SGROrriULARIACE.E. 2^9 



CaUlpa, recently introduced in cultivation in this country! Brandies crooked, 

 nearly horizontal. Leaves 7 to 20, by 15 or 20 inches, opposite, on petiole*. 

 ranicles large, terminal, many-flowered. G/r<jl!a 2 inches long, pale -violet, stripoi 

 wliLin, somewhat fragrant. {Bijnmia tomtnlosa, Thunb.) 



9. DIGITALIS, Linn. Foxglove. 



■ Let. diffittbuhm, a thimble; frcm tho form of the flowers. 



Calyx 5-parted. Corolla bcll-skiped, ^Ye■ntricosc, in 5 

 Bubequal lobes. Capsule ovate, 2-cclled, 2-valved, with a 

 double dissepiment. — European and • Isiatic herbs or shrubs, 

 (ultivated Jor ornament, with large flnxcrs in showy ra- 

 cemes. 



•1 . D. purpurea, L. Purple Foxglove. 



Ts?t:s &blong, rugose, crenate; calyx segments ovate-oblong; corolla obtuse, up- 

 per lip entire ; peduncles as long as the calyx. Native of Europe. A well known 

 biennial showy border flower, 2 to 3 feet high, with large, rough, downy leaves, 

 flowers numerous, in a leng\ simple spike, large crimson or purplish, often white, 

 villi beautiful spots Trithin. Medicinal. 



2. D. graxdiflora, Allioni. Great yrJhic Foxglove. 



l.r-vs orate or oblong-lanceolate, veiny, serrulate, amplexieaul ; raceme tomm- 

 t.>ec, lax; ealax segments lanceolate, acute ; corona ventrlcose-bcll-shaptd, scgui. nts 



broader than long, lowest twice as broad as the lateral. Native of Europe. A pe- 

 rennial plant 2 to 3 feet-high. *T lowers 1% > ucn lcu c> yellow, t arving to brownish 

 cr ontpge. 



10. MIMULUS, Linn. .Monkey-flower. 



Gr. mimo, an ape, on account of the- gaping corolla. 



Calyx prismatic, 5-angled, 5-toothed, the upper tooth 

 largest. Corolla, tubular; the vrper Up erect or 4'eflexcd- 

 spreading, 2-lobed ; the lower spreading, ^-lobed. Stamens 

 4 Stigma 2-lipped. Capsule 2-cellcd, many-seeded. — 

 Prostrate or erect herbs, with square sl(ms } opposite leaved, 

 and mostly handsome flowers on solitary axillary pe- 

 duncles. 



1. M. rixgens, L. Purple Monkey '-/lower. 



. Erect, smooth ; leaves oblong or lanceolate, pointed, serrate, clasping by a heart- 

 shaped base; peduncles larger than the flowers. Fer. 



Wet places ; common. July, Aug. Stem 1 to 2 foot high, somewhat branched. 

 Fkxccrt pale-purple, ringent. Calyx-Uelh acuminate from a broad base. 



2. M. ALATUS, Ait. Winy-stem Monkey -flower. 



Stem somewhat winged at the angles above; leaves oblong-ovate, tapcr'ng inio a 

 p«tiole; peduncles shorter than the calvx; calyx-teeth very short, abruptly pointed. 

 Per. 



■ Low grounds, rare. Aug. Stem 2 feet high with winged angles, pome^ha* 

 branched. Flowers p&le-bluc, ringent. 



