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4. 0. eldtior (Sutt.) ; sep. many-veined equally bifid equalling 
the cor.-tube connate in front, cor. curved tubular slightly com- 
pressed above, w^yper lij) 2-1 abed toothed its lobes inflexed, lobes 
of lower lip 3 nearly equal acute toothed, stam. inserted above 
the base of the cor. glandular-hairy in the lower half within. — 
E. B. 568.— Stem 2—3 ft. high. Stigma bilobed, yellow. 
Upper lip of the cor. usually with an elevated point between 
the lobes. Cor. glandular externally. Stam. sometimes slightly 
hairy above. Anth. whitish when dry.— Parasitical upon Cen- 
taurea Scabiosa, rare. VI. VII. E. 
5. 0. Pic'ridis (F. W. Schultz ex M. & K.) ; se?:>. 1— 3-veined 
entire or toothed below in front narrowed into 1 or 2 subulate 
points, cor. tubular-bellshaped its back nearly straight and 
compressed slightly curved at each end, lips denticulate wavy 
upper not notched its sides porrect, stam. inserted below the 
middle of the cor.-tube hairy in their lower half within, style 
slightly glandular-hairy below in front and above throughout, 
stigma bilobed. — E. B, S. 2956. — Height 6 — 18 inches. Stigiii.- 
lobes jtist touching, purple. Anth. fuscous, pale purple or 
yellowish. — Parasitical upon Picris. Cambridgeshire. Kent. 
Pemb. Hunts. Isle of Wight. P. ? VII. E. 
6. 0. Hed'erce (Duby) ; sep. 1-veined ovate below narrowed 
into 1 or 2 subulate points about equalling the cor.-tube, cor. 
tubular arcuate,lips denticulate wavy, upper one bilobed porrect 
(straight when dry), lobes of lower lip nearly equal the middle 
one longest, stam. inserted below the middle of the cor.-tube 
glabrous with a few scattered hairs on their lower part, style 
glabrous with a few hairs on the upper part, stigma scarcely 
bilobed.— 0. barbata E. B. S. 2859, not Poir.— St. purplish, about 
a foot high. Lobes of stigma attached together by at least 3- of 
their circumference, yellov). Anth. fuscous, rather paler when 
dry. St. purplish. — Parasitical upon Ivy. P. VI. VII. E. I. 
7. 0. minor (Sm.) ; sep. many-veined ovate below suddenly 
narrowed into 1 or 2 subulate points equalling or exceeding the 
cor.-tube, cor. tubular arcuate, [usually tinged with purple,] lips 
bluntly denticulate wavy, upper lip porrect (inflexed when dry) 
notched, lobes of lower lip nearly equal, stam. inserted below 
middle of the cor.-tube glabrous with a few scattered hairs 
below, style glabrous with a line of distant hairs on its anterior 
side, stigma bilobed. — E. B. 422. — Lobes of stig. not much con- 
nected, pwple. Anth. yellow when dry. [|8. flavescens (Reut.); st. 
and H. yellow.] — Parasitical chiefly upon Trifolinm pratense. A. ? 
VI. VII. E, I. 
