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mer. (Indian hemp.) The strong, silky fiber 

 of the stem has been recommended as a textile 

 substance, comparable to hemp. 



Family 3. GENTIANACE^. 

 Anthers introrse. Lobes of the corolla not 

 obliqne. Ovary oo-ovulate, septicidal. Not 

 lactescent. 



1. MicrOCala Link. {Ckendia Adans.) 



Calyx costate, 4-dentate. Corolla salver- 

 shaped. Withering anthers not spirally 

 contorted. Style filiform. Stigma peltate or 

 2-lobed. — 0. Dwarfish herbs. Flowers yel- 

 low. 



1. M. QUADRANGULARis Gries. Saucelito. 

 Spring. 



2. Erythraea Pers. Canchalagua. 



Calyx tubular, angular, 5-cleft. Corolla 

 funnel-shaped, withering, but not deciduous. 

 Withering anthers spirally contorted. Style 

 filiform, deciduous. Capsule 1-celled, half 

 divided by the prominent parietal placentae. 

 . Flowers pink. 



1. E. FLORIBUNDA Benth. Anthers oblong; 

 lobes of corolla lanceolate; seeds globular. 

 San Bruno range. Spring. 



2. E. MuHLENBERGii Gries. Anthers oblong; 

 lobes of corolla very obtuse; seeds oval. 

 San Miguel. Spring. 



