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cal. of fr. bellshaped erect.— E. B. 938.— Fl. small, blue. Whole 

 plant very hispid with strong hairs each rising from a scaly 

 tubercle. — Fields and hedges. A. VI. VII. 



7. Symphytum Linn. Comfrey. 



1 . S. officinale (L.) ; 1. ovate-lanceolate attenuated below, 

 stem-l. very decurrent lanceolate, St. winged in the upper part. — 

 JB. B.817. — Height 1 — 2 feet. Racemes in pairs, drooping. Fl. 

 yellowish-white or purple. Cal.-segments somewhat spreading 

 and pubescence rougher in the purple-flowered variety, S, patens 

 Sibth. — Common in damp places. P. V. VI. 



2. S. tuberosum, (L.) ; 1. ovate-oblong attenuated below, stem-l. 

 lanceolate, uppermost slightly decurrent, st. scarcely winged neai-ly 

 simple. — E. B. 1502. — Fl. yellowish-white, whole plant smaller 

 and slenderer than the preceding. Anth. twice as long as their 

 filaments. — Damp woods and river banks, rare. P. VI. VII. 



[S. asperrimum, S. tauricum, and S. orientate have been noticed 

 in England, but are not natives.] 



Tribe III. Lithospermea. 



8. Echium Linn. Viper's Bugloss. 



1. E. vulgare {h.) ; tubercular-hispid, st. erect simple, 1. lan- 

 ceolate 1 -ribbed, stem-Z. narrowed below sessile, _/?. in short lateral 

 spikes, stam. exceeding the corolla. — E. B. 181. — Lower 1. at- 

 tenuated into a footstalk. Fl. at first reddish, afterwards bright 

 blue.— Dry places. B. VI. VII. 



[2. E. violaceum (L.) ; pilose-hispid, st. erect branched diffuse, 

 lower branches prostrate, radical 1. oblong-ovate stalked, stem-l. 

 oblong narrowed from a cordate half-clasping base with lateral 

 ribs, spikes panicled elongate simple, stam. scarcely exceeding 

 the corolla. — E. B. S. 2798. — Stam. very unequal, 1 short, 2 

 intermediate, and 2 longer. Fl. violet-blue. Hairs from minute 

 tubercles. Root reddish. — Jersey. B. VI. — IX.] 



9. PuLMONARiA Linn. Lungwort. 



1. P. officinalis (L.); 1. ovate roundish or cordate stalked, 

 upper 1. oblong sessile. — E. B. 118. — Whole plant more or less 

 hispid. Fl. purple. L. often spotted. — Woods and thickets, 

 rare. P.V. E. S.? 



2. P . angustifolia {L.) ; 1. all lanceolate. — £. B. 1628. — More 

 pubescent than the last, 1. rarely spotted ; scarcely distinguish- 

 able as a species. — Woods in Hampshire. P. IV. V. E. 



