256 DIADELPIIIA.— OCTANDRIA. 



HAB. Brackish marshes. Aug. U . Stem 3 — bft, 

 high; fl. large, wh., with a crim. centre. 



2. H. palustris : leaves ovate, dentate, somewhat 3- 



Jobed, whitish-tomentose beneath, pedicels axil- 

 lary, distinct from the petioles, articulate above 

 the middle. 

 HAB. Borders of salt marshes. Aug. U . Fl. 

 large, entirely red. 



3. II. militoris : leaves 3-lobed-hastate, acuminate. 



serrate, smooth ; pedicels articulate in the middle ; 

 corolla subcampanulate ; capsule ovate, acuminate 

 smooth ; seeds silky. 

 HAB. River banks. July. U. Stem 3 ft. high ; 

 fl. solit., axill.s rose-col. 

 1. H. virginicus : leaves acuminate, unequally dentate, 

 subvillose; inferior ones entire, cordate ; supe- 

 rior 0'<es ovate cordate, 3-lobed ; pedicels longer 

 than the petioles ; flowers cernuous ; pistils nod- 

 ding. 

 HAB. Borders of salt marshes. Aug. H . Stem 

 3 ft. high ; fl. sin., -purple. 



DIADELPHIA. 

 HEXATSDRIA. 



434. CORYDALIS. Cal. 2-leaved. Cor. 4-petalleu 

 Filam. in 2 sets. Siligue, 2-valved compressed, 

 oblong, many-seeded. 



)35. FUMARIA. Ca/. 2-leaved. Cor. 4-petalled, one 

 of the petals gibbous at the base. Silicle ovate 

 or globose, 1 -seeded, not opening. 



OCTANDRIA. 



436. POLYGALA. Cal. 5-leaved, persistent; 2 oi 

 the leaflets wingshaped and coloured. Caps. 

 obcordate, 2-celled, 2-valved. Seeds pube 4 - 

 eeDt. 



