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5. ZEBRINA Schnizl. Herbs with diffusely branching stems. Lea 
blades relatively broad. Cymes borne in involucres of leaf-like bracts with 
saccate bases. orolla-lobes essentially 
equal. Stamens 6. Capsule slender- 
pedieelled.— Two species, Mexican. 
1. Z. pendula Schnizl. Stem ae M S 
subor 
.bieular, 5-8 mm. long: capsule 0011 
Or ellipsoid- -ovoid, 1.5 mm. long: seed 
about 1 mm. long.—(WANDERING-JEW.) 
—Hammoeks, S is Fla. E a i Mex. 
I.\—All fa- 
vorite house plant of long UA S most frequently used in hanging-baskets. 
6. ANEILEMA R. Br. Herbs with diffuse, often creeping stems and 
branches. Leaf-blades long and narrow. Cyme subtended by involueres of 
leaf-like bracts. Perianth regular. Sta- 
mens 3, or rarely 2. Capsule not borne 
in athe.—About 60 species, most 
ia in the Old World tropics. 
A. nudiflorum (L.) Kunth. Plant 1- 
: EE tall, the stems often branched: leaf- 
1 
em. long, ciliate at the base: cymes long- 
peduncled: = tals blue or purplish, 5-8 
mm. long: 
Fla. to Ga. Nat. of E Indies.—Spr.-fall 
7. COMMELINA [Plum.] L. Herbs with erect, spreading, or ereeping 
stems. Lea tblades o short. Cyme borne in a specialized folded in- 
volucre. Perianth irregular, sometimes only slightly so. Corolla blue, at least 
the larger petals. Stamens 3 or rarely 2. Capsule hidden in the spat 
About 100 B dn ir distributed in temperate and tropical © i 
Spr.—su AY-FLOWERS. DEW-FLOWERS.—Some species are -o 
grown in pm for their bright-green foliage and bright-blue flowers. Som 
tropieal species may be grown in the open in temperate latitudes. 
Spathe-like involucre open at the base, the edges not united. 
Two posterior petals blue; anterior one much smaller, narrow, white: capsule 2- 
celled, 4-seeded : spathe short: plants annual, diffus I. COMMUNES. 
All three petals blue, with broad blades; anterior oue 
slightly smaller than the posterior: capsule 3-celled, 
b5-seeded: plants perennial: spathe elongate. II. LONGICAULES. 
d 
with ihe carpels 1-seeded, or the posterior one reduced 
or obso III. ANGUSTIFOLIAE. 
