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20. A, CRISTA GALLI. 



[CL. XIV. 



Geographical Distribution, 



The temperate part of Europe is the native region of this 

 plant. Its most northern hmits, as far as is yet known, 

 are Wasa in Finland, Jamteland in Sweden, and Dron- 

 theim in Norway, (63®.) Its most southern limit is Haemus 

 in Rumilia, (41 " .) Only thus far, too, the plant grows to- 

 wards the east ; but in Lithuania it grows as far as the Wol- 

 ga Heights, (33^ E. Lat.) Westward it extends as far as 

 the Pyrenees. 



Order II. 



This order is called Angiospermia, because the fruits are 

 capsules, or drupes. In the natural arrangement, the plants 

 of this order belong to the Personatje, Acanthea?, Bigno- 

 nieae, and Viticese ; (Anleit, 2. 390—426.) 



SO. 



Alectorolophus Crista Galli, M. B. 



Hahnenkamm, Klapperkraut, Wiesenrodel.—Fren. Crete dc 

 coq. Cocriste. — Ital. Crista di gallo. — Engl. Yellow-rattle. 

 — Swed. Ho-sLaller, Penninge-grds. - 



This is one of the most common weeds in our meadows and 

 fields, blossoming during summer, and withering entirely 

 during harvest. From a soft fibrous root there rises a four- 

 cornered stem, commonly simple, sometimes considerably 

 branched, smooth, or somewhat sharp to the touch, and some- 

 times marked with dark red spots. It is about a foot in 

 height. The leaves are set opposite to one another, without 

 - stalks, lanceolate, rough, sharply serrated, and cordate at the 

 base, an inch, or an inch and a half long, and from three to 

 four lines broad. In the neighbourhood of the flowers they 

 supply the place of bracteae, are ovate, and somewhat mem- 

 branaceous, but otherwise are as much serrated and rough to 

 the touch as those farthest down. The flowers stand oppo- 



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