TiOG JioxiiiKciiiiACK.i-:. (uoxitiijiiiiiA ka:milv.) 



» * • Flower on a recurved jieduitrh . 



8. T. cerilUlim, L. sums clustered ; leaves hniiully rli<iiiil)uiilal,:ilpru|)tly 

 iieiiininalc, .shurijuaioleil ; iieiluiiele iiioslly sliorler ihaii tlie small liuwer ; 

 petals while, ulilmig-ovate, aiiile, wavv, reeurved, rather lunger tliau the 

 liiiiceulale sepals ; siif^inas short, tlistiiiet, exceeding the short ereet anthers. 

 — Shady woods in the upper districts. April-iMay. Steins 1'^- 1^° high. 

 Leaves 2' - G' long, and nearly as broad. I'etals 8"- 12" long. 



y. T. Stylosum, Num. Leaves oval or oljlong, aeute, shorl-iictiolcd ; 

 peilnnele shorter lliaii the large (lower; ftetals rose-eolor, oM(jng, ohtiise <jr 

 aiiruptly ]»ointed, wavy, spreading, much longer and broader tiian the lanceo- 

 late sepals ; stignuis sleuiler, united below the middle, much sluirter than the 

 long reeurved anthers. — Low shaily woods iu the ndddle and u])per distriets, 

 Georgia to North Carolina. ..Vjjril- May. — Stem l-"- l^'' high. Leaves 4' 

 loug. I'etals 1^'- 2' loug. 



4. MEDEOLA, (Jronov. 



Flowers perfect. Leaves of tlie iieiiantii (J, similar, deciduous. Stamens 6, 

 ereet, hypogynous : anthers linear oljlong, fi.xed near the base, introrse. Ovary 

 globose, 3-celled, with six auatropous ovules iu each cell. Styles 3, slender, 

 recurved, stigmatic within. I5erry globose. 



\. M. Virginica, L. liidzoma horizontal, tuberous; stem sinijde, .slen- 

 der, clothed witli loose deciduous wool, bracted below, bearing above the 

 middle a whorl of 6-8 oblong lanceolate acute leaves, and at the summit a 

 smaller whorl of 3-4 ovate leaves, wiiicli surround the 2-8 small greenish 

 nodding flowers ; styles red. — Slia<ly banks. Middle Florida, and northward. 

 June. — Stem 2" hiijh. 



Oi!i>KH ir52. ROXBURGHIACE^. (Roxhuroiiia 

 Family.) 



Ilerh.s or tvviuini;' shrubs, with petioled parallel-nerved reticulated 

 leaves, and perfect axillary racemose flowers. — Perianth 4-leaved or 

 4-parted. Stamens 4, hypogynous : anthers 2-celled, introrse. Ovary 

 free, or united with the base of the perianth, 1-celled. Stigma sessile. 

 Ovules few or numerous, auatropous. Placenta parietal. Capsule 2- 

 valved. Seeds fixed to hairy or fibrillous cords, erect or pendulous. 

 Embryo minute or .slender, in flesliy albumen. 



1. CROOMIA, Torr. 



Perianth deeply 4-parted, ])ersistent. Stamens 4, opposite the lobes : an- 

 thers short, oljlique. Ovary globose-ovate, sessile. Stigma 2dobed. Ovules 

 4-6. Fruit follicular, beak-pointed, at length 2-valved. Seeds 1 -4, obovate, 

 suspended from the a])ex of the nerve-like at length free placenta, nearly cov- 

 ered by the fibres of the cord. Embryo miinite. — A low pereninal herb, from 

 a slender creeping rhizoma. Stem simple, sheathed at the base, leafy at the 



