. A spring flora for high schools. Botany. 114 SCROPHULARIACEAE (FIGWORT FAMILY) densely, many-flowered; corolla pale blue; capsule obovate-triangular, broadly notched. Dry woods and hillsides. May to August. V. serpyllifolia, Thyme-leaved Speeewell. Nearly smooth, much branched at the creeping base; leaves ovate or oblong, obscurely crenate, the lowest petioled, the upper passing into lanceolate bracts; raceme loose; corolla whitish or pale blue, with deeper stripes; capsule rounded, obtusely notched. Damp meadows. May to July. V. peregrina, Purslane Speedwell. Puberulent or nearly smooth, er
. A spring flora for high schools. Botany. 114 SCROPHULARIACEAE (FIGWORT FAMILY) densely, many-flowered; corolla pale blue; capsule obovate-triangular, broadly notched. Dry woods and hillsides. May to August. V. serpyllifolia, Thyme-leaved Speeewell. Nearly smooth, much branched at the creeping base; leaves ovate or oblong, obscurely crenate, the lowest petioled, the upper passing into lanceolate bracts; raceme loose; corolla whitish or pale blue, with deeper stripes; capsule rounded, obtusely notched. Damp meadows. May to July. V. peregrina, Purslane Speedwell. Puberulent or nearly smooth, erect, branched; lowest leaves petioled, oval-oblong, toothed, the others sessile; the upper oblong-linear and en- ^'?-^yi,;>- tire; axillary whitish flowers almost ses- L 1^1 I'ii^l giig. capsule orbicular, slightly notched. Waste grounds. April to October. CASTILLEJA Herbs, with alternate leaves, the floral ones usually dilated, colored, and more showy than the reddish or yellow spiked flowers. Calyx tubular, cleft down the lower and often also the upper side. Tube of corolla in- cluded in calyx, its upper lip elon- gated and Castilleja coccinea. Painted cup. C. coccinea. Painted Cup. Hairy; root-leaves clustered, mostly entire, obovate or oblong; those of the stem incised; floral leaves 3-5 cleft, bright scarlet toward the summit; calyx equally cleft both sides. Sandy grounds. PEDICULARIS Herbs, with mostly pinnatifid leaves. Flowers rather large and in spikes. Corolla strongly 2-lipped, the upper lip flattened and often beaked; the lower erect at base, 2-crested above, 3-lobed. P. canadensis, Lousewort. Hairy; stems simple, clustered; leaves scattered, the lowest pinnately parted, the others half-pinnatifid; spike. 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 Cowles, Henry Chandler, 1869-193
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