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Parnassia Caroliniana. Carolina 



Grass of Parnassus. 



•* titfitl ♦♦♦!♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ 



Oafs and Order. 

 Pentandria Tetragynia. 



Generic Charatler. 



Cal. 5-partitus. Pet. 5. Neclaria 5, cordata, ciliata : api- 

 cibus globofis. Cap/. 4-vaIvis. 



Specific Charatler and Synonyms. 



PARNASSIA caroliniana; foliis radicalibus fuborbiculatis, 

 ne&ariis tripartitis. Hort. Kew. ed. alt. 2. />. 177. 



PARNASSIA Caroliniana ,- foliis radicalibus fuborbiculatis 

 appendicibus trifetis. Micbaux Fl. Bor. Am. 1. p. 184. 



This is a rather larger plant than Parnassia palujiris y 

 but the infide of the corolla is lefs beautiful, from the greater 

 fimplicity of the neclaries t which in the latter confift of a 

 number of threads, each fupporting a globular, Alining, yellow 

 gland ; whereas in caroliniana > each neftary, of which there 

 are five in both fpecies, confifts of only three of thefe pedicled 

 glands. 



Native of the bogs of North-Carolina, andfaid byMicHAux 

 to be firft difcovered by Mr. Bosc. Introduced to the Kew 

 Gardens in 1782, by Mr. Masson. Flowers in July to 

 September. Propagated by parting its roots. Communicated 

 by Mr. Gibbs. 



