Boraginese. 
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400. Onosma. Onosma. Y, 33. 
1. The bristles on the Is springing from a tubercle covered 
with small h ai r s arranged in the form of a star. 
0. stellulatum Grml not W. K., 0. montanum Gaud, 
not S. S.—Hills; lower Rhone-valley. 6 
helveticum Boiss. 1558. 
— The bristles on the Is springing from naked tubercles. 
PI. less gray than the last, with hairs spreading more. 
0. echioides Gaud, not L., 0. arenarium Rchb. not W. 
K.—As the last; between Aigle and Ollon, and between 
Bramois and Nax. 6 . . vaudense Grml. 1559. 
OBS. The two species are very closely allied to, and perhaps only 
varieties of, 0. arenarium L. See N. Beitr. Ill, 22. 
401. Echium. Echium. Y, 31. 
1. Fl.-branches gen. simple. FIs rose, then blue, rarely 
carnation or white.—Waste, gravelly places, road-sides; 
everywhere. 5.vulgare L. 1560. 
— Fl.-branches 2-fid. FIs smaller, white or light red.—As 
the last; W. (again found, it is said, near Branson). 5 
italicum L. 1561. 
402—3. Borago. Borage. Y, 23. 
1. FIs large, azure blue, less often white. Anthers blackish. 
PI. rough with stiff hairs.—Rubbish-heaps and gardens; 
naturalised. 5.officinalis L. 1562. 
404. Anchusa. Alkanet. Y, 28. 
1. Cor.-tube jointed at the middle. FIs blue. Lycopsis 
arvensis L. —Fields (wanting in U. A ). 6 
arvensis Bieb. 1563. 
— Cor.-tube straight ....... 2 
2. Scales of the throat oval, velvety with very short hairs. 
FIs gen. of a purple-blue. A. angustifolia Gaud., lepto- 
phylla Koch?—Waste ground, road-sides; by preference 
in eastern Switz. G. T. V. (Yvorne) Z. S. A. and some¬ 
times adventitious in other places. 6 officinalis L. 1564. 
— Scales of the throat oblong, with a tuft of hairs almost 
2 mm long at the top. FIs azure blue.—As the last; T. 
W. V. 5.italica Retz. 1565. 
405. Symphytum. Comfrey. Y, 27. 
1. Stem branchy, 45 —80 cm long. Upper Is entirely de¬ 
current. FIs dirty white or (v. patens Sibth.) of a, more 
or less, dark violet.—Damp meadows, ditches: distrib. 5 
officinale L. 1566. 
— Stem simple or 2-fid, 20—30 cm. Upper Is half- or not 
decurrent . 2 
