168 OCTANDRIA.— MONOGYNIA. 



270. GAURA. Onagrarioe. 



G. biennis : leaves lanceolate, dentate ; spikes crowd- 

 ed ; fruit roundish, subquadrangular, pubescent. 



HAB. Banks of rivers. Aug. $. Stem 1£— ft ft. 

 high, hairy ; Ji. num. rose-col. 



271. EPILOBIUM. Willow-herb. Onagrarice. 



1. E. spicatum: leaves scattered, veined, smooth: 



flowers subspicate ; stamens declinate. 

 HAB. Swamps. Aug. % . Stem 3— 5 ft. high, terete ; 

 cal. col. ; ji. large purp. 



2. E. coloratum : stem terete, pubescent ; leaves lan- 



ceolate, serrulate, petiolate,opposite, smooth, with 

 coloured veins ; the upper ones alternate. 

 HAB. Wet places. July— Aug. U. &m 3-4/t. 

 high; upper bran, subquadran. ; ji. axill. purp. : 

 caps. 2 — 3 in. long. 



3. E. rosmarinifoliurn : stem terete, pubescent, bran- 



ching above ; leaves linear, Very entire ; those 

 on the stem opposite ; on the branches alternate ; 

 flowers pedunculate ; petals bifid ; stigma entire. 



HAB. Swamps. Aug. U . Root bulb, and scaly ; ji. 

 very small, pale purp. 

 \. E. molle: densely and softly pubescent ; stem te- 

 rete ; leaves oblong linear, sessile, very entire ; 

 the lower ones opposite ; upper ones alternate ; 

 flowers pedicellate, subterminal, regular ; petals 

 2-lobed ; stigma entire. 



HAB. Wet grounds. Aug. U . Stem 18 in. high, 

 ^branch, above; silky pubes. ; jl. small, pale purp. 



272. OXYCOCCUS. Cranberry. Vaccinev. 



]. O. macrocarpus : creeping; branches ascending; 

 leaves oblong, nearly flat, obtuse, with distant 

 obsolete serratures, glaucous beneath ; pedicels 

 elongated ; segments of the corolla jincar-lanco- 

 • •Iate. 



