286 59. VBEBENACB^. 60. LENIIBlrlABIACB^. 



attenuate below, stem-1. sessile upper I. exceeding thefl. — E. B. 

 1270. — St. about 6 in. Wgh. L. gradually decreasing upwards. 

 Cor.-tube with a ring of hairs within. Fl. bluish purple. 

 Plant hairy. It has subterranean offsets and short autumnal 

 stoles. — Highland pastures, very rare, S. South Isles of Arran, I. 

 P. V. VI. S. 1. 



3. A. Chamis'pitys (Schveh.) ; Jl. solitary axillary, st. laxich 

 branched spreading, /. deeply trifid with linear entire segments, 

 floral 1. similar exceeding the flowers. — E. B. 77. — Hairy. 

 Lowest 1. much broader, toothed rather than 3-lobed. Fl. 

 yellow with dark spots. St. reddish purple, branched, 3 — 6 in. 

 high. — Sandy and chalky fields. A. V. — VU. Qround-Pine. 



Order LIX. VEEBENACEiE. 



Oal. tubular, persistent. Oor. irregular, tubular. Stam. didy- 

 namous, or 2. Ovary 2 — 4-celled ; style 1, terminal ; stigma 

 bifid. Fr. a caps, or berry, with 2 — 4 nutlets more or less co- 

 hering. — No stipules. 



1. Vkbbena. Oal. 6-fid. Oor. irregular, S-lobed, slightly 

 2-lipped. Stam. included, 4, didynamous, or 2. Oapsule 

 dividing into 4 nutlets. 



1. Vekbena Linn. Vervain. 



1. V. offieindHH (L.) ; st. erect solitary 4-angular, 1. ovate ob- 

 long trifid or laciniate-multifid rough, spikes filiform somewhat 

 panicled, stam. 4. — E. B. 767. — St. rather hispid, 1 — 2 ft. 

 nigh. L. lobed and serrate, opposite. Spikes long, slender. 

 Fl. small, distant, pale purple. — VVaste ground. P. VIl. VIII. 



E.I. 



Order LX. LENTIBULAEIAGE^. 



Oal. permanent, inferior, divided. Oor. irregular, 2-lipped 

 spurred. Stam. 2. Ovary free, 1-ceUed of 2 carpels. Stigma 

 of 2 plates, one smaller or inconspicuous. Oaps. I-celled ; pla- 

 centa large, free, central. Seeds many. — ^No stipules. 



1 . PiNGUiriULA. Oal. 2-lipped, lower bifid, upper of 3 seg- 

 ments. Oor. ringent, spurred. Stam. at base of corolla. 



2. Uteiculabia. Oal. 2-leaved, lower often notched, upper 

 entire. Oor. personate, spurred. Stam. at base of upper 

 cor.-lip. 



