DECANDBiA MON'OGYNiA. Mylocarium. 



pedicello breviores, albidse, apice fermgineae. Pedi- 

 celli filiformes, rubelli, medio bibracfeolati. Bracleo- 

 Ice subulatae. Flures albi, suaveolentes. Calyx mi- 

 nimus, viriciis, albo-marginatus : laciniis subrotuiidis. 

 Pt'/'a/a oblongo-obovata, obtusa, subunguiculata : iin- 

 guibus ercctis : jpminse concavae, patentes. Filamenta 

 receptacuio inserta, 5. alterna longiora, corolla vix 

 breviora, in feme dilatatn, crassa, superne subulata. 

 Jnthcrce subrotnndse, flavae. Germen prismatico-3- 

 4-goi;um, viride. 5%OTrt sessile, crassum, Capsula 

 raagnitudine et figura Polj/gnni Fcigopyri, 3-4-alata, 

 4-locularis. Semirta soliiaria. 



303 



3O9. MONOTROPA. Geri.pl. 737. 



1. M, scapo spicifloro, squarais floribusque extus glabrls j Hypopithjs 



floribus lateralibus octandris, — /^i/W. sp. pi. 2. 

 p. 573. 



Icon. FL dan. 233. Evgl. lot. 6g. Moris, hist. 3. s. 12. 

 t. 16. f. 20, Pluk. aim. t. 20g.f. 5. 



Parasitic, on the roots of beech and other trees, in shady 

 moist places : Canada to Pensylvania. 1/ . June, July. 

 V. V. The whole plant is of a brownish-yellow ap- 

 pearance ; it is smaller than the European species. 



2. jNI. scapo spicifloro, bracteis floribusque undique lanugi- 



lioais.— Mich. Jl. amer. 2. p. 266. 

 In similar places : Pensylvania to Carolina, 1/ . July. 

 V. V. Of a light tan-colour. 



3. M. scapo breviore crasso unifloro, squamis approximatis, 



flore cernuo decandro.— ?ri//(/. sp. pi. 2. p. 573. excl. 

 syn. Moris. 



Icon. / luk. aim. t. 209. /. 2. Catesh. car. 1. /. 36, lona. 



in similar situations : New York to Carolina. 1/ . May, 

 June. V. V. In general it appears in large clusters grow- 

 ing together ; the whole plant is white. 



4. M, scapo elongato rectissimo unifloro, squamis distanti- nwrisoniana. 



bus, flore erecto decandro. — Micli.fl. amer. 1, p. 266. 

 Icon. Moris, hist. 3. s. 12. t. lO.f. 5. lona. 

 In shady woods : Virginia and Carolina. 1/ , June, v. v. 



The flower is larger than No. 3, frequently with 



twelve stamina. 



lanuginosa. 



unijlora. 



