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6-2-34
Fl.Cult.Drape garden.Prosa perennial,with several
sts.(Clarice indicates Boraginaceae.St 6in high.
alt.
Lfy.to top.1vs.persile,linear,dotted both sides with
short stiff appressed,upward pointing hairs(On lower
surface these hairs so thick close that surface looks
whitish),edges revolute.1vs± erect.Middle lvs 38x 3
mm.Lower&upper lvs somewhat shorter.Socalyx
with similar hairson very small(20x) tubercle-base.
Infl.cymose(3 branches,each again forked)valightly
decurpid,with small bracts like the lvs.Calyx about
5mm high with narrow ± equal lobes almost to base.
Corolla beautiful clear blue,tubular,11mm long,narrow
below undening at about middle.Cut at tip into
5 oblong,rounded lobes,3 mm long.These lobes never
reflexed,nervs spreading(otherwise corolla has much
the shape of Enosina Coats#590-1).Corolla glabrous
outside inside with no sign hairs,pilose veins.
Dangy st.5 mens(2 cenus)annts tips lks.The
5 filaments,all with lobes are joined to corolla to the
point where it begins to widen.Point where they
become free slow on outside of corolla as very slight
depressions.Filaments slightly purplish,anthers
dark,dull purple,2.6mm long,entire,their tips just
slowing beyond the corolla,dorsifixed.Style filiform,
frigit pens,erect ±4 mm.Pedicel shorter than
Calyx.Calyx shows no sign of being acerescent.Capuls
not smooth(very young)