Spigelia Marilandica. 79 
ly tinged with green, which is sufficiently conspicuous when they 
are reflected. Only one or two of the flowers are expanded at 
once. The calix consists of five long and narrow leaves, which 
are a little serrated on the margin; it is permanent, and has the 
segments reflected when the fruit is mature. The stamens appear 
to be short and inserted into the corolla towards the upper part: but 
in all the specimens I have examined, they may be said to have 
been adnate, and the length of the tube, as represented in Fig. 5. 
for the filaments could be distinctly traced down to the base of the 
tube, and easily detached. The anthers are oblong and narrow. 
Germen superior, ovate; style the length of the corolla, terminated 
by a long fringed stigma, projecting beyond it a quarter of an inch. 
The capsule is double, two-celled, and contains many seeds. 
This plant is a native of the southern states, where it is abundant. 
It was formerly found wild near Baltimore, but has been extirpated. 
Even in Virginia it is rare, and does not grow wild in any state 
north of it. It is, however, cultivated abundantly in some of our 
gardens, particularly at Kingsess, where it thrives luxuriantly. From 
living specimens obtained thence, I made the drawing, from which 
the plate has been engraved. It grows in rich, dry soils, on the bor- 
ders of woods, and its time of flowering, according to Mr. Elliot, is 
from May to July. 
