156 COMMON CANADIAN WILD PLANTS. 



5. P. eonfer'tus, Dougl., var. eseruleo - purpureus, 



Gray, is at once recognized by the interrupted spike-like 

 panicle, ■Which, consists oi 2 to 5 dense verticillate clusters, 

 Corolla narrow, the lower lip conspicuously bearded within. 

 — N.W. 



8. SIIM'IJI/IIS, L. MOSKEY-FLOWEK. 



1. M. Fing'enS, L. stem square, 1-2 feet high. Corolla 

 blue, an inch long. (A white-flowered variety is sometimes 

 met with.) Leaves oblong or lanceolate, clasping. — Wet 

 places. 



2. M. Jamesii, Torr. Stem creeping at the base. Corolla 

 yellow, small. Leaves roundish or kidney-shaped, nearly 

 sessile. Calyx inflated in fruit. — In cool springs. 



9. GRATI'OLA. L. Hedqe-Htssop. 



1. G. Vlrginia'na, L. Stem 4-6 inches high, clammy 

 with minute pubescence above. Sterile filaments minute or 

 none. Leaves lanceolate. Peduncles slender. — Moist places. 



2. G. au'rea, Muhl. Nearly glabrous. Sterile filaments 

 slender, tipped with a little head. Corolla golden yellow. 



10. ILYSAN'TDEJIi, Eaf. False Pimpernel. 

 I. gratioloi'des, Benth. Stem 4^8 inches high, much 

 branched, diffusely spreading. Leaves ovate, rounded or 

 oblong, the upper partly clasping. — Wet places. 



11. eEKAR'DIA, L. GEEAKDLi. 



1. G. purpu'rea, L. (Pukple Gebaedia.) Corolla rose- 

 purple. Leaves linear, acute, rough-margined. Flowers an 

 inch long, on short peduncles. — Low grounds. 



Var. pauper'eula, Gray, is smoother, with smaller and 

 lighter-coloured corolla. 



2. G. tenuifo'lia, Vahl. (Slender G.) Corolla rose- 

 purple. Leaves linear, acute. Flowers about J an inch 

 long, on long thread-like peduncles. — Dry woods. 



3. G. fla'va, L. (Downy G.) Corolla yellow, woolly 

 inside. Stem 3-4 feet high, _/5W2/ yM5«scemi. Leaves oblong 

 or lance-shaped, the upper entire, the lower usually more 

 or less pinnatifid, downy-pubescent. — Woods. 



