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usually branched at the woody root. Leaves simple, alternate. 

 Blades usually deeply cut, 3-nerved at base, entire or 3 to 5 cleft. 

 Uppermost leaves green at base gradually becoming orange or 

 brick-red, forming the showy part of the plant. Calyx tubular, 

 4-lobed, colored like the corolla. Corolla tubular, 2-lipped, 

 longer than the calyx. Lower lip small, short, 3-lobed. Upper 

 lip long, narrow, inclosing the 4 stamens. March to June. Well 

 drained, rocky hills and hillsides of the Edward's Plateau region. 

 This plant is well named as it looks as if the ends had been 

 dipped in paint. 



Castilleja purpurea G. Don. Indian Paint-brush. 



Similar to the species described above but colored leafy 

 parts and calyx are purple or magenta. Not common. Named 

 for Castillejo, a Spanish botanist. 



Castilleja indivisa Engelm. Indian Pink. 



Similar to the yellow or orange Paint-Brush but tips of 

 plant are scarlet-red or scarlet. Annuals, sometimes branched 

 at the base, 4- to 12" high. Leaves simple, alternate. Blades 

 narrowly lanceolate, entire, 3-veined, some with several narrow 

 lateral segments. Bracts similar to the stem leaves but broadened 

 upward and scarlet like the calyx. Calyx tubular with 2 wedge- 

 shaped lobes. Corolla inconspicuous, slightly surpassing the 

 calyx. March and April. In sand. 



ACANTHACEAE. Acanthus Family. 



Calophanes linearis (Torr. & Gray) A. Gray. Polka-dots. 



Plants 4 to 10 inches high, branched at the root, and having 

 violet, tubular, 2-lipped flowers about %" long, solitary in the 

 axils of the opposite leaves. Leaves simple, opposite, y 2 to 1*4 

 inches long, entire, upper linear, lower spatulate and narrowed 

 at base. Corolla slightly 2-lipped, 5-lobed, violet, middle lower 

 lip marked inside with a double row of raised purple dots. Upper 

 lip 2-lobed. Lower lip 3-lobed. Stamens 2 long, 2 short. Pod 



