Oedbr 73.— BELLWOETS. 233 



lower. Stamens united into a curved tube. Stigma 2-lol)ed. Capsule 

 opening at top. Seeds very small. — Flowers axillary, generally forming 

 leafy or bracted racemes. 'July-Sept. 



§ Stems leafy a 



§ Stems leafless, leaves nearly all crowded at the root, under water 11, 12 



a Flowers bright red or scarlet, large and showy 1, 2 



a Flowers blue, varying to bluish-white. . . .b 



D Stem stout, 2-3 or 4f. high. Flowers large, about 1' long 3.-5 



6 Stem slender, 6'-2f. high. Flowers small (J-i' long} c 



Stem branched, racemes several, loose, or flowers scattered.. •._. 6, 7 



Stem generally simple, bearing a single raceme 8-10 



1 L. cardina'Us. Gardmal-flwr. Stem smooth. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute. 



2 L. ful'gens. Mexican. Stem downy. Leaves linear-lanceolate, long-pointed. + 



3 L. pnter'ula. Leaves obtuse, denticulate. Eaceme one-sided. Plant downy. 



4 L. syphilit'ica. Blue C. Lvs. acute, slightly toothed. Bacemes equal, hairy. 



5 L. amoe'na, Freliy G. Leaves acuminate, toothed. Bacemes one-sided, 



smoothish. S. 



6 L. infla'ta. Indian Tobacco. Hairy. Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, toothed. Pod inflated. 



7 L. Kal'mil. Kalni's G. Smooth. Leaves linear-spatulate, entire. Fls. blue-white. 



8 L. Nuttal'lii. NuttaWs L. t Pedicels twice as long as the flowers. Leaves 



linear, extremely slender. S-. M. 



9 L. spica'ta. Spiked, L. Pedicels as long as the flowers. Bacemes dense. 



Leaves oblong. 

 10 L. leptostach'ya. Slender-spiked L. Pedi. none. Lvs. lanoe-oval, smooth. W. 



11 L. Dortmaii'iia. Water L. Boot loaves linear, t^ete, hollow, fleshy. Sqape long: 



12 L. paludo'sa. Marsh L. Boot leaves linear-oblong, flat. Stem taU. S. 



Order LXXII. OAMPANULACE^. BeUworts. 



Herbs with a milky juice, alternate leames; 

 flowers mostly blue and showy, with a superior 



calyx; a regular and mostly campanulate 5-lobed corolla; with the S 

 stamens usually separate, and ova/ry adherent to the calyx tube ; and with 

 the 2-5-celled^o(Z crowned with the remains of the calyx. 



Analysis of the Genera, 



Calyx tube very short (below the flower). Campan'ula. 1 



Calyx tube long and three-angled. Speoula'kia. 



