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470 “PENTANDRIA. “pIGYNIA. 
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what. r than the antheridium and arising: Sbibarstity 
from its base; segments compressed, connivent, incurved, 
~ fistulous, but impervious, internally mai pen! oe ated, margin 
double, membranaceous, coalescing at summit, and 
* ‘there including a minute lamella. Antheridium S-lobed, 
--winged lateral margin of the lobes broad and membrana- . 
__- €eous, membrane margined and continued to the summit, oe 
—* there forming a double sinuous plicature from the centre 
of which arises the usual pum of the lobes; cusps con- ae | 
cave, margins reflected. Lobes of the pollinium minute, | 
age ahaa in the cells of the antheridium, stipes of the 
_ lobes straight, capillary piers ing nad ‘long. Stigma discoid, 
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"concave, margin 5-toothed es 2, minute. Fobjicleg: 
scomose? — fe 
near St. Mary’s i in Florida, % Dr. _— a. | 
ANDRA.} : | 
a ; 5-parted, minute. Corolla without ua : 
is tem long, erect, and connivent. # 
simple, 5-parted, segments | saccates — 
and- compressed, with operculoid, ¥ - 
_ curved points; tube reversed, stylo : 
_ supporting the parts of fructification. Stamina 
_ asin Asclepias, Pollinia pendulous, even. Fol- 
ticles 2, long and slender. Seeds comose? — 
_ Stem erect, leaves both opposite and scatte seme jombels 
=e eee few flowered. 
Asclepias peticellata, Walter, Flor. ‘Carol. p- 106. "ah 3 
moschata? Bartram. Fis. odorous. whe : 
DescriPT. Root perennial. Stem simple, erect, mi- 
nutely pubescent, slender, (about from 6 to 12 inches bigh.) 
Leaves opposite and alternate, sessile, linear, acute, mi 
U pescent, and somewhat scabrous on the ma 
litary, axillary, 3 or 4-flowered, peduncle shorts. 
nger than the peduncle. Calix 5-parted, 
* ingen acute. Corolla 5-parted, lacipie 
ipotion 3; yellowish-green, points deepet 
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