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54. boeaginacej:. 
Tribe II. Anchusece. 
3. Boea'go Linn. Borage. 
*1. B. offidndlis (L.) ; lower 1, obovate blunt attenuated be- 
low, segments of the cor. ovate acute flat spreading. — E. B. 36. 
— Fl. blue. Anth. very prominent. Stem.-l. much narrowed 
below so as to .appear stalked, eared at the base. "\^Tiole plant 
hispid with bulbous hairs. St. spreading, 12 — 18 in. high. — 
On rubbish and waste ground. B' VI. VII. E. S. I. 
4. Anchtt'sa Linn. Alkanet. 
11. A. qfiicinu/is (L. em. Retz.) ; I. lanceolate hispid, spikes 
crowded unilateral, bracts ovate-lanceolate, cal.-segm. bluntish 
hairy on both sides, scales of cor. hairy. — E. B. 662. — Fl. deep 
purple. Cal.-segm. narrow, longer than tube. St. 1 — 2 feet 
high, rough with deflexed hairs. — Waste ground, rare. P. VI. 
VII. E. S. 
12. A. sempervirens (L.) ; I. ovate, lower 1. on long stalks, pe- 
duncles axillary each bearing 2 dense spikes with an interme- 
diate flower, cal.-segments hairy on the outside only, bracts 
minute lanceolate, scales of the cor. downy. — E. B. 45. — Fl. 
blue, rather salver- than.funnel-shaped. Cal.-segments narrow. 
St. \\ — 2 feet high, rough with spreading somewhat deflexed 
hairs. — Waste ground near ruins, rare.^P. V. — VIII. E. I. 
5. Lycop SIS Linn. Bugloss. 
1. L. arven'sis (L.) ; 1. lanceolate repand-dentate very hispid, 
cal. of fr. bellshaped erect B. 938.— Fl. small, blue. Whole 
plant verj' hispid with strong hairs each rising from a scaly 
tubercle.— Fields and hedges. A. VI. VII. E. S. I. 
6. Symphytum Linn. Comfrey. 
1. .S'. officinale (L.) ; 1. ovate-lanceolate attenuate below, 
stem-l. very decurrent lanceolate, st. ^ringed in the upper part. — 
E. B. 817. — Height 1 — 2 feet, branching. Racemes in pairs, 
drooping. Fl. yellowish white or purple. Cal.-segments some- 
what spreading and pubescence rougher in the usually purple- 
flowered variety, S. i'atens Sibth. Sy. E. B. 1116. — Common 
in damp places. P. V. VI, E. S. I. 
2. S. tuberosum (L.) : 1. ovate-oblong attenuate below, stem-l. 
lanceolate, npjiermost sli'jhtlii decurrent, st. scarcely viiujed . 
nearly simple.— iT. B. 1502.— St. 12—18 in. high. Fl. yellowish 
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