Order 86.— FIQWORTB. 249 



li Handsome herbs, l-2f. hi^h, with flowers blue and white. 



Innocence. Collin'sia. 5 

 k Leaves serr. Sts. square. Palate of lower lip prominent. Monhey-fi. Mm'nLTTs. 6 

 k Leaves many-oleft into fine divisions. W. , Oonobea. Cono'bea. 



k Leaves entire. Corolla protracted into a spur behind. Toad-flax. Lina'eia. 2 

 k Leaves entire. Cor. not spurred. Small, obscure weeds. W. M. S. Herpes'tis. 



m Fls. yellow, in a terminal, one-sided spike. Tellow-raUle. Ehinan'thus. 



m Fla. white, small, in a term, one-sided spike. Mts. Eye-lHght. Eophra'sia. 



m Fls. yellowish, axil., or in a leafy, equal spike. Cow-wheat. Melam'pykdm. 

 u. Sterile filament shorter than the rest, smooth. Snahe-head. Chelo'ite. 7 



ii Sterile filament long, projecting, bearded. Beard-tongue. Pentste'moit. 



ji Sterile filament a scale on the brown corolla. Figwort. Sorophdla'kia. 



o Corolla purple, in a long, slender spike. Leaves lanoe-ovate. 



Blue-Juarte. Bdohne'ba. 



o Cor. purp. or rose-white, axillary. Lvs. narrow-lin., entire. Gehab'dia. 8 



o Corolla yellow, and 5-lobed as well as the calyx. . . .p 



p Stamens scarcely longer than the tube of the corolla q 



p Stamens long-projecting, with very large anthers. S. Maoban'theea. 



q Stamens quite unequal in length. Sepals very short. Dasts'toma. 9 



q Stamens about equal in length, anths. all perfect. Sep. long.W. Setjie'eia. 



1. VERBAS'OUM. Mullein. 

 Calyx 5-parted. Corolla rotate, 5-lobed, slightly irregular. Stamens 

 6, all perfect, filaments woolly, at least the three upper ones. Pod round- 

 ish egg-shaped, 2-valved, many -seeded. — Mostly © herbs. Flowers in 

 spikes, or panicles, or racemes. Leaves alternate. June-August. 



1 V. Thap'sus. Gammon M. Tall, woolly. Leaves decurrent. Flowers spiked, 2 



filaments smooth. 



2 V. Blatta'ria. Moth M. Branched, smooth. Leaves serrate. Flowers racemed. 



Filaments violet-woolly. 



3 V. Lych'nitis. White M. ,White-downy, branched. Leaves orenate. Flowers 



panicled. Filaments white-woolly. 



2. LINA'KIA. Toad-flax. 

 Calyx 6-parted. OoroUa personate with the throat closed by the prom- 

 inent palate, upper lip reflexed, lower 3-cleft, tube inflated and spurred 

 behind. Pod 2-celled, bursting below the top. — Herbs with the lower 

 leaves generally opposite, the upper alternate. Flowers solitary, axillary, 

 often forming leafy racemes. June-Sepfemier. 



1 L. vulga'ris. Butter and Eggs. Leaves lancfe-Iinear. Flowers large, yellow and 

 orange, in a close raceme. Erect. 



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