122 "> PLOW ERING PLANTS 
the style is gynobasic—i.c., it arises from the base of the ovary, 
between the 4 lobes. 
Fruit: a schizocarp. 
The fruit of the Hound’s-tongue, which belongs to the 
Borage group, should be noticed. It consists of 4 large 
nuts covered with bristles, , | 
which are short, strong, and 
barbed. These become en- 
tangled in the fleece of sheep 
in thousands, and are thus 
dispersed. Alkanet and For- 
get-me-not. belong to this sub- 
division. 

Description Viper’s Bugloss Ce ee sa 
of Viper’s belongs ‘to the Fig, 107.—Frvir oF Hounn’s- 
Bugloss. division of the ee 
Borage group, which has no ligules on the corolla. This 
plant exhibits xerophytic characters in a marked degree. 
It has a long, tapering root; the leaves are rough with 
coarse hairs. The plant 1 is usually found in dry situations, 
often on sand-hills, where its blue 
flowers make it very conspicuous. 
It should be. noticed that the 
_ flowers when they first come out 
are red, and then change to a 
a bas bright blue. The flower is irre- 
He gular, the lobes of the corolla 
My being unevenly divided and the 
stamens unequal in length; there 
are 2 long ones, 2 shorter, and 1 
still listeet 
Lungwort has 2 forms of flowers, 
Fic. 108,—Mzpran Ver. With styles of different lengths. 
TICAL SECTION OF VirER’S The very hard fruits of Gromwell 
BuGLoss. 
~ should be noticed; they are as 
hard as stone, owing to the formation of lime and silica. 


