. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 2. Ruellia ciliosa Pursh. Hairy or Long- tube Ruellia. Fig. 3890. Ruellia ciliosa Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 420. 1814. Hirsute or pubescent, at least above; stem ascending, rather stout, i°-2i° high. Leaves hairy, ciliate, oblong, oval, or ovate, sessile or nearly so, obtuse or subacute at the apex, nar- rowed at the base, i4'—3' long; flowers clus- tered or solitar


. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 2. Ruellia ciliosa Pursh. Hairy or Long- tube Ruellia. Fig. 3890. Ruellia ciliosa Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 420. 1814. Hirsute or pubescent, at least above; stem ascending, rather stout, i°-2i° high. Leaves hairy, ciliate, oblong, oval, or ovate, sessile or nearly so, obtuse or subacute at the apex, nar- rowed at the base, i4'—3' long; flowers clus- tered or solitary in the axils, sometimes cleis- togamous; calyx-segments filiform, hirsute, io"-I2" long, about I" wide; corolla blue, li-2' long, the tube equalling or longer than the obconic throat and nearly regular limb and about twice as long as the calyx; capsule shorter than the calyx. In dry soil, southern New Jersey and Pennsyl- vania to Florida, west to Michigan, Kansas and Louisiana. June-Sept. 16. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. New York, Scribner


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