J. P. bracteata Hook. 2) Leaves thick and leathery, 4-8 om. long, 
a) 5.5 cm. wide, oval or ovate, Geee-eteeP broadly elliptical, mostly narrower 
above the middle than at the base, very obtuse or rounded at the apex, rounded 
is at the base and shortly decurrent on petioles 2<5 an. long, the upper surface 
‘ee dark and glossy, the lower ler, the veins prominent, ending at the margin in 
small callouses, (+16 Galles cies margin/shallowly sinuate; flowers rose=purple, 
@@Mm subtended by a reddish lanceolate bract .8«1.5 cme long; sdenemmbeher 
racemes 10-15 cm. long, on peduncles 15-25 om, long, bearing several reddish 
scales at the base and one near the middle; calyx lobes narrowly triangulare =| 
lanceolate, very acute, 3.5-4 mm. long; pet&is oval or obovate, 7-8 mm. long, 
the upper pair hooding the stamens, the lower somewhat larger; anthers 3-3.5 mn. 
long, yellow, mucronate at the base, the filament sanewhat longer; style 
deflexed, 8 mm. long; mature pedicels Slender, 6 mm. long. 
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Frequent throughout our region; the most common species. 
te Pe uliginosa Torrey. Leaves nearly orbicular, rounded at both ends, 
5-7 om. in diameter, shinner-and-less~leathery.than those of. 
on petioles 5-12 cm. long, themenGie Very shallowly crenate; flowers rose = 
purple, each subtended by a reddish bract 4-8 me long; Skmemite racemes , 
10-15 cm. long, on peduncles 20-30 cm. long, bearing several reddish bracts i 
at the base, and two or three above; calyx lobes triangular, acute, 2-2.5 mm. 
long; petals obovate, about 7 mm. long, the upper pair hooding the stamens, 
; the lower somewhat larger; anthers 2.5-3 mme long, purple, mucronate at the 
base, the filament 4 mn. long; style deflexed, 7-7.5 mm. long; mature pedicels 
@ Slender, 5-7 mm. long. . 
Infrequent, ocourring in boggy usually shaded, ground, which dries } 
in late summer. Leaves thinner and less leathery than those of P. bracteata, 4 
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