Bentandria. 
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Jane and July, and is common in fields and waste 
places. 
Ech. Italicum , White Viper’s Bugloss ; in which 
the stamens are very long. Is common on sandy 
grounds in the island of Jersey. 
Lycopsis. Gen. char. — -Tube of corolla incurvated, 
and closed with convex scales. 
Lyc. Arvensis, Small Bugloss ; with rough, lanceo- 
late leaves; annual; flowers in June and July, and is> 
very common in fields and by way-sides, where it is 
easily recognised by its beautiful blue flowers, and the 
curved tube of the corolla. 
Symphytum. Gen. char.- — Cor. tubulated, ventri- 
cose ; throat closed with awl-shaped rays ; cal. five- 
parted. 
Sym. Officinale, Comfrey ; with leaves ovate, lanceo- 
late, decurrent ; perennial ; flowers in May and June, 
and is not uncommon in moist and shady places. 
Sym. Asperrimum, Prickly Comfrey ; with prickly 
stalks ; acute, ovate leaves on footstalks ; floral leaves 
opposite ; racemes double. This splendid species is a 
native of Caucasus, is a hardy perennial, rises to the 
height of five feet, and with its blue and red flowers is 
a fine ornament of the shrubbery. Bot. Mag. 927° 
Borago. Gen. char.—~Coi\ wheel-shaped, throat 
closed with rays. 
Bor. Officinalis, Common Borage j with all the leaves 
alternate ; biennial ; flowers in June and July, is a 
common plant in the garden, and is sometimes met 
with in waste places, and by way-sides. 
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