216 POLYANDRIA.— POLYGYNIA, 



lindrical, obtuse ; capsule pubescent, 1 -seeded : 

 valves oblong. 



HAB. Pine barrens. May — June. V Stem 4 — 

 6 in. high ; leav. persist. ; Jl. sm. yellow. 



.H. tomentosa : cespitose, hoary-pubescent ; leaves 

 minute, closely imbricate, ovate, acute ; flowers 

 aggregated, subsessile ; calyx subcylindric ; seg- 

 ments obtuse ; capsule smooth. 



HAB. Sea-shore. June. "k. Stem 6 in. high, in- 

 tricate : ft. num.) yellow. 



338. PORTULACCA. Purslane. Portulacea: 



P. oleracea : leaves cuneiform, smooth ; flowers 



sessile. 

 HAB. Cultivated grounds, &c. May — Aug. <3>. 



Spreading, succul. ; Jl. yellow. §. 



339. TALINUM. Portulaceai. 



T. tcretifolium: leaves terete, subulate, fleshy: 

 scape cyraose ; flowers pedunculate, polyandrous ; 

 calyx 2-leaved. 



HAB. Rocks. July. $ . Subcespit. ; leav. crowd. ; 

 rad. • Jl. pur p. 



340. CHELIDONIUM. Celandine. Papaveracece. 



C. majus: leaves pinnate, lobed ; segments round- 

 ed ; umbels axillary, pedunculate ; petals elliptic 

 cal, entire. 



HAB. Along fences, &c. May— Oct. U. Plant 

 yielding an orange juice, branch. ; leav. glane. ; j\ 

 >{ellow. §. 



311. MECONOPSIS. Papaveracev. 



M. diplujlla : leaves 2. sessile, hairy; lobes rounded 

 and obtuse, subundulate : capsule 4-valved, echi 

 nate. 



HAB. Shady woods, &c. May. U. JL foot high: 

 glauc. and subpilose ; Jl. yellow. 



342. ARGEMOME. Prickly poppy. Papaveraccv: 

 A. mexioana. 



