(223.) 
B A/RTSIA* * 
Linnean Class and Order. DiDYNA'MiAf, Angiospe'rmiaJ, 
Natural Order. Scrophulari'ne^e §, Dr. R. Brown. — Lindl. 
Syn. p. 187. ; Introd. to Nat. Syst. of Bot. p. 228. — Scrophula'- 
RINA 3 , Rich, by Macgilliv. p. 434. — Sm. Engl. FI. v. iii. p. 115. — 
Loud. Hurt. Brit. p. 528. — Scrophula'riye, Sm. Gram, of Bot. p. 
100. — Pediculares, Juss. Gen. PI. p. 99. — Syringales ; subord. 
PrimuloSjE ; sect. Menthin.® ; tye, Scrophularia'ce^e ; Burn. 
Outl. of Bot. v. ii. pp. 900, 958, & 978. 
Gen. Char. Calyx (fig. 1.) inferior, tubular, not ventricose, 
mostly coloured ; border in 4 acute, nearly equal, segments. Co- 
rolla (fig. 2.) ringent, rather compressed ; tube short ; throat funnel- 
shaped ; upper lip longest, concave, entire ; lower lip in 3, deep, 
nearly equal, reflexed lobes. Filaments (fig. 3, a.) 4, about the 
length of the upper lip, incurved. Anthers (fig. 3, b.) incumbent, 
a little hairy, of 2 cells opening longitudinally in front (see fig. 4.), 
and all collected together under the upper lip. Germen (see fig. 5.) 
simple, egg-shaped, pointed. Style (see fig. 5.) thread-shaped, 
curved. Stigma blunt, undivided. Capsule (fig. 6.) egg-shaped, 
compressed, of 2 cells and 2 valves ; the partition contrary to the 
valves, finally splitting lengthwise, and each portion bearing a 
longitudinal receptacle. Seeds (fig. 7.) numerous, small, angular, 
attached by their inner edge to each receptacle. 
Distinguished from other genera, in the same class and order, by 
the 4-cleft calyx ; the entire upper lip of the corolla ; the 2-celled 
capsule ; and the angular seeds. 
Three species British. 
BA'RTSIA ODONTI'TES||. Red Bartsia. Wood Chickweed. 
Eyebright Cow-wheat. Painted Cup. 
Spec. Char. Leaves spear-shaped, serrated ; upper ones (or 
bracteas) alternate. Flowers in unilateral racemes. Anthers nearly 
smooth. Stem square, branched. Root fibrous. 
Engl. Bot. t. 1415. — Huds. FI. Angl. (2nd ed.) p.268. — Sm. FI. Brit. v. ii. p. 
648. ; Eng. FI. v. iii. p. 119. — With. (7th ed.) v. iii. p. 726. — Lind. Syn. p. 191. — 
Hook. Brit. FI. p. 283. — Davies’ Welsh Bot. p. 59. — Itelh. FI. Cantab. (3rd ed.) 
Fig. 1. Calyx. — Fig. 2. Corolla. — Fig. 3. Stamens; a. the filaments; b. the 
anthers. — Fig. 4. One of the Anthers more highly magnified. — Fig. 5. (Jermen 
and Pistil. — Fig. 6. Capsule. — Fig. 7. A Seed. — All, except figs. 1, 2, and 5, 
more or less magnified. 
* So named by Linnaos in honour of his beloved friend, Dr. John Bartsch, 
of Koningsberg, a most ingenious young man of great promise, devoted to the 
study of nature, who perished untimely whilst pursuing his researches in Suri- 
nam, whither he was sent by the illustrious Boerhaave, in 1738. This event 
is feelingly lamented by Linnaeus in his Flora Suecica, (2nd ed.) p. 211. 
Withering. — See abo Pulteney’s Life of Linnceus, by Maton, p 50.; 
Stcever’s Life of Linnceus, by I rape, p. 100; and Dr. Jacob’s very interest- 
ing West Devon and Cornwall Flora, under Bartsia Odontites. 
F See f. 31, n. f. | See f. 72, n. f. $ See f. 50, a. 
I Odontites was originally the generic name given to this plant by Rivinus, 
was retained by Linn/eus as a specific appellation when he established the 
genus. Dr. Jacob. 
