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than the calyx. (H, amoenum, Pursh.) — Banks of the Flint River, Georgia to. 
Tennessee, and westward. June-August. — Stem 2° high, diffusely branched. 
Leaves 2'—3'long. Flowers 2’ wide, with recurved orange-colored petals. 
++ ++ Cymes leafless, bracted. 
. 430. H., nudiflorum, Michx. Branches 4-angled ; leaves oblong, obtuse, 
narrowed at the base, paler beneath ; cymes terminal, peduncled, 5- 15-flowered ; 
bracts subulate ; buds globose ; petals oval, twice as long as the oval sepals ; 
capsule ovate, longer than the calyx. — Low grounds, Florida and northward. 
July and August. — Shrub 29-39 high. Leaves thin, 1/-2! long. Flowers 
3’ wide. Petals recurved. 
11. H. cistifolium, Lam. Branches 2-edged ; leaves rigid, linear-oblong, 
sessile; cymes terminal, compound, many-flowered; bracts subulate; buds 
ovate ; petals spreading, obovate, twice as long as the oblong, unequal sepals ; 
capsule 3-lobed, ovate, longer than the sepals. (H. rosmarinifolium, Æl.) — 
Pine barren swamps, near the coast, Florida to South Carolina and westward. 
July-September. — Shrub 2°-3° high. Leaves very numerous, 1’ long. Flow- 
ers 3’ wide. Valves of the capsule strongly impressed on the back. 
12. H. fastigiatum, Ell. “Branches somewhat compressed ; leaves nar- 
row-lanceolate, very acute ; corymbs terminal, many-flowered, fastigiate ; styles 
united. — Pine barrens of Scriven County, Georgia. May-July. — Shrub 3° 
high. Leaves 3’ long, pesctbtesbeps tee a dne Seno in dmn 
Quse. Elliott. (9) 
13.. a oh Buckl. Hen smooth, terete, nearly Sankt leaves 
oblong-ovate, obtuse, clasping ; cymes lateral and terminal, many-flowered ; 
petals oblong-obovate, much longer than the lanceolate acute sepals ; stamens 
collected in three sets, as long the petals; styles slender, twice as long as the 
, ovary. — Mountains of North Carolina. July and August. — Stem 2°-3° high. 
Leaves 2' long. Flowers large. 
14. H. pilosum, Walt. Downy; stem terete, mostly simple, slender; 
leaves small, lance-ovate, acute, erect, sessile; cymes compound ; styles short. 
(H. simplex, Mich.) — Wet pine barrens, Florida to North Carolina and west- - 
ward. July and August. @ ? — Stems 1°- 2° high. Leaves } long. Flowers i 
5-6!" wide. - 
1& H. angulosum, Michx. Smooth; stem 4-angled, oe iara 
ovate-lanceolate, acute, sessile; cymes leafy, many-flowered, the branches often 
simple ; sepals ovate, shorter than the petals, longer than the ovate capsule. — 
Varies (H. acutifolium, £/l.) with larger shining leaves, compound and nearly leaf- 
less cymes, and more crowded flowers. — Pine barren ponds (the var. in dry —— 
soil), Florida to North Carolina and westward. June- - August. — Stem 2°- 39 
high. Leaves 6"—12"long. Flowers small. Styles longer than the capsule. — 
Wem poser are capers siu 1 in E annuals, 
