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G. pedicul&ria. Common N. & S. : slightly pubescent, 2° -3° high, very 

 leafy ; leaves all pinnatifid and the lobes cut-toothed ; pedicels opposite' and 

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



G. pectin^ta. Sandy barrens S. : more hairy than the foregoing, with 

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

 broader and 1|' long. 



18. SEYMERIA. (TSamei {or Henry Sa/mer.) "Wild plants S. & W., very 

 near Gerardia : flowers yellow, in summer and autumn. 



S. macrpph^lla, Mullein-Foxglove. Shady river-banks W. : 4° -5° 

 high, with large leaves, the twice or thrice plnnately divided or cut, the upper 

 lanceolate and toothed ; curved corolla woolly inside, also the filaments ; style 

 short. 11 '."'"''. 



S. pectin &ta. Sandy ground S. : about 1° high, branchy, clammy-pubes- 

 cent ; pinnatifid leaves with oblong-linear lobes ; corolla J' long. (T) 



S. tenuif61ia. Low sandy grounds S. : 2° -4° high, with long slender 

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

 i' long. ® 



19. MIMULUS, MONKEY-FLOWER. (Froa Greek for an ape, from 

 the grinning corolla.) Fl. all summer. 



» Wild in wet places, mth erect square stem 1° - 2° high, Mang feather-veined 

 serrate leaves, and piokt-purple corolla (I' or so in length), 11 



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

 the flower, and taper-pointed calyx-teeth. 



M. al&tus, not rare more S., has leaves tapering (into a petiole, pedundB 

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

 whence the name. 



* * Cult, for ornament, chiefy in conservatories, from Western N'J America. 



M. glutinbsUS, shnjbby conservatory plant from California, glutinous- 

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

 red flower. 



M. cardin^lis. Erect, clammy-pubescent ; leaves wedge-oblong, partly 

 clasping, several-nerved ; flowers large, brick-red. 2/ .> 



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

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

 varieties. 11 



M. moscb&tus, M08K-PLANT. Weak and diffuse, rooting, clammy-vil- 

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

 yellow, y, 



20. TOEEITIA. (Named for 0. Toren, an obscure Swedish botanist.) 



T. Asi4tica, cult, from India, a handsome hothouse plant, with iancc-ovate 

 serrate leaves, wing-angled calyx, and corolla over I ' Jong, pale viiol^t or purple 

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



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

 mtre and _/?ower, alluding to the station.) Fl. all summer. 



I.' gratiololdes. Common in wet places, a smooth diffuse little'nmnt, 

 4' - 8' high, with rounded or oblong leaves, and small purplp or bluish 

 flowers. ® 



22. GRATlOLA, HEDGE-HYSSOP. (Old name, from. Latin (jratia, 

 grace.) Rather insignificant plants, in low or wet places: f.owcring all 

 summer. (T) y, 



* Sterile flanuiuts minute or harcVy aw/ : coi'olla whitish, tcith yellowish tiiho. 



G. Virginitaa. Rather clammy, With lanceolate leaves and slender pe- 

 duncles. 



