1(; NYMl'II.KACK.K. (w ATlJi-l.l LV KAMII.V.) 



turcil liv the two ^ruwiiii,' ovules. Seeds glol)08(', drupe-like, stalked. Albu- 

 nu'ii lioniy. A .siiioutli iieremiiiil licrl), with hii-f^e loriiateh- i-(»in|ioiiU'l leaves, 

 and small yellmvish jijroeii flowers in a terminal raceme or paniile. 



I. C. thalictroides. Miehx. (I'appoosk-Koot.) — Kich valleys in the 

 upjier districts. .Mav. — Stem l°-20 liigli, glaucous. Kadical leaf 3-ternate, 

 long-petioled ; stem leaves (mostly two) .sessile, tlie upper :i-ternate. Leaflets 

 ovate or ohovate, 2-3-lol)ed. Tanicle few-flowered. Seed glaucous. 



3. DIPHYLLEIA, .Michx. 



Sepals 0, caducous. Petals G, oval, flat. Stamens 6. Stigma circular, 

 depressed, l-riiit baccate, 2-3-sce(led. Seeds erect. — A smooth jierennial 

 herb, with two large alternate i)eltate 2-parted lohed leaves, and a terminal 

 long-])eduncled cyme of white Howers. 



1. D. cymosa, Michx. — Margins of streams, mountains of N. Carolina. 

 May -June. — Stem l'^-2° high. Leaves 1° or more wide, the divisions 

 5-7-lolied. Berries lilue. 



4. JEFFERSONIA, Barton. Twin-leaf. 



Sepals 4, petal-like, caducous. Petals 8, ohloug. Stamens 8. Stigma 

 nearly sessile, 2-lobed. Capsule coriaceous, obovate, many-seeded, opening 

 transversely on the back, near the summit. Seeds numerous, furnished with 

 a flesliy laciniated aril. — A low stemless perennial herb, with long-petioled, 

 2-parted leaves, and a naked scape bearing a single white flower. 



1. J. diphylla, Pers. — Bich shady woods, Tennessee. May. — Divis- 

 ions of the lea\ es half-ovate, toothed or entire. Scape 6' - 12' high. Flowers 

 1' wide. 



5. PODOPHYLLUM, L. May-Apple. 



Sepals 6, caducous. I'etals 6-9, obovate. Stamens twice as many (in our 

 species) as the petals. Anthers opening longitudinally. Stigma larijre, pel- 

 tate, sessile. Fruit baccate, many-seeded. Seeds enveloped in a pulpy aril. — 

 Low perennial herbs, with the naked stem terminated by two large peltate 

 5-9-parted lobed and toothed leaves, with a solitary nodding flower in the 

 fork. 



1. P. peltatum, L. (Mandrake.) Glabrous, 1° high, from creeping 

 rootstocks ; leaves of the flowering stem laterally peltate, 4' - 6' wide, of the 

 barren ones single and centrally peltate ; flower greenish, 1' wide ; berry 1' - 

 2' long, ovate, fragrant. — Low rich woods. April - May. 



Ordkr 6. NY3IPH^ACE^. (Water-Lily Family.) 



Perennial aquatic herbs, with peltate or cordate floating leaves and 

 flowers. — Sepals 3 - 6, colored within. Petals and stamens few or 

 indefinite. Carpels indehiscent, distinct and few-seeded, or united, 

 forming a several-celled many-seeded berry. Embryo enclosed in a 

 sac outside the albumen, when present. The Order also includes, as 

 Suborders, the Cabombacese and Xelumbiacese of the first edition. 



