638 Oedeb 88.— VERBKNACB^. 



8 V. Btrigosa Hook. Erect, rigid, strigous-pubescent, hoary, branched ; Ivs. oft- 

 bmg, 3-parted to the base, incisely lobed and toothed, sessile; fls. in loose, strict 

 spikes ; cor. largj ; bracts as long as the calyx ; carp. 4, not separating. — N. Or- 

 leans (Hale), ^gt. hollow, 2 to 3f high, acutely 4-angled. Lf. lobes all acute, 

 very veiny. Cor. purple? 4 to 5'' long. 



9 V. Aubletia L. Weak, assurgent, rather hairy, Ivs. ovate-ohlang, 3-parted, 

 pinnatifid or incisely lobed and toothed, acute at base and petiolate ; spikes soli- 

 tary, pedunoalate ; bracts half as Imig as the cylindrical calyx ; corollas showy, 

 corymbed, segm. emarginate. — J) Va. to 111. (Lapham), La. and Fla. in dry soils, 

 also in gardens where its beautiTiil flowers present every variety of color. Apr,, 

 May. 



10 V. ohameedrifolia Smith. Ascending, hispid ; Ivs. oblong, acute, serrate, 

 lower somewhat lobed, upper subentiro ; epike long-pedunoled ; bracts a third as 

 long as the long-cylindric calyx; cor. showy, corymbed ; segm. emarginate. — % 

 Many of the pretty garden Verbenas are varieties of this species from Buenos 

 Ayres. 



11 V. sororia Don ? Prostrate, somewhat hairy ; Ivs. multifid, with narrow, 

 ciliaie segments ;■ spikes pedunculate, short; bracts half as long as the slender 

 calyx ; cor. small, lobes emarginate. — Garden Verbenas, widi much smaller flow- 

 ers, usually pure white, -j- Asia. 



2. LIP'PIA, L. Fog-fruit. (To Augustus Lippi, a French physi- 

 cian.) Calyx 2-parted, compressed, erect, membranous, sliorter than 

 the tube of the corolla ; corolla funnel-shaped, limb sublabiate, upper 

 lip entire or emarg. lower 3-Iobcd ; stara. didynaraous, included ; drupe 

 dry, thin, enclosed in the calyx, 2-seeded. — Shrubs or prostrate herbs, 

 with opposite Ivs. Hds. of fis. on axillary peduncles. (Zapania, Juss.) 

 Ii. nodiflora Mx. Glabrous, procumbent ; st 4-angled, geniculate, simple, Ivs. 



lanceolate, varying to oblauceolate, obtuse or acute, cuneate at base, petiolate, 

 shorter than the peduncles. — If On river banks, Penn. to Ind., Ill, and La. Sta. 

 If or more long. Lvs, with conspicuous veins, 1 to 2' long, J to J as wide, pe- 

 tioles 3 to 6". Fed. 2 to 3'. Hds. ovoid or roundish, at length cylindric-oblong. 

 Fls. small, purplish white. JL, Aug. (Z. nodiflora and lanceolata Ph. Ac.) 



3. PHRY^MA, L. Lop-seed. Calyx cylindric, bilabiate, upper lip 

 longer, 3-clcft, lower lip 2-toothod ; corolla bilabiate, upper lip emargi- 

 nate, much smaller than the 3-lobed lower one ; stamens included ; 

 fruit dry, oblong, striate, 1-cellod, 1-seeded. — li Herbs with opposite 

 lvs. Fls. opposite, spicate, deflexed in fruit. 



P. leptoatdchya L. Rocky woods. Can. and U. S. Stem 2 — 3f high. Loaves 

 large (3 — 6' long), thin and coarsely toothed, on short stalks. Fls. small, oppo- 

 site, light purple, in very long and slender spikes, of which one is terminal, the 

 rest opposite and axillary, each often with a pair of bracts below. After flower- 

 ing the calyx closes upon the fruit and becomes reflexed baekwards close to th« 

 stem. Jl. 



4. CALLICAR'PA, L. French Mulberrt. (Gr. KciXXog, beautiful, 

 KapTTog, fruit; for its abundant purple berries.) Calyx 4-toothed, bell- 

 jJiapcd ; corolla short-bell-shaped, limb of 4 obtuse segments ; stamens 

 4, unequal, exserted ; stigma capitate, 2-lobed; drupe juicy, enclosing 4 

 nutlets. — Shrubs with opposite lvs. and axillary, subumbellate fls. 



C. Americana L. Branches and lvs. beneath downy ; lvs. ovate, acuminate at 

 each end, crenate-dentate, smooth above; clusters cymous compound, shorter 

 than the petioles ; fruit forming dense verticils. — Light soils. S. States common 

 Shrub much branched, 3 to 5f high. Lvs. 3 to 5' by 2 to 3' discolored beneath, 

 Ks. small, purple. Berries abundant, as large as in Elder, sweetish. May — JL 



5. LANTA^NA, L. (An ancient name for the Viburnum ; from the 

 resemblance.) Calyx membranous, minute, obsoletoly 4-toothed ; cor. 



