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: Clafs and Order. : 
PENTANDRIA Monocynta. 
Generic Charaéer. | 
Cor. hypocrateriformis. Filamenta ineequalia. Stigma trifidum, 
_ Cal, prifmaticus. Cap/, 3-locularis, 1-fperma, 
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PHLOX /udulata foliis fubulatis hirfatis floribus oppolitis. » 
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. LYCHNIDEA blattarie accedens virginiana minor repens - 
: _ hirfutis Camphorate foliis, floribus fiftulofis in um-— 
_ bellam fitis. Pluk. Phyt. t. 98. 2. ae 
Specific Charafer and Synonyms. 
_ This plant, a hardy herbaceous one, is a native of Virginia, 
and has been introduced to this country within thefe few years 
Left to itfelf its ftems trail on the ground, the young fhoots 
are of a reddifh hue, and flightly villous, the leaves are 
edged with hairs, fubulate, oppofite, recurved, and_rather 
flefhy, producing others from their ale, becoming as the plant 
grows old of a brownifh colour, which renders the plant 
fome degree unfightly ; the flowers are produced from one 
three or four in an umbel, drooping before they expand, the 
calyces are villous, the flowers pale purple or flefh colour 
_ enlivened by an eye of dark but brilliant purple difpofed in. 
ftar-like form, anthera yellow. Se 
Flowers the beginning of May; the flowers are extre: 
pretty, but delicate, requiring the fhelter of a hand-gla 
greenhoufe during the period of their bloffoming, which 
fhorter duration than in moft of the other fpecies:. 
This plant fhould be renewed frequently by cuttings, ¥ 
trike readily ; it may be fuffered to grow either in its : 
procumbent way, or be made to appear to more a' 
by training it to a ftick. eames 
