314 72. Orobanche. 23. OROBANCHEAL PL ex . cor . 
of the valves ; seeds numerous, minute ; spermodermis sim- 
ple, fungous; perisperm fleshy; corculimi subglobose, ex- 
centric; cotyledons very short; radicle centrifugal .— Herb 
rather fleshy, mostly parasitic on the root of other plants ; 
root tuberous, scaly, imbricate ; stem alternately scaly, 
mostly simple ; flowers bracteated, spiked, terminal. 
2-parted ; lobes 2-cut Orobanche. 72. 
Calyx 4-cut, bellshape Lathrjea. 73. 
I. 72. OROBANCHE. Theophrastus. Broomrape . 
Calyx 2-parted ; lobes 2-cut; corolla tubular, 2-lipped, 
4 or 5-lobed ; stamens 4, didynamous. — Herb light-brown, 
simple ; Iractea 1 or 3 to each flower. 
a. Bractea 1 to each flower ; corolla i-lobed . 
1. Orobanche major . Great broomrape . 
Stem quite simple ; corolla 4-cut, inflated ; lobes of the 
lip equal, acute; stamens below bald; stigma 2-lobed; lobes 
distant ; style above pubescent. 
Orobanche major garyophyllum olens, Raii Syn. 288*, 1. 
Itapum genista?, sive Orobanche, Ger . em. 1311,2; Park. 229, 
Orobanche major, Lin. S. P. 882. 
Sterile places on leguminous plants; perennial; June 
and July. 
Root rather tuberose ; stem 1 foot high, pubescent ; spike 
many-flowered ; flowers scentless. 
2. Orobanche elatior . Tall broomrape . 
Stem not branched; corolla 4-cut, tubular ; lobes equal, 
acute i filaments downy beneath ; stigma reverse-heartshape; 
style bald above. 
Orobanche elatior, Sutton T. L. S. 4, 178. 
Orobanche amethystea, Thuill. Ft. Par. 
Margin of fields; perennial; July and August. 
Herb yellowish ; spike many-flowered, close ; stigma yel- 
low. 
3. Orobanche minor. Small broomrape . 
Stem not branched; corolla 4- cut* tubular ; middle lobe 
3-cut ; filaments fringed beneath ; style bald above. 
Orobanche flore minore, Dilltn in Raii Syn. 288 *, 2 ; Park. 1363. 
Orobanche minor, Eng. Bot. 422. 
Clover fields ; annual ; July and August. 
Herb pale purplish ; stem rather bent ; stigma purple. 
