266 57. SCEOPHTJLAEIACE^. 



oblong glabrous irregularly 6-lobed, upper lobe lanceolate, other 

 lobes "with 3 leaflike divisions. — E. B. 400. — Upper lip of the 

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

 ■with a loose membranous cuticle enclosing the base of the calyx. 

 Primary st. erect, often very short ; branches prostrate. Whorl 

 of ovate-lanceolate crenate undivided reflexed leaves at root- 

 crown. — Wet heathy and rather hOly pastures. P. P V. — VHI. 

 Med Rattle. E.S.I. 



10. EsiifAN'THrrs Linn. Yellow Battle. 



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

 spikes, cal. glabrous, lobes of the upper cor. -lip short roundish, 

 bracts ovate incise-serrate, seeds with a membranous border. — 

 -E. B. 667. R. minor (Ehrh.). — Lateral lobes of the upper cor.- 

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

 throughout. Style downy near the top. Caps, as long as broad. 

 Oor.-tube straight. St. 1 — 2 feet high, nearly simple. — Meadows 

 and pastures. A. VI. E. S. I. 



2. R. major (Ehrh.) ; 1. linear-lanceolate serrate, fl. in crowded 

 spikes, cal. glabrous, lobes of the 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. Cor.-tube slightly curved. 

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

 villose. Bracts yeUomsh with green points. — a. platypterus 

 (Fries) ; seed not twice as broad as its wing. R. major Koch, 

 R. I. i. 975. — ^. stenopterus (Fries) ; seed quite twice as broad 

 as its wing. R. major E. B. S. 2737. — y. apterus (Fries) ; seed 

 not winged but rounded and longitudinally ribbed or furrowed 

 on the Dack. R. Reichenbachii Drej. — Cultivated land. a. 

 Hastings. j3. North of England and Scotland, y. Arbroath ' 

 and Monifief, Forfarshire. A. VII. VIII. E. S. 



11. Babi'sia Linn. Red Eye-bright. 



1. B. alpina (L.) ; 1. opposite ovate slightly clasping bluntly 

 serrate. — E. B. 361. — Creeping. St. square, 4 — 8 in. high, 

 simple. Fl. forming a short dense leafy spike, purplish blue, 

 downy. Cal. purplish, viscid. Anth. hairy. — Alpine pastures, 

 rare. P. VL VU. E. S. 



12. Eiteeag'ia Griseh. Marsh Eye-bright. 

 1. E. viscdsa (Benth.) ; 1. opposite, upper 1. alternate ovate- 



