. Flowers of the field. Botany. 33f^ EORACINE* 8. MertIlN'sia.—Calyx-tube short, deeply 5-clert ; corolla funnel- shaped ; stamens long, exserted ; nutlets fleshy. 9. Myosotis.—Calyx 5-cleft ; corolla, salver-shaped, its lohes blunt, twisted when in bud, and its throat nearly closed by blunt scales ; nutlets smooth. TO, LiTHOsPKRMUM.—Calyx deeply i^-cleft ; corolla funnel- shaped, its throat naked or with 5 minute scales ; stamens included ; nutlets stony. II. EcHiUJr. — Calyx deeply 5-cleft ; corolla nionosymmetric, sub-cam- jmnulate, its throat naked ; stamens very long, unequal in length, e
. Flowers of the field. Botany. 33f^ EORACINE* 8. MertIlN'sia.—Calyx-tube short, deeply 5-clert ; corolla funnel- shaped ; stamens long, exserted ; nutlets fleshy. 9. Myosotis.—Calyx 5-cleft ; corolla, salver-shaped, its lohes blunt, twisted when in bud, and its throat nearly closed by blunt scales ; nutlets smooth. TO, LiTHOsPKRMUM.—Calyx deeply i^-cleft ; corolla funnel- shaped, its throat naked or with 5 minute scales ; stamens included ; nutlets stony. II. EcHiUJr. — Calyx deeply 5-cleft ; corolla nionosymmetric, sub-cam- jmnulate, its throat naked ; stamens very long, unequal in length, exserted. I. C \' N' O r; I, (') .s s u M (Hound's - tongue). — (joarse, hairy, herbaceous plants, with small flott'ers iii forked, usually cbracte- ate cymes ; calvx 5-clert : ciirolla ]ioly^ymmetnc, funiiel-slinped, its month cjosed by prominent blunt stales ; stamens included : liutleis covered with hooked bristles ; style rigid, per- sistent. (Name from the Greek glossa, a tongue, ci'mos, of a dog, from tlie shape and roughness of the leaves.) T. C. ojjlcindle (Common Hound's - tongue). — .A. stout, herbaceous plant, 1^ 2 feet high, with large, downy leaves with adpressed hairs, lurid red-ptu-ple flowers, and large, flattened nutlets, covered with barbed prickles, so as to stick to the wool of animals or the clothes of passers-liy as closely as burs, 'i'he whole plant has a strong, disagreeable smell, like that of mice.—\\'aste ground.—Fl. June, July. Biennial 2. C. ininiteinum (('.reen-leaved Hoiuul's-tongue). - A more. 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 Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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