524 Okdeb 86.— SOROPHULARIAOE^. 



at margin. — Herbs with opposite Ivs. Ped. axillary, 1 -flowered, usu- 

 ally bibracteolate near the calyx. 



S Flowei-s sessile. Cells of anthers Tertical. Flants rigid, bristly-lairy Nos. 7, 8 



5 Flowers pedunculate. Anther cells transverse. Planta smooth or viscid (a). 



a Sterile filaments none, or very minute and pointed Nos. 1—8 



a Sterile fllarnents thread-like, tipped with a small head Nos. 4— S 



1 G. VirginiSna L. Si. ascending, branched ; Zt;s. lanceolate, sparingly toothed ; 

 ped. as bmg or longer than the leaves ; cor. twice longer than Vie calyx; sterile fiL 

 none. — If IT. S. and Can. Stem 4 — 8' high, more or less pubescent, round, de- 

 dining, and branching at base. Leaves 1 — 2' long, and ^ as wide, smooth, lan- 

 ceolate, sessile, dentate or nearly entire near the ends, subconnate or amplexioaul. 

 Cor. white or pale-yellow, twice longer than the calyx or the 2 bracts. JL 



2 G. Floridana Nutt. St. erect, branched; Ivs. lanceolate, few-toothed; ped. 

 longer than the leaves ; cor. 4 times longer than the calyx ; sterile fil. none ? — @ 

 Dry soils, fields, ftc, Ala. and Fla. Plant 6 to 9' high, with the appearance of G. 

 Tirginiana, but smaller Ivs. and larger fls. Lvs. hardly 1' long. Ped 1' to 18" 

 long. Bractlets scarcely as long as sepals. Cor. 1" long, tube yellow within, 

 limb rose color. 



3 G. sphBEroodipa EU. Glabrous, ascending, branched ; lvs. lanceolate-ovate, 

 attenuate to the base, sparingly toothed ; ped. scarcely longer than the calyx. — Low 

 grounds, "Western States to Ga. Plant a few inches high, differing from the last 

 chiefly in the short peduncles, round capsules, broader leaves, &c. Flowers 

 whitish, 5 — 6" long. Jn. (G. Caroliniensis Le Conto.) 



4 G. aiirea Muhl. Smooth; lvs. oilong-lanceolate, sutentire, clasping; ped. as 

 long as, or longer than the leaves ; coi: yellow ; sterile fll. 2, short. — A small, 

 perennial herb, 6 to 8' high, in muddy places, Mass. to Fla. St. declining and 

 rooting at the base, quadrangular, simple or branching. Lvs. sessile, a little 

 clasping, smooth, punctate, acute or nearly so, often with a few teeth near the 

 end. FLs. golden yellow, axillary, alternate, on slender stalks. Fil. 4, adhering 

 to the coroUa, 2 of them minute, sterile. Aug. 



5 G. visoosa Schwein. Yisoid-pubescent, ascending ; lvs. kmce-ovate or oblong, 

 clasping, acute, 3-veined, acutely sei-rate; ped. longer than the leaves; bracikk 

 (2) and sepals (5) twice shorter than the {white) corolla tube, twice longer than 

 capsule. — if "VVet places, N. Car., Ky., to Fla. and La. St. simple, obtusely 

 angled, 9 to 12' long. Lvs. 6 to 9" long, teeth slender. Ped. 1'. Cor. white, 

 tube yellow within. (G. Dnimmoridii Benth.) 



/?. Dktjmuondii. Sepals and bractlets subulate, thrice longer than the capsule. 

 —La. (Hale.) 



6 G. ramosa "Walt. Glabrous or viscid-puberulcnt ; st. ascending from a pros- 

 trate base, terete ; lvs. linear-acute, with few ieeOi near the summit ; bracHeis min- 

 ute or none; sepals linear ; sterile fil. filiform. — 1( Muddy shores, S. Car. to Fla. 

 Sts. simple or branched from Iho creeping base. Lvs. G to 9'' long, 1 to 2" wide, 

 with 2 or 4 teeth. Ped. nearly equaling tho leaves. Cor. white, yellow within. 

 May — Jl. (G. quadridentata Mx.) 



7 G. pildsa Mx. Erect, hispid; lvs. ovate, few-toothed, clasping, rugous; cor- 

 tuie scarcely longer than the calyx. — % Can. to Fla. and La,, in wet places. 

 Plant If high, rough with stiff, whito hairs. Lvs. 6 to 8" long, 3 to 5'' broad, 

 irregularly 3-veined. FJs. sessile, shorter than the loaves, white. Jl. — Sept. 



8 G. subul^ta Baldw. Erect, hispid ; lvs. linear or lance-linear, margins i-evo- 

 lute, entire ; cor. tube slender, thrice longer than the calyx. — % Damp sandy places, 

 Ga. (Feay, Pond), Fla. (Mettauer, Chapman, &o.) Plant generally much branched, 

 5 to 8' high. Lvs. 5 to 8" long, rigid, distant, or often deqgely imbricated. 

 Cor. tube 4 ' long, persistent and recurved after flowering. Sept^ Oct. 



18. ILYSAN'THES, Eaff. (Gr. IXv^, mud, avOog, flower.) Caljx 5- 

 parted ; cor. upper lip short, erect, bifid, lower liplarger, spreading, trifid ; 

 Bta. 2 fertile ; 2 sterile fil. forked, one of the divisions glandular, obtuse, 

 the other acute, or rarely with half an anther ; caps, ovate or oblong, 

 about equaling the calyx. — With opposite lvs., and axillary, l-flowored 

 ped., resembling Gratiola in habit. (Lindernia, L.) 



