ORDER 86.—FIGWORTS. 249 
h Handsome herbs, 1-2f. high, with flowers blue and white. 
Innocence. CoLuin’sta. 5 
k Leaves serr, Sts. square. Palate of lower lip prominent. Monkey-fl. Mmt’uLvs. 6 
k Leaves many-cleft into fine divisions. W. Conobea, Cono’BEA, 
k Leaves entire. Corolla protracted into a spur behind. Toad-flax. Lina/Ria. 2 
 ® Leaves entire. Cor. not spurred. Small, obscure weeds. W. M.S. Herpes‘t1s. 
m Fis. yellow, in a terminal, one-sided spike. Pellow-rattle. RuInNan/THUS. 
m FIs. white, small, in a term. one-sided spike. Mts. Zye-bright. Eupura’sia, 
m Fis. yellowish, axil., or in a leafy, equal spike. Cow-wheat. MELAM’/pyRUM. 
n Sterile filament shorter than the rest, smooth. Snake-head. CHELO’NE. 7 
n Sterile filament long, projecting, bearded. Beard-tongue, PENTSTE/MON. 
n Sterile tilament a scale on the brown corolla. Figwort, ScropHuLa’ki, 
o Corolla purple, in along, slender spike. Leaves lance-ovate. 
Biue-hearts. Bucune’Ra. 
o Cor. purp. or rose-white, axillary. Lvs. narrow-lin., entire. GeRaR’/pia. 8 
© 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. Macran’THERA. 
q Stamens quite unequal in length. Sepals very short. Dasys’toma, 9 
q Stamens about equal in Jength, anths. all perfect. Sep. long. W. Seyme’ria. 
1. VERBAS’CUM. Mullein. 
Calyx 5-parted. Corolla rotate, 5-lobed, slightly irregular. Stamens 
5, 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. Common M. Tall, woolly. Leaves decurrent. Flowers spiked, 2 
filaments smooth. 
2 V. Blatta’ria. Moth M. Branched, smooth. Leaves serrate. Flowers ruacemed. 
Filaments violet-woolly. 
8 V. Lych’nitis, White @. White-downy, branched. Leaves crenate. Flowers 
panicled, Filaments white-woolly. 
2. LINA’RIA. Toad-flax. 
Calyx 5-parted. Corolla 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—September. 
1 L. valga’ris. Butter and Eggs. Leaves lance-linear. Flowers large, yellow and 
orange, in a close raceme. Erect. 
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