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RHEXIA VIRGINICA. ‘VIRGINIAN RHEXIA,. 
sie. sie. sie SY ste abe ic slo ie. ate ste stp sla. sie she st 
BESTE OG Bae ak aie eae ae sei aisle tie 
Cla/s and Order. 
- OcTANDRIA MonoGynNia, 
Generic Charafer. — 
Cal. 5-fidus. Petala 4, calyci inferta. Antbere declinate. 
Capf. 4-locularis, intra ventrem calycis, 
Specific Characer and Synonyms. 
: J by 
RHEXIA virginica ; follis fefilibus lanceolatis trinerviis 
ferrato ciliatis, calycibus glandulofo-ciliatis, //il/d. 
Sp. Pig. p. 301. 
RHEXIA wirginica. Sp. Pl. 491. Reich. 2.146. Hort. Kew, 
2. p.2. Mart. Mail. Did. a.1. Gronov. Virg, 41, 
Michaux Flor, Bor.-Am. v. 1. p. 222. 
RHEXIA dlifanus et feptemnervia. Walt. Flor. Car. p.1 30. ? 
ALISANUS vegetabilis carolinianus. Pluk. Amalth. 8. 
LYSIMACHIA non pappofa virginiana, Tuberarie foliis 
| hirfutis, flore tetrapetalo rubello, Pluk. Alm. 235, 
t, 202. f. 8, Ratz Hift. 3. p. 426, : 
A hardy perennial, native of Virginia, Carolina, and Mary- 
land, growing moft luxuriantly in marfhy ground, and in fuch 
fituations, as we are informed by Micuaux, the leaves be- 
come feven-nerved. The number of ftamens and petals is not 
conftant in the different f{pecies of this genus; in feveral re- 
{peéts it approaches in affinity to Melaftoma, with which it is 
united, by Jussreu, in the fame natural order. Flowers in 
July and Auguft. Propagated by feeds, which are rarely 
brought to maturity with us. 
Communicated by Meffrs. Wuittey and Brams, Old _ 
Brompton. ‘ : | 
