32 violack.t:. (violkt family.) 



wliitc : stainoiis 10 - 12, liari-ly Imii^rT tliaii tlio jictals ; stylo shnrtor than the 

 ovary ; cajisiilr nearly scssiii-. — .Marj^iiis of pDiids, Tumiesseo. 



3. P. uniglandulosa, DC. (ilaiidulai-imlicscfnt; leaflets and hracts 

 ovate or ohlonj^ ; raieine loo.sely inany-Howcred ; jR'tals yellow |J' long), the 

 oliovate notc'iied linilj as long as the caijillary daw; stamens 20-30,2-3 

 times as long as the petals; style longer than tiie ovary ; cai)sule stipitate. — 

 Koadsides, Dadeville, Alabama (M<>lir). 



2. CLEOME, L. 



Petals long-clawed, nearly equal, entire. Stamens 6, the filaments distinct, 

 Stigma sessile. Ca])sule sili(iue-like, stipitate, or nearly sessile, many-seeded. 

 — Chiefly annuals, with jjalmately 3 - 7-1'oliolate leaves with .spiny .stipules, or 

 none, and racemose bracted flowers. 



1. C. pungens, Willd. Clammy-pubescent; leaves 5 - 7-foliolate, the 

 leaflets lanceolate ; bracts cordate ; flowers purple ; capsule shorter than the 

 elongated stipe. — Waste ground. Introduced. — Stem 2° -4° high. 



3. GYNANDROPSIS, DC. 



Like the preceding, but the filaments partly aduate to the stipe of the 

 ovary. 



1. G, pentaphylla, DC. Stem 2° -3° high; leaves 3 - 5-foliolate, the 

 leaflets oblong obovate ; flowers white ; cap.sule hispid. — Waste ground. 

 Introduced. 



4. CAPPARIS, L. C.\PER-TREE. 



Sepals partly united, often with a gland at the base. Petals imbricated. 

 Stamens numerous. Stigma sessile. Fruit mostly silique-like, stipitate, 

 many-seeded. — Shrubs or trees, with simple entire coriaceous leaves, spiny 

 or aduate stipules, and mostly showy flowers. 



1. C. Jamaicensis, Jacq. Leaves elliptical, the lower surface, like 

 the liranches and iuflorescence, covered with minute scales ; peduncles 2- 

 flowered ; sepals ovate, valvate, about half the length of the white petals ; 

 stamens 16-32, villous at the base ; capsule dry. — Keys of South Fluri<ia. — 

 Shrub 80-10° high. 



2. C. eynophallophora, L. Leaves oblong, glabrous ; peduncles 

 few-flowered ; sepals imltricated, rounded, mucii shorter than the white petals; 

 stamens indefinite, naked, 2' long ; capsule pulpy within. — Coast and keys 

 of South Florida. — A shrub or small tree. 



Okder 13. VIOLACE^. (Violet Family.) 



Herbs or .shrubs. Leaves alternate, simple, involute in the bud. 

 Stipules persistent. Flowers irregitlar. axillary, on liracted peduncles, 

 nodding. Sepals 5, persistent, imbricated in the bud. Petals 5, hy- 

 pogynous, obliquely convolute in the bud. Stamens 5, alternate with 

 the petals, connivent. Anthers adnate, introrse. Style single. Cap- 



