320 77. Scrofularia. 25. SCROFUL ARINiE. PI. ex. cor* 
1 . Scrofularia nodosa. Knotty Jigwort . 
Keanes heart-shape, lanceolate, acute, toothed; 3-ribbed 
at the base; stem acute-angled; racemes terminal. 
Scrophularia major, Raii Syn. 283 *, 2 ; Ger. em. 716, 1. 
Scrophularia vulgaris, Park, 6 JO. 
Scrophularia nodosa, Lin. S „ P. 863. 
Great jigwort. Kernel wort. Brown wort. 
"Wood and hedges; perennial; July. 
Root granulated ; stem 3 feet high, upright, simple ; 
leaves petioled ; spikes terminal, forked ; flowers blackish 
blood-colour. — Its rank smell and bitter taste indicate it 
to have some active qualities : a decoction of the leaves is 
used as a wash for the scab in swine. 
2. Scrofularia aquatica. Water jigwort . 
Leaves heartshape, blunt, serrated, petioled ; stem mem- 
branaceously winged ; racemes terminal. 
Scrophularia aquatica hiajor, Raii Syn. 283 *, 1. 
Betoniea aquatica, Ger. em. 715, 1. 
Betonica aquatica major, Park. 613. 
Scrophularia aquatica, Lin. S. P. 864. 
Water betony. Brown wort. Bishop's leaves , Yorkshire. 
Watery places ; perennial ; July. 
Root fibrous; stem 4 feet high ; racemes mostly solitary, 
upright; flowers blackish blood-colour. 
3. Scrofularia scorodonifolia. Sage-leaf Jigwort. 
Leaves heartshape, doubly serrated, beneath tomentose ; 
racemes terminal, 3-forked, leafy. 
Scrophularia scorodonise folio, Raii Syn. 283 *, 3. 
Scrophularia scorodonia, Lin. S. P. 865. 
Watery places and fields; perennial ; July and August. 
Calyx hairy; flowers paler than those of S. aquatiea. 
4. Scrofularia lutea. Yellow jigwort. 
Leaves heartshape, acutely and doubly serrated, downy; 
peduncles axillary, solitary, forked, leafy. 
Scrophularia flore luteo, Ger. em. 7 17, 3. 
Scrophularia vernalis, Lin. S. P. 864. 
Spring Jigwort. 
Watery places and hedges ; biennial ; April and May. 
Stem 4-angular, hairy ; leaves petioled, pointed ; peduncles 
as long as the leaves, manv-fiowered ; flowers crowded, 
yellow, bellied. 
