BUCKBEAN FAMILY 175 



Sabbatia decandra. Flowers deep rose or paler, 2-4 in. 

 across, few, 8-12-lobed. Stems 2-3 ft. tall. Leaves narrow, 

 1-4 in. long. Borders of ponds and swamps. Fla. to Ga. 

 and Ala. 



Sabbatia calycina. Flowers pale pink, 1 in. or less across, 

 few, smaller than leaf-like calyx. Plants 4-15 in. tall. 

 Leaves oblong, 1-2 in. long. Damp shaded places. Blooming 

 from spring to fall. Fla. to Va. and Texas. 



Sabbatia Elliottii. Flowers white, nearly 1 in. across, at 

 ends of branches. Stems 1-2 ft. tall, widely branched. 

 Leaves narrow, seldom 1 in. long. Pinelands. Blooming all 

 the year. Fla. to Ya. 



Sabbatia lanceolata. Flowers white, nearly 1 in. across, 

 in terminal clusters. Stems 1-3 ft. tall, angled. Leaves 

 broadest near base, about 1 in. long. Damp pinelands. 

 Blooming chiefly in spring and summer. Fla. to N. J. 



Dasystephana parvifolia. Gentian. Flowers purple or 

 blue, about 2 in. long, funnel-shaped, sessile in few-flowered 

 terminal cluster. Calyx and corolla 5-lobed. Stems 1-2 ft. 

 tall. Leaves broadest near base, about 1 in. long. Damp 

 shaded places. Blooming in fall. Fla. to Va. 



Bartonia vema. A common plant of marshy places. The 

 slender stems, 2-10 in. tall, bear near the top a few small, 

 4-lobed, erect white flowers. The leaves are reduced to 

 minute scales. It blooms chiefly in winter and spring, but 

 also at other seasons. Fla. to Va. and La. 



BUCKBEANi FAMILY (MenymtUceae) 



Aquatic plants with floating leaves and clusters of small, white, 

 5-lobed flowers. Fruit a capsule. 



Floating-Heart (Genus Nymphoides) 



The clustered flowers of floating-heart seem to spring 

 directly from the leaf itself, as it lies on the water, for 

 both are borne at the top of an elongated stem. The 

 cluster of flowers is slightly below the leaf, and usually 

 is accompanied at its base by a bunch of spur-like tubers. 



