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 102nd meridian . 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; stemascending, rather stout, i°-2*° high. Leaveshairy, ciliate, oblong, oval, or ovate, sessile ornearly so, obtuse or subacute at the apex, nar-rowed at the base, i¥-3 long; flowers clus-tered or solitary in the axils, sometim

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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 102nd meridian . 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; stemascending, rather stout, i°-2*° high. Leaveshairy, ciliate, oblong, oval, or ovate, sessile ornearly so, obtuse or subacute at the apex, nar-rowed at the base, i¥-3 long; flowers clus-tered or solitary in the axils, sometimes cleis-togamous; calyx-segments filiform, hirsute,io-i2 long, about V wide; corolla blue,ii-2 long, the tube equalling or longer thanthe obconic throat and nearly regular limband about twice as long as the calyx; capsuleshorter than the calyx. In dry soil, southern New Jersey and Pennsyl-vania to Florida, west to Michigan, Kansas andLouisiana. June-Sept. 16

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