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Stipules not 2 — 3-partite. 
Calyx nearly as long as the corolla, the tips of the segments converging 
and more or less closely embracing the corolla. 
Leaves lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, acute ; calyx-tube much inflated. 
hyssopifolia, Linn. 
Leaves broadly oblong or cuneate or obovatc-cuneate. 
Calyx-lobes shorter than the tube. 
Flowers in subcapitate clusters ; leaves prominently veined below. 
salvifolia, Linn. 
Flowers solitary or 2-nate, leaves not prominently veined below. 
ternifolia, Presl. 
Calyx-lobes equalling or longer than the tube. rudis, N. E. Br. 
Calyx about half as long as the corolla, the tips of the segments more or 
less spreading. 
Leaves entire, velvety pubescent. lavandulifolia, Linn. 
Leaves toothed, not velvety pubescent. 
Stipules linear, not widened at base. scoparia, Harv. 
Stipules not linear, widened at base. 
Stipules 6 — 9 Is. long; leaves 1 — 2 in. long. althaeifolia, Linn. 
Stipules < 6 Is. long ; leaves usually < 1 in. long. 
Flowers < 3 Is. long. almfolia, Linn. 
Flowers > 4 Is. long. 
Leaves closely pubescent, paler on the lower surface. 
cuneifolia, Jacq. 
Leaves glabrescent, not paler on the lower surface. 
Calyx loosely pubescent with spreading hairs ; claw of 
petal ciliate. decumbens, Willd. 
Calyx glabrescent ; claw of petal glabrous. 
procumbens , Cav. 
Leaves pinnatifid or pinnatifkl and subentire on the same plant. 
Capsule inflated, broader than long. vesicaria, Cav. 
Capsule not inflated, longer than broad. 
Stipules 2 — 3-partite ; leaves < 2 Is. broad. 
Bracts linear, separate. verticil lata, K. Schum. 
Bracts semi-ovate, connate. diffusa, K. Schum. 
Stipules not 2 — 3-partite ; leaves > 2 Is. broad. 
Calyx-segments lanceolate, equalling or longer than the tube. 
scabra, L. Bolus 1 . 
Calyx-segments subdeltoid, shorter than the tube. procumbens, Cav 
i Hermannia scabra, L, Bolus, nov. comb, 
