624 FLORA. 



hypogynous, imbricated, crenulate. Stamens co , numerous, hypogynous, 

 more or less united at their bases. Ovary sessile, 2-several-celled ; ovules 

 2 or more in each cavity. Fruit a 3-5-celled generally woody capsule. 

 Endosperm little or none ; embryo large, with conduplicate cotyledons. 

 About 1 6 genera and 160 species, natives of tropical and warm regions. 



Stamens monadelphous. i. Stuartia. 



Stamens 5-adelphous. 2. Gordonia. 



i. STUARTIA L. 



Shrubs, with deciduous membranous serrulate leaves, and large showy axillary 

 solitary flowers on short peduncles. Sepals 5, rarely 6, ovate or lanceolate. Pet- 

 als of the same number, obovate. Ovary 5 -celled; styles I or 5 ; ovules 2 in each 

 cavity, anatropous; capsule ovoid, 5 -celled, loculicidally dehiscent. Embryo 

 straight. Cotyledons oval, longer than the inferior radicle. [Named in honor of 

 John Stuart, Marquis of Bute. ] Six species, natives of N. Am. and Japan. 



Style i, compound ; stigma 5-lobed ; seeds marginless ; capsule subglobose. 



i. S. Malachodendron. 

 Styles 5, distinct; seeds wing-margined; capsule ovoid, 5-angled. 2. S. pentagyna. 



1. Stuartia Malachodendron L. ROUND-FRUITED STUARTIA. (I. F. f. 

 2439.) A shrub, 2-4 m. high, the branches pubescent when young. Leaves oval, 

 acute or acuminate at each end, 5-8 cm. long, pubescent beneath, glabrous above ; 

 petioles 4-10 mm. long; flowers 710 cm. broad, solitary or occasionally in pairs ; 

 sepals ovate or orbicular, obtuse, silky-pubescent, united at the base; petals white, 

 minutely crenulate ; filaments purple ; anthers blue; capsule 12-16 mm. long, pu- 

 bescent. In woods, Va. to Fla., west to La. April-May. 



2. Stuartia pentagyna L'Her. ANGLED-FRUITED OR MOUNTAIN STUARTIA. 

 (I. F. f. 2440.) A shrub resembling the preceding, Leaves oval, or ovate, larger, 

 1-1.5 dm. long, acuminate, pubescent beneath, mucronate-serrulate or rarely entire ; 

 flowers solitary, 5-8 cm. broad; peduncles 6-14 mm. long; sepals lanceolate, acutish, 

 hairy; petals cream color, crenulate; capsule acute, nearly 2 cm. long, densely 

 pubescent. In woods, mountains of Ky. and N. Car. to Ga. and Ala. June. 



2. GORDONIA Ellis. 



Trees or shrubs, with coriaceous evergreen leaves, and large white solitary- 

 axillary flowers, often clustered at the ends of branches. Sepals 5, imbricated, 

 rounded, concave. Petals 5, imbricated, obovate. Stamens oo , 5-adelphous, each 

 cluster cohering with the base of a petal. Ovary i, 3-5 -celled ; style i ; stigma 5. 

 rayed. Capsule woody, ovoid, 5-valved, the axis persistent. Seeds compressed, 

 with a short wing; cotyledons ovate, longitudinally plaited ; hypocotyl short, su- 

 perior. [Named for James Gordon, a London nurseryman.] About 16 species, 

 natives of E. N. Am., Mex. and E. Asia. 



i. Gordonia Lasianthus L. LOBLOLLY BAY. TAN BAY. (I. F. f. 2441.) A 

 tree. Leaves lanceolate, or oblong, acute and involute at the base, nearly sessile, 

 7-13 cm. long, 2-5 cm. wide, serrulate, glabrous, shining ; peduncles ascending ; 

 flowers 3-5 cm. broad; sepals orbicular, silky, ciliate; petals slightly pubescent 

 without; capsule ovoid-conic, pointed, 12 16 mm. long, sometimes 6-valved. In 

 low woods, Va. to Fla. May-July. 



Family 2. HYPERICACEAE Lindl. 

 St. Johris-wort Family. 



Herbs or shrubs, sometimes small trees in tropical regions, with op- 

 posite, or rarely verticillate, simple entire or rarely gland ular-ciliate or 

 dentate leaves, no stipules, and solitary or cymose-paniculate flowers. 

 Foliage pellucid-punctate or black-dotted. Flowers regular and perfect. 

 Sepals 5 or 4, imbricated. Petals of the same number, hypogynous, gen- 

 erally oblique or contorted. Stamens co , hypogynous, often in sets of 3 or 

 5 ; anthers versatile or innate, 2-celled, longitudinally dehiscent. Ovary 

 l-7-celled, composed of 1-7 carpels ; styles as many as the carpels ; ovules 



