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LXY. BQRAGrINACEiE 
each cell. Fruit of 4 small, smooth nutlets ultimately separating 
from the flat receptacle. (Fig. 105.) 
Simla, Mushobra, on damp rocks ; March, April. — Simla to Kumaon, 7000- 
10,000 ft. 
Fig. 105. Mertensia racemosa. 
8. MYOSOTIS. From the Greek mys, a mouse, and ous, otos, 
the ear ; referring to the leaves. — N. temperate regions, New 
Zealand, Australia. 
Hairy herbs. Leaves alternate, entire. Flowers small, in 
terminal racemes ; bracts usually none. Calyx lobed to about the 
middle or nearly to the base. Corolla-tube shorter than the calyx ; 
mouth furnished with 5 short, blunt scales ; lobes spreading, 
obtuse. Stamens included. Ovary 4-lobed, 4-celled ; style short, 
inserted between the lobes ; ovule one in each cell. Fruit of 4 
small, smooth, 1 -seeded nutlets, ultimately separating from the 
flat receptacle. 
Calyx not lobed below the middle, covered with appressed, 
straight hairs. Corolla } in. diam. . . . 1. M. cces'pitosa. 
Calyx lobed nearly to the base, covered with spreading, hooked 
hairs. Corolla in. diam. . . . . . . 2. M. sylvatica. 
*1. Myosotis csespitosa, Schultz ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 173. Stems 
weak, ascending, 6-18 in., covered with appressedjiairs or nearly 
