292 48. Plantago. 18. PLANTAGINEiE. PL ex. cor, 
1 . Plaiitago major. Great plantain . 
Spike 30 or 40-flowered ; bractece membranaceous ; leaves 
ovate, 7 or 9-ribbed, toothed, or not cut. 
Plantago latifolia vulgaris, Raii Syn. 314, 1 ; Park. 493. 
Plantago latifolium, Ger. em. 419, 1. 
Piantago major, Lin. S. P. 163. 
Broad-leaved plantain. fVaybrede. 
Pastures and waysides ; perennial ; all the year. 
Stem 7 to 18 in. high, rather rough, approaching to 
2-edged ; leaves with long petioles. — Leaves applied as a 
dressing to fresh wounds. 
jS. paniculata . Spike abortive, panicled ; Iractea leaflike. 
y. dental a. Leaves with large teeth at the base. 
2. Plantago bracteata. Bracteated plantain. 
Bractea spreading, very long, leaflike ; leaves ovate, bald, 
ending in a long petiole. 
Plantago rosea spicata, Ger. em. 419, 4. 
Plantago bracteata, 3Icench. Meth. 439. 
Plantago major, var. Lin.S.P. 163. 
Spiked rose-plantain. 
Waysides; perennial; June. 
Leaves 7 or 9-ribbed ; spike flat or pyramidical, and re- 
mains the same when cultivated. 
3. Plantago minima. Small plantain . 
Spike 3 to 6-flowered; bradece membranaceous; leaves 
ovate, 3-ribbed, toothed or not cut. 
Plantago latifolia glabra minor, Raii Syn. 314,3. 
Plantago major iS, Lin. S. P. 163. 
Plantago minima, De Cand . FI. Gall. 22,97. 
Dry barren pastures; perennial; June to August. 
Stem 18 in. high; leaves rough. 
II. 49. ARNOGLOSSUM. Dioscorides. Lambs-tongue. 
Corolla 4-cut ; anthers oblong ; ovary 2-celled ; dissepi- 
ments flat ; seeds 1 in each cell. — Stem scarcely any ; leaves 
and scapes radical. 
1. Arnoglossum incanum. Hoary lambs-tongue . 
Leaves ovate, lanceolate, pubescent; spike cylindrical; 
scape round. 
Plantago major incana, Raii Syn. 314, 3 j Park. 493. 
Piantago incana, Ger. em. 419,2. 
Plantago media, Lin. S. P . 163. 
Hoary plantain. 
