Kiri'iionniACEiE. (sruncic fajiily.) 



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S. aquatica, n. sp. Slimbhy ; stem single, erect f.o:ii n fibrous spongy 



)ot, umbclhitely or allLTii.Ucly branched above, tliickeneil nciir tlie base ; leaves 



iceolate, mostly acute, tapering ot each end, sliort-jietioled, sharply serrulate, 



iiost yellowisli; stipules bristly; S])ikcs mostly sliorter tlian the leaves, 



d in the forks of tlic stem ; glands peltate ; stamens 2 ; capsulo 



•ds gIobo-;e, pitted, silvery-coated. — Pine-barren pomls, Florida to 



ina. May - St pt. — Stem 3° - C° liigh. Leaves 2' -4' long. 



3. S. ligustrina, Michx. Slirubby; branches alternate, slender; leaves 



poiiuluil^ovate-lanceolate or oblong-ovate, mostly obtuse, narrowed at the base, 



's ovate ; spikes sliort, often by pairs, shorter than the leaves, lat- 



TinTl taMriiiial ; stamens 3 ; capsule and oval seed smooth. — l?ivcr-swamps, 



Flomla to North Carolina, and westward. May-Aug. — biuuo G°- 12° high. 



15ranehcs spreading. Leaves l'-3'long. 



(Sebifera, Michx. . Arborescent; leaves long-pctiolcd, rhomboidal, 



■, entirv^' ; spikes terminal, densely flowered ; sterile ilowcrs j)edi(elled ; 



lu'd ; stamens 2 ; capsule roughish ; seeds white. — Georgia and 



a, near the coast ; introduced from China. June and July. — A 



;h. 



4. EXCCE3CARIA, L. 



cious or dia'cious, apetalous. Sterile flowers in cylindrical 

 yx 3-parted. Stamens 2 -4, partly monad^lphou; : anthers 

 pendulous. 'FertlW^wers few or solitary at the base of tlie sterile sjjike, sessile 

 or pedundcd. Calyx 3-sopalous ; style 3-partcd : stigmas entire, spreading. 

 Capsule of three l-ccUed, 1 -seeded, 2-valvcd carpels. — Shrubs or trees, with 

 milky juice, and alternate serrate or crenate leaves. 



E. lucida, Swartz. Smooth ; leaves coriaceous, pctiolcd, obovatc or 

 , obtuse or cmarginatc, crenate; fertile flowers solitary or by pairs, long- 

 1, nodding ; capsule round-angled, smooth, like the ovoid seed. — South 

 Tree 30° - 40° lii'rh. Leaves 1 ' - U' Ion;:. 



5. ACALYPHA, L. 



Flowers monrccious, apetalous, in axillary and terminal spikes. Staminato 

 flowers clustered, minutely bracted. Calyx 4-parted. Stamens 8-16, witli tho 

 tilaments united at the base ; anthers pendulous. Pistillate flowers at the base 

 of the staminate ones, or on separate spikes, surrounded by a leafy toothed bract. 

 Calyx 3-parted. Styles 3, many-cleft. Capsule roundisli, of tlirec 1 -celled, 

 1-seeded, 2-valved carpels. — Herbs, with watery juice, and alternate serrato 

 leaves. 



* Staminate and pistillate flowers on the same spile. 



1. A. Virginica, L. Annual, smoothish or hairy ; stem erect, branched ; 



leaves thin, long-pctioled, rhombic-ovate or oblong-ovato, acutCj coarsely serrate 



"above the middle ; staminate spikes few-flowered, mostly shorter than tlic largo 



5-9-lobed bracts, with 1 -3 pistillate flowers at the base; capsule pubescent. — 



