952 EPILOBIACEAE 
Stem diffusely much branched: species of the 
lower DD valley. 3. G. filiformis. 
Fruit glabrous: flower-buds glabrou 
Stem, leaves, ind: E TA rachis pubescent : 4. G. simulans. 
Stem, ‘leaves, and inflorescence- rachis glabrous, at 
least at maturity 5. G. Eatonii. 
Fruit 3-4 m long: flower- Buds ver 2 c lon 6. G. longiflora. 
Fruit T Eo into a slender stipe Ahh PPT a pedicel. T. G. Michauzii. 
II. PARVIF AE 
Rather coarse herb, with slender elongate a of inconspicu- 
ous flowers: 8. G. parviflora. 
1. G. biennis L. Stem 6-15 dm. tall, villous-hirsute: leaf-blades lanceolate, 
elliptic- lanceolate, or us 3-10 em. long, remotely denticulate or merely 
undulat buds pubes nt: base of the hy- 
8-9.5 
MORN 
E e )—Dry soil ed stream- banks, 
various provinces, da. to Miss. Minn., and 
Que.—Sum.- fall. 
G. spi dale Michx. in 7-12 dm. 
2. 
tall, finely appressed-pubesce blades of 
the ‘stem- leaves are ulate to ee or luc 
laneeolate, 1- long, acute, sinuate or 
ly entire, sparingly pubescent: buds 
pubescent: petals white , 5-6.5 mm 
ng: fruit elliptic, 5-9 mm. escent 
—Dry woods and sandy fields, Coastal Plain, 
Fla. to Miss. and N. C.—Spr. 
filiformis Small. Stem 1-2.5 m. tall, i puberulent: leaf- 
blades linear i narrowly linear-laneeolate, 2-10 c ee sharply, but finely 
toothed, or entire above: buds puberulent ‘less mo 1.5 em. lon ng: sepals 9-10 
mm. long: petals pink- SIC 7-8 n long: fruit narrowly elliptic, 6-7 mm 
long, canescent.—Sandy soil, DM. Plain, Miss. to Tex. and Ark.—Sum. —fall. 
4. G. simulans Small. Stem 9—20.dm. tall, loosely pubescent below: d 
of the Su iion oblanceolate Or narrowly spatulate to lanceolate or lin 
lanceolate, 2-12 em: long, pu - sharply toothed: ee a linear, 
rather obtuse: edis pinkish, 4.5—5 . long: fruit - 10 mm. long, glabro 
— Coastal sand-dunes and pinelands, S Fla.—Sum.-fal 
G. Eatonii Small. Stem 3-11 dm. tall, glabrous or with scattered hairs: 
leaf blades nearly simi oa ie 10se of the two preceding Ps s e glabrous: 
sepals narrowly linea er acute: Saas no 9-6 long: fruit 
glabrous, the body a -ovoid, 7-10 mm. long, 4 SE acd ‘into a 
very short stipe- ‘like base.—Sand- dunes, Punta Rassa, Fla.—Spr. 
6. G. longifiora Spach. Similar to G. angustifolia in habit: leaf-blades li d 
narrowly so above, remotely and m toothed or entire, somewha 
revolute du Peg nescent: O R er 2 cm. long: sepals il 13 mm. lon 
petals pink, ong: fruit a o about 4 mm. > a 
Sandy soil, (eee Plain, Miss. (or Ala.?), La. and Tex.—Spr.-sun 
7 ae Ero Spach. Stem Mee dm. tall, DA Md o w 
or linear-e 2.5—8 em. long, sinuate or remotely den : buds e cent: 
petals Ue procu reddish, (a e mm. long: sepals 1 mm. long: fruit nar- 
