80 X in ('<• nera and Species of 



,' of a •-■ ral ru vo Oi ru ra and Species of North 

 American Plants. By J. Torrkt. 



Macranthera Lecontii, Plate 4. 



Segments of the calyx entire, linear-lanceolate, scarcely one- 

 third the length of the corolla. 



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Root perennial Slem herbaceous, from two to three feet high, 

 simple, somewhat pubescent, obtusely quadrangular. Leaves nearly 

 smooth on both sides; lower ones ovate-lanceolate, opposite, petiolate, 

 pinnatifi Uv lobed, with the segments entire or toothed; the upper ones 

 oval, coarsely toothed; those at the base of the peduncles quite entire 

 Flowers, in a terminal raceme, erect. Peduncles about an inch long, de- 

 clined at the base, and Curved up ward towards the summit, C'llyx sub- 

 campanulate, deeply cleft; segments Dearly equal, linear-lanceolate. 

 from one-fourth to one-third the length of the corolla, acute. Corolla 

 How, an inch long and 2 — 3 lines in diameter, somewhat cylin- 

 1 and incurved, of a thick and pretty firm texture; border 5-toothed ; 

 the segments ovate-oblong, spreading. Stameris nearly equal, at first 

 included, but at length milch exserted, scarcely declined; filuments 

 woolly, rather thick; outliers about 3 lines long, linear, sagittate at 

 the mewhat cohering, woolly. Ovary ovate, acute, 2-celled, 



!. Style very long and slender. Stigma simple, very mi- 

 nute. ( 'aptllU short, ovate, acuminate. 



II. \ii. Iii dry pine woods on the Alatamaha, in Liberty 

 County. Georgia. Major Li Contei [n bogs, Middle Florida, 

 Dr. Chapman/ Flowers in September. 



Ohs. This plant was discovered about Beven years ago by 

 Major I.'- Conte, from whom I received specimens marked, 

 •• A oew genus, allied to Grerardia." I proposed for it the 

 name Macranthera, but refrained from publishing it. in the ex- 

 pectati( hi that the discoverer himself would describe it, which 

 however, be declined doing, kindly permitting me the favour 

 of making known to botanists this interesting addition to our 

 Flora, 



