dipsacej: — plantaginej:. 201 



oles. /*»' " " ' inaxtllary rnreme?. /'nvZucrr confisfing of siihulafe 

 leaves. ( c jF'r/i/r^^ort/sai the ba.^e of each raceme. lurolu' 



ere 10-Ioavcii, 2-ilowcrcd. Fnat elipiic, pubescent, nriiied \mi1i liouk< d bris- 

 tles. Clolt-Bur. S/itep Ilur. 

 White. G- July — October. Very common. 3-6 feet. 

 2. H. ?i . ''' ' pubescent, terete, with tcrnate spi'i^s fmni each 

 side of ih. ' ^ allrrnnte, 3-lobe(l, ovate-lanceolnir, pubi'.«cent on 

 ih- ii'.tose bcncatli. Slumi'mte florets solitary at the base 

 of , , . le many leaved. Fe>tih fiunls a.xill.ny, poliiary. — 

 Fn.-.t armed with slmrt prickles. Fruit '2-(M lied. J^rirklif Clot xvtcd. 

 ^\'il;:.•. d^. July — Oct. Common along the coast. 3-5 feet. 



Okdkr LXXVI. DIPSACE.E. 



Flotrcrs collected into an ovate or roundisli licad. Invo- 

 lucre foliacooiis, many leaved ; proper calyx superior, 1-Iea- 

 ved. Corolla tubular, inserted into the calyx, with the limb 

 obliqtie, 4-c!eft. Stamens 4, altcrn.iK? witii the lobes of the 

 corolla. Anthers distinct. Ovary interior, l-celled, with a 

 solitary pendulous ovule. Style 1. Fruit dry, 1 -celled, 

 crowned by a pappus-like caly.x. 



Genus L DIPS AC US. 



Genus same as the order 



1. D. Stlvestrls. ^*>^/CTn erect, angular, prickly. Leaves opposite. Imo 

 lucre many leaved, curved upwards. Flowers in dense oval heads, sliorter 

 than the scales of the receptacle. Ttasel. 



Plue ^ July. Introduced. 3-5 ft. 



Order LXXVIl. PLANTAGINE^. 



Calyx 4- parted, persistent. Corolla 4-cleft. persistent. 

 Stamens 4, inserted into the corolla alternate with the sejr- 

 ments. Filament long. Anthers versatile, 2-celled. Ovary 

 usually 2-celled. Style sim|)le. Stisma hispid. Capsule 

 membranaceous, with a transverse dehiscence. Ihrhaceous 

 ])lants, with flowers on scapes. 



GE.Nrs I. PLANTAGO 



Genus same as the order. 



1. P .Major. Stem none. Leave* broad-ovate, clabrons, on rather long 

 petioles, remotely toothed, 5-nerved ; petiole pubescent; scn|)e pubescent. 

 rlotrrrs in bracteate spike?*; segments of the calyx, lanceolate, glabrous. 

 Capsule 2-celled, the upper half falling off wlien the seeds are mature. 



Plantain. 

 White. %. June — Aug. Common. 8-12 in. 



2, p. V' \. Rr^Tji none. L/pavex spatulate, lanceolate, pubescent, 

 •parincly , 5-nerved. the two rnaririiinl ones obscure ; scape lomen- 

 t'— iniiar. /Votrer.* remote when mature. 



i June — July. Common. 1-6 in. 



