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PHCENICAL'LIS— Ph f SALIS. 
roanded ; teeth of the calyx acute, recurv- 
ed. Var. suave, -liens, stem without spots ; 
coruila white, y f. 
arista' ta, (r. w. J. If.) weak, erect, viscid- 
pubescent ; leaves lance-linear ; panicle 
lax. fastigiate ; pedicels somewhat in pairs; 
divisions of the corollas somewhat obovate ; 
tube curved, pubescent; teeth of the calyx 
long, subulate. Var. divarita'ta, corolla 
purplish blue. Var. vi'rens, corolla reddish 
purple. Var. canes"ce)is,coTo\\a. whitish ro.'-e- 
color. 1-2 f. 
pilo'sa, (creeping lichnidia, p. w. J. 21.) 
small, decumbent, pubescent ; leaves lin- 
ear-lanceolate, downy with the margins 
revolute ; corymbs nearlj"^ fastigiate ; teeth 
of the calyx subulate, acute. 12-18 i. 
rep" fans, (b. p. J. 11.) pubescent with 
creeping suckers; radical leaves obovate 
epatulate, cauline ones hiuce-oval ; corvmb 
spreading, few-flowered; segments of the 
Corolla obovate ; teeth of the calyx subu- 
late, reflexed. 818 i. 
seta'cea, (r. J. 2^.) cespitose, pubescent; 
leaves fascicled, subulate, pungent, ciliate; 
flowers few, terminal, somewhat nmbelled; 
segments of the corolla cuneate, emargin- 
ate; teeth of the calyx subulate, much 
shorter than the tube of the corolla. Rocks 
and sandy hills. 
revola'tn, (w-p. J. 2X.) glabrous ; stems 
erect, sub-simple ; leaves coriaceous, paler 
beneath, sub-sessile ; lower ones lance-lin- 
ear, acute at each end ; upper ones lanceo- 
late, rounded at the base ; corymb sub- 
fastigiate, few-flowered ; pedicels sab-scab- 
rous; segments of the corolla obovate, 
shghtly crenulate; calyx glabrous; seg- 
ments lanceolate, acute, unawned, half as 
long as the corolla. 12-18 i. Damp woods. 
Md. 
undula'ta, (b. Au. H) erect, glabrous; 
leaves oblong-lanceolate, sliglitly waved, 
margins scabrous; corymbs paniculate ; 
segments of the corolla somewhat retuse ; 
calyx awned. 2 f. S. 
caroli'na, (p. Au. Z/.) stem pubescent; 
leaves ovate-lanceolate, glaferous ; corymbs 
Bub-fastigiate, branches generally 3-flower- 
ed ; teeth of the calyx linear-lanceolate. S. 
glabet"rima, (p. Ju. 2^.) erect; leaves 
linear-lanceolate, glabrous; corymb termi- 
nal, nearly fastigiate; teeth of the calyx 
linear-lanceolate, acute. 1-2 f. S. 
spccio'sa, (w. p. J. .) erect, glabrous, 
frutcscent, very branching; leaves linear; 
upper oites alternate, dilated at the base ; 
-acemes panicle-corymbed ; segments of 
.he corolla wedge-oblong, emarginate; 
je.eth of the calyx subulate, equalling the 
lube. <S. 
ova'ta, (r-p. J. ^ .) erect, glabrous ; radi- 
cal leaves ovate, acute, somewhat fleshy ; 
cauline ones lanceolate ; corymbs sub-fas- 
tigiate ; segments of the corolla undulate, 
r'itu.se ; teeth of the calyx linear, acute S. 
ni'lida, ^p. J 2^.) erect, glabrous; stem 
scabrous; leaves ovate-oblong, sub-coria- 
ceous, corymb fastigiate ; segments of the 
corolla obovate, sub-retu.se ; teeth of the 
calyx lanceolate, mucronate. 18 24 1. S. 
corda'ta, (Au.) erect ; leaves oblong-cord 
ate, sub acuminate ; margin scabrous; cor- 
ymbs paniculate ; teeth of the calyx long, 
awned. 1-2 f. S. 
niva'lis, a low training perennial, pro 
ducing white flowers in April and May 
Ex. 
canaden"sis, ( Ap. M.) produces blue flow 
ers, grows nearly a foot in height. Ex. 
drmnmondf'ii, the only annual species 
and has many varieties. 
sribula'ta, (mountain-pink, r. M. 2^.) ces 
pitose, white-pubescent ; leaves linear-cili 
ate ; . corymbs 5-flowered ; pedicels 3-clett 
divisions of the corolla wedge-form, emar- 
ginate ; teeth of the calyx subulate, scarce- 
ly shorter than the tube of the corolla. 
Cultivated. 3-6 i. 
py/'ami'dalis, (p. Au. 2^.) erect, smooth, 
stem scabrous ; leaves cordate-acute ; pan- 
icle fastigiate, pyramidal ; segments of the 
corolla wedge-form, truncate ; leaves op- 
posite, sessile, very entire. Mountain mead- 
ows. 2-3 f 
PHCENICAU'LIS. 14—2. (Cruciferoi.) 
cheirahthoi'des, (p. 2_f-) scape slender; 
leaves entire, densely and. stellately tomen- 
tose ; flowers in simple corymbose racemes ; 
siliques diverging horizontally ; scape 4 6 i. 
with a few small sessile and partly dasping 
leaves. Oregon. 
PIIRAGMI'TES. 3—2. (Gr amine as.) 
comnm'nis, (Au. 2^.) calyx about 5-flow- 
ered ; florets longer than the calyx. 6-12 f 
PHRY'MA. 13—2. {Labiatce.) 
leptosta'chya, (p. w. li) leaves large, 
ovate, toothed, petioled; spikes terminal, 
slender; flowers opposite, small. Shady 
wood.s. 2-3 f 
PHYLLACTIS. 3—1. (Dipsacea.) [From 
phullon, leaf, and ago, to carry, from being 
stemless.] 
obova'ta, (Oc.) stemless; root fusiform 
leaves radiating, linear-spatulate, obtuse, 
hirsute-pilose. S. 
PHYLLAN"THUS. n—\h.{Euphorhi(E.) [From 
phullon, a leaf, and anthos, flower, becaus" 
the flowers in one of the original species 
(since placed in another genus) grow ou. 
of the leaves.] 
ohova'tus, (S. ^.) leaves alternate, oval 
obtuse, glabrous; flowers few, axillary 
pedicelled, nodding ; stem erect ; branches 
distichus. 
PHYSA'LIS. 5— 1. {Solanea.) iFrom phusao, 
to inflate, so called because its seed is con- 
tained in a kind of bladder.] 
visco'sa, (yellow henbane, y. Ju. 2^.) 
leaves in pairs, heart-oval, repand, obtuse, 
sub-tomentose, a little viscous ; stem herba- 
ceous, paniculate above; fruit-bearing ca- 
lyx pubescent. 2-3 f Road-sides. 
obscu'ra, (y. p. Au.) pubesceiit ; stem 
prostrate, divaricate ; leaves broad-cordate 
sub-solitary, toothed; flower solitary, nod 
ding; calyx haiiy; flower pale yellow 
with 5 purple spots at the base , anthers 
bluish. Hills. 
peiinsylva'nica, (y. S. 2^.^ stem branched: 
leaves ovate, obtuse ; peduncles axillary 
solitary, a little longer than the petioles. I 
f. Road sides. 
