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as the glabrous calyx open, lips equal in lengiili.^ — Teeth of the 

 cal. longer than the tube.' L. linear-lanceolftte, entire. , Fl. very 

 small,, deep yellow, erect. St. 12 in. hierh. — Alpine -woods. A. 

 VU. " ,,, E.S.I. 



[Mim'uhis luteus (Willd.) ; 1. roundish ovate veined, lower ones 

 stalked, uppermost clasping) st^ creeping, fl. yellow : a native of 

 Anierica ; is natiiralized in manjr boggy pliices, P. VI.— IX.] 



8. PEracuiA'Eis Linn. 



1. P. palus'tris (L.) ; -st. solitary erect branched threugJumt, 1. 

 pinnatifid, segments oblong bltmt lobed, cal. ovate piihescertt 

 2-lohed, lobes incise-dentate crisped. — Upper lip of the cor. with 

 a short truncate beak -n-ith ,a triangijlar tooth 'on each .side. Fl. 

 large, crimson. St. 12 — 18 in. high, angular, with alternate 

 branches. Cro^vn of the root with a whorl of ovate-acute scales. 

 — Marshy and boggy places; A.? V. — VIL iMisewort.i^. S. I. 



- 2. P. sylvat'ica (L.) ; st. branched at the base erect, bfanehes 

 long spreading prosti-ate, 1. pinnatifid, segments ovate lobed, cal. 

 oblmig glabrous irregularly 5-JobBd, upper lobe lanceolate, other 

 lobes with 3 leaflike divisions. — St. 13. 14. — Upper lip of the 

 cor. as in the last. Fl. large, rose-colour. Summit of the ped. 

 with a loose membranous cuticle enclosLng the base of the calyx. 

 Primai'j st. erect, often very short ; branches prostrate. Crown 

 of the root with a whoii of ovate-lanceolate erenate imdivided 

 reflexed leaves. — Wet heathy and rather hiUy pastm-es. A. ? 

 v.— Vni. Red Rattle. R S. I. 



9. Ehinan'thus Linn. Yellow Eattle. 



1. R. Crista-gal'li (L.) ; 1. oblong-lanceolate serrate, fl. in lax 

 spikes, cal. glabrous, lobes of the upper cor.-!ip shoit roundish, 

 brkcts ovate incise-serrate, seeds with a membranous border.^ 

 R. minor (Ehrh.) R. t. 731. — Lateral lobes of the upper cor.- 

 lip very blunt, shorter than broad, bluish. Bracts green thironigh- 

 out. Style downy near the top. Caps, as long as broad! Cpf.- 

 tube straight. St. 1 — 2 feet high. — Meadows and pasture. ' A. 

 VI. ;., E. S. I. 



2. R. nuyoi- (Ehrh.); 1. linearJanceolate serrate, fl. in crowded 

 spikes, cal. glabrous, lobes oftlw upper cor.-lip oblong, bracts with 

 an attenuate point incise-serrate.- — CaL often slightly downy on 

 its edges. Lateral lobes of the upper cor.-lip longer than broad, 

 purple ; the central part truncate. Coi.-tube slightly curved. 

 Style glabrous. Caps, often longer than broad. Anth.: very 

 villose. Bracts yellowish with green poifris.-r-H.. & A. call this 

 R. angustifolia (Gm.), and apply the name of R.mqf or (Ehrh.") 



