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1. P. procumbens, L., Lam. III. t. 71. — Scoparia, Jacq. — Stems coespitose, 3"-12" 

 long, somewhat scabrous at the angles ; leaves 4"'-12'", subulate calyx-segments 1'" long; 

 corolla hairy at the throat : lobes half as long as the campanulate tube. — Hab. Jamaica !, 

 M'Nab ; [Virginia to Texas!, Mexico, New Granada]. 



2. BUDDLEJA, L. 



Calyx 4-fid. Corolla regular, infundibular or salver-shaped, 4-fid. Stamens 4, included, 

 inserted into the corolla-throat or below it. Style short : stigma ovoid. Capsule septicide. 

 — Woody {or herbaceous) plants, mostly woolly by stellate down ; leaves opposite ; cymes 

 often contracted, usually in centripetal terminal panicles. 



2. B. americana, L. Shrubby ; branches and flowers tomentose ; leaves ovate or 

 oblong, acuminate, serrulate, tapering into the petiole, puberulons and glabrescent above, 

 hoary-tomentose beneath ; panicle pyramidal : glomerules many-flowered, subsessile in 

 interrupted racemes ; corolla infundibular, included: lobes ovate-oblong, as long as the 

 tube; filaments short, inserted into the corolla-throat.— SI. t. 173./. 1. — B. occidentals, 

 R. P. — 5'-10* high ; leaves variable ; flowers 2'" long, yellow. — Hab. Jamaica !, Mac/., Pd., 

 March, on river-banks ; [Cuba !, Texas !, and California ! to Venezuela ! and Peru !] 



3. SCOPARIA, L. 



Calyx 4-5-partite. Corolla rotate, regular, 4-fid, hairy at the throat : upper lobe in- 

 terior in the bud. Stamens 4, equal, exserted, inserted into the corolla- throat. Stigma 

 blunt. Capsule septicide. — Branched herbs; leaves whorled or opposite, dotted ; pedicels 

 fascicled-axillary , ebracleolate. 



3. S. dulcis, L. Annual, suflruteseent, glabrous ; leaves ternary (4-2), lanceolate, ob- 

 long-lanceolate, or linear-lanceolate, usually serrate above the cuneate or tapering base ; 

 pedicels filiform, numerous, geminate, or solitary ; calyx 4-partite, exceeded by the sub- 

 globose capsule. — SI. t. 108./. 1. Desc. Fl. 2. 1. 106. — Stem erect, l'-3' high, very branched, 

 flowering often the whole length; pedicels half as long as the leaves; corolla 2"'diam„ pale- 

 blue or white. 



a. Leaves oblong-lanceolate or lanceolate, serrate above the cuneate base. 



0. tenuifolia. Leaves linear-lanceolate, all or superior entire, long-tapering towards the 

 base. 



Hab. Jamaica !, Bist., M'Nab, March, a common weed (o, $) ; S. Kitts !, Antigua !, 

 Wullschl. ; Trinidad !, Cr. ; [Florida !, Cuba ! and Mexico ! to Brazil ! and Peru ! ; all tropi- 

 cal countries!]. 



4. CAPRARIA, L. 



Calyx 5-partite. Corolla campanulate, regular, 5-fid : upper lip interior in the bud. 

 Stamens 4-5, included, inserted into the corolla-throat : anthers oblong, bifid at the base. 

 Stigma bluut. Capsule locnlicide and septicide, 4-valved. — Suffrutescent herbs; leaves 

 alternate, dotted ; pedicels axillary, usually geminate, ebracleolate. 



4. C. biflora, L. Glabrescent or pilose ; leaves elliptical-lanceolate or elliptical-oblong, 

 coarsely serrate above the base ; stamens 4 ; capsule ovate-subglobose, equalling the calyx. 

 —Jacq. Jmer. Pict. t. ] 74. Desc. Fl. 4. t. 300,— 2'-4' high, variable in the down, the 

 shape of the leaves, and the length of the anthers ; corolla white, 4"'-5"' long, usually twice 

 as long as the calyx. 



a. Leares glabrous or glabrescent. 



/3. pilosa. Branches densely pilose ; leaves pubescent. 



Hab. Bahamas!, Hjalmars.; Turk Islands (0) ; Jamaica!, Macf, Pd., Bist., common 

 everywhere ; Antigua I, Finl., Wullschl. (o), Dominica !, Imr., S. Vincent !, Guild. ; Tri- 

 nidad !, Cr. {&) ; [Key West ! and Mexico to Brazil ! and Peru ! ; Galapagos ! ; trop. Africa !]. 



5_ C mexicana, Moric. Glabrous, rarely pubescent ; leaves lanceolate, acuminate, 

 serrulate above the middle, or subentire ; stamens 5 : anthers often half as long as the 

 filaments; capsule ovoid-oblong, equalling the calyx.— 3-4' high, slender ; corolla white, 

 4'H-o'", capsule 2'" long. — Hab. Jamaica!, Al., M'Nab, Wits., March, S. Anns, S. Davids, 

 e.g. Four-miles Wood; [Mexico! to New Granada!]. 



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