SCROPHULAKIACEAE 



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1. L. vulgare { Ait. f. ) Dunal. Matrimony Vine. Glabrous, 3°-10° 

 long : leaves lanceolate, short-petioled : flowers on filiform peduncles, the 

 corolla purplish, 4" broad. — Locally common in waste places at Kansas 

 City, Sibley and Independence. July-September. 



6. DATURA L. JiMSON Weed. 

 Rank narcotic weeds with axillary short-peduncled, showy flowers. 

 Calyx prismatic, 5-toothed. Corolla funnel-form, its border plaited. 

 Fruit a prickly, imperfectly falsely 4-celIed capsule. 



Stem green ; flowers white. 1. D. Slramonium. 



Stem purple; flowers violet. 2. D. Tatula. 



1. D. Stramonium L. 2°-5° high, glabrous : leaves ovate, long- 

 petioled, irregularly sinuate : flowers 3'-i' long: lower prickles of the 

 fruit shorter than the upper. — Common in barn-yards. July-September. 



2. D. Tatula L. Closely resembles the last : prickles of the fruit 

 about equal. — Common with the last. July-September. 



FAMILY 110. SCROPHULARIACEAE Lindl. 

 Herbs with non-stipulate leaves and perfect flowers. Calyx and corolla 

 divisions 4-5 each, the corolla often 3-lipped. Stamens 2, 4 or 5, inserted 

 on and alternate with the corolla lobes. Ovary superior, 2-celled, usu- 

 ally many-seeded. Style one. Stigma entire or 2-lobed. Fruit a sep- 

 ticidal or loculioidal capsule. 



