FIGWOIJT FAMILY. 237 



G. pedieuliiria. Common N. & S. ; slightly pubescent, 2° -3° high, very 

 leafy; leaves all pinnatitid and the lobes cu t- toothed ; pedicels opposite and 

 longer than the hairy serrate calyx-lobes ; corolla over 1 ' long. 



G-. pectinWa. Sandy barrens S. : more hairy than the foregoing, with 

 finer divided leaves, alternate pedicels shorter than pinnatifid calyx-lobes ; corolla 

 broader and 1 J' long. 



18. SEYMERIA. {'Named for ffennj Sajmer.) "Wild plants S. & "W., very 

 near Gerardia : flowers yellow, in summer and autumn. 



S. maeroph^ila, Mcllein-Foxglove. Shady river-banks W. : 4° - 5° 

 high, with large leaves, the twice or thrice pinnately divided or cut, the uDper 

 lanceolate and toothed ; curved corolla woolly inside, also the filaments ;^j'le 

 short. 2/ 



S. pectin^ta. Sandy gAund S. : about 1° high, branchy, clammy-pubes- 

 cent ; pinnatifid leaves with oblong-linear lobes ; corolla ^' long. ® 



S. tenuif'blia. Low sandy grounds S. : 2° - 4° high, , with long slender 

 branches ; leaves pinnately divided into thread-shaped divisions ; corolla hardly 

 ^-'long. 'Q 



19. MIMULtrS, MONKEY-FLOWER. (From Greek for an ape, jFrom 

 the grinning corolla.) Fl. all summer. 



* Wild in wet places^ with ej'ect square Stan l°-2° hiqh, ohjong JtatJier-veincd 



senate, leaves, and violft-puriile corolla (1" or so in length). 1}. 

 M. ringens, the commonest, with clasping leaves, peduncles longer than 

 the flower, and taper-pointed calyx-teeth. 



M. alatus, not rare more S., has leaves, tapering into a petiole, peduncle 

 shorter than calyx and short-toothed, and sharp wing-like angles to stem ; 

 whence the name. 



* * Cult, for ornament, chiefly in conservatories, from Western N. America. 



M. glutinbsus, shrubby conservatory plant from California, glutinous- 

 pubescent, with oblong or lanceolate leaves, and large yellow orange or brick- 

 rod flower. I 



lU. cardin&lis. Erect, clammy-pubescent ; leaves wedge-oblong, partly 

 clasping, several-nerved ; flowers large, brick-red. ^ 



M. Itlteus. Erect, smooth ; leaves ovate or cordate-clasping, several- 

 nerved ; flowers showy, yellow, often spotted with rose or brown ; of many 

 varieties, y, 



M. moscb^tus, Musk-plant. Weak and diffuse, rooting, clammy-vil- 

 lous, smelling strong of musk ; leaves ovate or oblong ; flower small, pale 

 yellow. % 



20. TORENIA. (Named for 0. Torch, an obscure Swedish botanist. ) 



T. Asi^tida, cult, from India, a handsome hothouse plant, with lance-ovata 

 serrate leaves, wing-angled calyx, and corolla over 1' long, i)alo violet or purple ■ 

 with the tube and the end of the 3 rounded lower lobes dark violet. 



21. ILYSANTHES, FALSE PIMPERNEL. (From Greek words for 

 mire imi flower, alluding to the station.) Fi. all summer. 



1. gratioloides. Common in wet places, a, smooth difl^ise little plant, 

 4' -8' high, with ronnded or oblong leaves, and small purple or bluish 

 flowers. ® 



22. GRATiOLA, HEDGE-HYSSOP. (Old name, from Latin gratia, 

 grace.) Rather insignificant plants, in low or wet p'.accii : flowering all 

 summer. ® y. • 



» Sterile filaments minute or hardly any: corolla whitish, with yellowish tube. 

 G. Virgilli&,na. Rather clammy, with lanceolate leaves and slender pe- 

 duncles. . 



