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BRITISH WILD FLOWERS. 
GENUS VII. 
THE ALKANET. (Anchusa, Lin.) 
Lin. Syst. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Character. —Calyx five-cleft. Corolla funnel-shaped, five-lobed ; the limb erect ; the lobes entire. The other characters 
of Lycopsis. (Dec.) 
Description, &c. —This genus is named from a Greek word signifying to paint; and the roots of one exotic- 
species are sometimes pressed to extract a red dye from them, which is used to paint the face. It is also used 
for dyeing wood red in imitation of mahogany. 
1. —THE COMMON ALKANET. (Anchusa officinalis, Lin.) 
Engravings. —Eng. Bot., t. 662; 2nd ed., t. 263. 
Specific Character. —Spikes imbricated, unilateral. Bracteas ovate, as long as the calyx. Leaves lanceolate. (Smith.) 
Description, &c. —This plant, in former times, had a similar reputation to Borage ; but now, though it is 
slightly mucilaginous, it does not appear to possess any other medicinal property. It is a perennial, with a 
fleshy spindle-shaped root, like a carrot, and it flowers in June and July. It is only found wild in 
Northumberland. 
2.— THE EVERGREEN ALKANET. (Anchusa sempervirens, Lin.) 
Engravings. —Eng. Bot., t. 45 ; 2nd ed., t. 264 ; and our Jig. dense spikes, with an intermediate flower, and two principal ovate 
6, in PI. 43. bracteas. Leaves ovate. (Smith.) 
Specific Character. —Flower-stalks axillary, each bearing two 
Description, &c.— This plant is common in waste ground near Norwich, but it is rare in the other parts of 
Great Britain. It is called an evergreen, because the leaves succeed each other so rapidly that the plant appears 
always in leaf; and the flowers continue in a similar manner to appear in succession all the summer. The plant 
is a perennial, and its flowers begin to appear in May. 
GENUS VIII. 
THE GERMAN MAD WORT. (Asperugo, Lin.) 
Lin. Syst. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Character. —Calyx five-cleft, unequal, with intermediate teeth. Corolla with a short tube, and a five-lobed limb. 
Scales of the orifice convex, converging. Nuts covered by the doubled, compressed calyx. (Lindley.) 
Description, &c. —There is only one species of this genus (A. procumbens, Lin.). It is an annual plant, 
with square weak stems, covered, as well as the leaves, with short pointed bristles, which stick to the hands and 
clothes like those of the Goose-grass. The flowers, which are very small, appear in June and July. 
GENUS IN. 
THE SCORPION-GRASS. (Mtosotis, Lin.) 
Lin. Syst. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Character. —Calyx five-cleft, or five-toothed. Corolla hypocrateriform, with a short tube ; limb fiat, with five emarginate lobes. 
Scales of the orifice convex, converging. Nuts smooth. (Lindley.) 
Description, &c. —The name of Myosotis is derived from two Greek words signifying mouse-ear, and this 
