile and 
Baldwin counties. Flowersazure; September, October. Notrare. Ten to 20 inches 
high. Perennial. 
Type locality: ‘(In Alabama Americae bor.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Lobelia syphilitica L. Sp. Pl. 2:931. 1753. LARGE BLUE-FLOWERED LOBELIA. 
Ell. Sk.1:266. Gray, Man. ed. 6,306. Chap. Fl. 254. Gray, Syn. Fl.N. A. 2, pt.1:4. 
Alleghenian to Carolinian area. Ontario, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Dakota, south 
to the Ohio Valley, Missouri, and Arkansas, and from New Jersey along the mountains 
to Georgia. 
ALABAMA: Mountainregion. Damp borders of streams. Clay County, Elders, 1,000 
feet altitude. Talladega County, Riddell’s Mill, banks of Talladega Creek. Flowers 
sky-blue; August, September. Infrequent. Perennial. 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab.in Virginia.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Lobelia puberula Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2:152. 1803. Downy LoBELIA. 
Ell. Sk. 1: 267. Gray, Man. ed. 6,306. Chap. Fl. 254. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt.1: 4. 
Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2: 251. ; 
Carclinian and Louisianian areas. Southern New Jersey to Florida, west to Texas. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region to Coast plain. Damp sandy ground, low borders of 
thickets. Lee County, Auburn (Baker J: Larle). Talladega County, Renfroe Valley, 
about 600 feet. Montgomery, Clarke, Monroe, Baldwin, and Mobile Counties. Flowers 
cerulean blue; August to October. Common. Most frequent in the pine barrens, 
Perennial. . 
Type locality: ‘‘ Hab. in Carolina,” 
Herb. Geol. Surv, Herb, Mohr, 
