Tetrandria. monogynia. 99 



in Siberia.) 9 paniculnta. 10. alternifoUa. Of this genus 

 there are 2 ot'ner s])ecies in Europe, unci 2 which are com- 

 mon to that continent, Asia, and America. 



§ II. OVARIUM SUPKUIOK. 



f. Monopetalous, 



144. CRNTUNCULIjS. L. (Bastard Pimper- 

 nel. ChafTwi-ed.) 



Ccilix 4-(l'.ft. Corolla 4-lobe(l, tubiilose, per- 

 sisti'iit, border sprj^adinp;. Stamina siiorl, na- 

 ked. Capsule 1 -celled, dividing licmispherical- 

 ly, many -seeded. 



Ann-ial; leaves altt-rnate, rarely opposite; flowers soli- 

 tary, axiihivy, s.-ssile, or minutely pedunculate, frequently 

 5-cltft, and with 5 stamens. Scarcely distinct from ^nu- 

 g-al/is. 



Species 1. C. lanceolatris. (^JlnagalUs ovalis, Flor. 

 Peruv vol. ii.p. 8. t. 115 f. a.) Stem nreg-ularly anovular, 

 3 to 5 inches big'h, simple, or alternately branched, the 

 lower joints often sending out roots. Leaves oval or oval- 

 lanceolate, acute at eitlier extremity. J'"lowers mmutely 

 pedunculate, (peduncle about half a line.) Calix as well 

 as the corolla often 5 parted, segments linear and acumi- 

 Kated. Corolla tubular, scarcely ever expanding, divisions 

 lanceolate, acute, tube wide at the base. — In Carolina. 2. 

 *mhiimus. Stem simple, or sometimes with a single 

 branch from near the base, obsoletely angular. Leaves 

 alternate, spathulate-ovale, acute; flowers nearly sessile, 

 often 5-cleft and pentandrous. — In depressed, and inuu' 

 dated situations on the margins of ponds, near Fort iMan- 

 dan on the INIissouri. — Abundant. 4 to 6 inches high; flow- 

 ering in July. Probably both these plants are mere va- 

 rieties of the same species, which may then be considered 

 indigenous to Europe and both the continents of Ame- 

 rica. 



145. PLANTAGO. L. (Plantain.) 



Calix 4-cleft. Corolla 4-cleft; border reflect- 

 ed. Stamina mostly exserted, very long. Cap- 

 sule 2-celled, opening transversely. 



Leaves all radical; flowers in densely spiked scapes, - 

 each subtended b'v a bracte. 



