620 Obdeb 85.— SCKOPHULARIACE^. 



opening irregularly by a rift below the apex. — 21 Mexican, climbing by 

 their petioles. Lvs. mostly alternate. Ped. long, flexuous, axillary. 



1 Ii. erub^soens Zuoc. Lvs. triangular-cordate, coarsely dentate or ang:ula> 

 lobed, pubescent ; cal. segm. ovate, liirsute ; cor. pubescent, limb at length wide- 

 spread. — A hairy climber, with soft, rugous lvs. 2 to 4' broad. Cor. of a rich red, 

 2J to 3' long, with an ample border. 



2 L. scand^ns Don. Lvs. cordate-ovate, acuminate, coarsely dentate, mi- 

 nutely puberulent ; cal. segm. ovate-lanceolato ; cor. glabrous, limb erect-spread- 

 ing. — Less hairy and with smaller flowers. Fls. scarlet. 



9. SCROPHULA'RIA, L. Figwort. (So named from the resem- 

 blance of the roots to scrofulous tumors.) Calyx in 5 acute segments ; 

 corolla subglobous, limb contracted, sub-bilabiate, lip with an internal, 

 intermediate scale (sterile filament) ; capsule 2-cellod ; valves with 2 

 inflated margins. — Herbs or sufFruticous, often foetid. Lvs. opposite. 

 Cymes in simple or compound terminal, thyreoid panicles. 



S. nodosa L. Glabrous ; st. angled ; lvs. ovate, ovate-oblong, or the upper lan- 

 ceolate, acute, serrate or subinoised, base broadly cordate or rounded or acutish ; 

 thyrse oblong, leafless or scarcely leafy at base ; cymes pedunculate, loosely many- 

 flowered; cal. segments broadly ovate, obtuse, slightly margined; sterile anth. 

 a roundish, green scale on the corolla. — y In woods and hedges. Can., and TJ. S. 

 Rare in N. Bug. Stem 4 — 6f high, with paniculate, opposite branches above. 

 Leaves 3 — T long, smooth, thin, often long-acuminate. Fls. ovoid, 3 — 4" long. 

 Limb very small, of a dull olive color. July — Oct. (S. Marilandica L, and lance- 

 olata Ph.) 



10. CHELO'NE, L. Turtle-head. Snake-head. (Gr. x^^'^'^Vt ^ 

 tortoise ; from the appearance of the flower.) Calyx deeply 5-parted, 

 with 3 bracts at base ; corolla inflated, bilabiate, the fifth filament abor- 

 tive, smooth above, shorter than the-rest ; anthers woolly ; caps, valves 

 entire ; seeds broadly membranaceous, winged. — H with opposite lvs., 

 distinguished from Pentstemon chiefly by the seeds. 



.1 C. glabra L. Smooth ; lvs. suhsessile, oUong-lanceolaie, acuminate, serrate ; fls. 

 densely spiked. — A plant of brooks and wet places (Can. and U. S.), with flowers 

 shaped much Uke the head of a snake, the mouth open and tongue extended. 

 Stem mostly simple, 2f high, erect. Lva. of a dark and shining green above, with 

 irregular serratures, sessile or nearly so. FJs. large, in a short, terminal, densa 

 spike. Cor. white, often tinged with red, inflated, contracted at the mouth, with 

 short, gaping lips. Aug., Sept. 



j8. PURPUREA. Lvs. distinctly petiolate, acuminate; cor. rose-purple. — This 



variety prevails in the "Western States. It is larger in its leaves and flowers. 



Petioles | — 1' long. Flowers very fine. (0. purpurea Mill. ?) 

 2 C. Lyoni Ph. Smooth ; lvs. ovate, acuminate, petiolate, serrate, the lower cor- 

 date; fls. in a dense spike. — N. Car. to Ga., along the Mts. Stem 1 — 2f high. 

 Leaves 3-^6' long, 2 — 4' wide, veins very prominent beneath. Fls. purple, 1' in 

 length, similar to No. 1. The spike as in that species, often branches, becoming 

 somewhat capitate. Jl. — Sept. 



11. PENTSTE'MON, L. Beard-tongue. (Gr. Trevre, five, CTTjfiov, 

 a stamen ; on account of the fifth large abortive stamen.) Calyx deeply 

 6-cleft ; corolla elongated, often ventricous, lower lip 3-lobed, spreading ; 

 the fifth filament sterile, bearded, longer than the rest or about as long ; 

 anthers smooth ; seeds Co, angular, not margined. — 2J! rarely ^, of N. 

 America, branching, paniculate. Lvs. opposite. Fls. showy, red, violet, 

 blue or white. 



* Leaves dissected. Sterile filament, bearded at tlio apex No. I 



* Leaves undivided. — Sterile filament glabrous or nearly so Nos. 2, 8, 9 



— Sterile filament bearded. — I^wer lip bearded inside,..: Nos. 8, 7 



— Lower lip not boarded Noa. 4, 5, 6 



