264 59. vEEBENACE^. — 60. lentibtjlaeiacej:. 
1. ovate or oborate entire or crenulate stalked, stem-1. sessile. — 
E. B. 489. — St. 6 — 8 in. high. Lower whorls distaait, upper ones 
spiked. Cor.-tube with a ring of hairs within. Fl. blue, rarely 
white. — 0mA. tilpina, E. B. 477, seems to be a slight var. of this. 
— Wet places. P. V. VI. Conunon Buyle. E. S. I. 
2. A. pyramiddlis (L.) ; fl. whorled most or all of the whorU' 
spiked, St. solitary, 1. ovate-oblong entire or crenulate, radical 
1. attenuate below, stem-1. sessile itpper I. exceedinrj the Jl. — E. B. 
1270. — St. about G in. high. L. gradually decreasing upwards, e 
Cor.-tube with a ring of hairs within. Fl. bluish piu-ple. Plant f 
hairy. It has subterranean oflsets and short autumiial stoles, p 
— Highland pastures, very rare, Scotland. South Isles of Arran, w 
Ireland. P. V. VI. S. 1. B 
.3. A. Cham<s'pity& (Schreb.) ; Jl. solitary axiUary, st. much 
branched spreading, /. deeply trijid with linear entire segments, j 
floral 1. similar exceeding the flowers. — E. B. 77. — Hairy, o 
Lowest 1. much broader, toothed rather than .3-lobed. Fl. yeUoW t 
with dark spots. St. reddish pui-ple, branched, .3 — 6 in. high. — ■ ] 
Sandy and chalky fields. A. V. — VH. Ground Pine. E. 
Order LEX. VERBEXACE^. , 
Cal. tubular, persistent. Cor. irregular, tubular. Stam didy- 
namous, or 2. Ovary 2 — 4-ceUed ; style 1, terminal ; stigma t 
bifid. Fr. a caps, or berry, with 2—4 nucules more or less co- ■ 
hering. i 
1. Vebbexa. Cal. 5-fid, Cor. irregular, 5-lobed, slightly ' 
2-lipped. Stam. included, 4, didynamous, or 2. Capsule 
dividing into 4 nuts. — G. F. G. Gam. ii. 50. 
1. Veebe'jta Linn. Vervain. 
1. V. officindlis (L.) ; st. erect solitary 4-an^ular, 1. ovate-ob- 
long trifid or laciniate-multifid rough, spikes filiform somewhat 
panicled, stam. A.—E. B. 767. St. 3. — St, rather hispid, 1 — 2 feet 
nigh. L. lobed and sen-ate. Spikes long, slender. Fl. small, 
distant, pale pui-ple. — Waste gi'ound. P. VII. ^'^I. E. I. 
Order LX. LEXTIBULARIACE^. 
Cal. permanent, inferior, divided. Cor. irregular, 2-lipped, 
spurred. Stam. 2. Ovary free, 1-celled of 2 carpels. Stigma 
of 2 plates, one smaller or inconspicuous. Caps. 1-celled ; pla- 
centa large, free, central. 
