276 
Vacemeee. 
17 (2). FIs pale yellow, in a very dense, uninterrupted, 
spike. Ls numerous, close-set.—Alp. and Jura. 6 
thyrsoidea L. 1467. 
— FIs blue or violet ....... 18 
18. FIs in a long spike narrowed towards the top, the upper 
fls solitary in the axils of the ls. Ls oblong-lanceolate, 
the rad. narrowed to a petiole. PI. rough-hispid.—Stony 
places.—Transalpine Switz., Wall. 7 spicata L. 1468. 
— Fls arranged in terminal heads, and gen. lateral also, 
which, in the many-fld pis, often form a long and inter¬ 
rupted spike ........ 19 
19. Lower ls narrowed to a petiole. Cal.-lobes oval. Styles 
exceeding the cor. PI. very hispid.—Woods, thickets; 
not common (wanting in G. T. U.). 6 Cervicaria L. 1469. 
— Lower ls cordate or rounded at the base. Cal.-lobes 
lanceolate. Styles gen. shorter than the cor. PI. with 
short hairs or almost glabr., rarely (v. farinosa Andrz.) 
the ls gray-tomentose underneath. Clusters of fls soli¬ 
tary in the dwarf forms; numerous in a larger form 
(v. sparsiflora A. Dec. = C. aggregata Gaud.).—Pas¬ 
turages, wood-sides; distrib. 6 . glomerata L. 1470. 
OBS. C. rhomboidalis-Scheuchzeri Briigg. (?) 
363. Adenophora. Adenophora. Y, 19. 
1. Styles much exceeding the cor. T. (near Meride). 7 
liliifolia Bess. 1471. 
364. Specularia. Specularia. Y, 18. 
1. Cal.-lobes linear, as long as, or shorter than, the ripe fr. 
and cor. Cor. (violet-purple) 15-20 mm broad.—Fields 
among stubble; distrib. 6 Speculum A. Dec. 1472. 
— Cal.-lobes lanceolate, longer than the cor. which is only 
8—10 mm broad, half as long as the fr. —As the last. 
Bale, Schaffh. 4, 5 . . . . hybrida A. Dec. 1473. 
61. Vaccineae. 
365. Vaccinium. Vaccinium. VIII, 8. X, S. 
1. Ls persistent, leathery, obovate, with the edges rolled 
under, spotted above. Berries red.—Woods and moors, 
especially of the mount, and subalp. 5 Vitis idsea L. 1474. 
— Ls decid. Berries bluish black, rarely white . 2 
2. Ls oval-acute, finely dentate-crenate, almost co.ncoloured; 
branches angular, almost winged. Bilberry.—Woods and 
peat bogs; distrib. 5 . . . lYlyrtillus L. 1475. 
— Ls obovate, entire, glaucous underneath. Branches cylin- 
dric.—Peat bogs; distrib. (only wanting in 8.). 5 
uliginosum L. 1476. 
