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15. H. adpressum, Barton. Stem 2° - 3° high, branching and somewhat 

 herbaceous above; leaves lanceolate, acute, V-2' long; sepals lanceolate, 

 equalling the oblong-ovoid capsule. (H. fastigiatum, Ell.) — Margins of 

 swamps and ponds, Georgia and Tennessee. Jime - July. 



= = Cymes 1 - few-flower ech 



16. H. Buckleyi, M. A. Curtis. Low, widely branching from the base; 

 leaves oblong, obtuse, narrowed at the base, paler beneath ; flowers solitary, 

 terminal, on rather long and bracted pedicels ; sepals obovate ; style and 

 stamens long and slender. — Mountains of Georgia and North Carolina. — 

 Shrub 8'- 12' high. Flowers 1' wide. 



17. H. microsepalum, Gray. Stems l°-2° high, dichotomously 

 branched; leaves veiy numerous, 4" -6" long, oblong-linear, sessile; cymes 

 terminal, 1-3-flowered; flowers 9"- 12" wide; petals mostly 4, unequal; 

 sepals like the leaves, barely half as long as the oblong ovate capsule. 

 (Ascyrum, Torr. S^ Grai/.) — Low pine barrens, near the coast, Florida, 

 Georgia, and Alabama. Feb. -April. 



-1— -t— Perennial herbs. 



18. H. cistifolium, Lam. Stem woody at base, simple, or branch- 

 ing above, obscurely 4-angled ; leaves oblong-linear, obtuse, sessile ; cyme 

 compound, many-flowered ; sepals nearly equal, ovate, much shorter than the 

 petals; styles united; capsule coriaceous, globose. — Rocky hiUs, Alabama 

 and Tennessee. 



19. H. dolabriforme, Vent. Stem woody at base, ascending, 2-edged 

 above ; leaves linear lanceolate, sessile, spreading ; cyme few-flowered ; sepals 

 unecjual, ovate-lanceolate, about the length of the very oblique petals ; capsule 

 broadly conical, acuminate. — Dry hills, Tennessee. July. — Stem 6' - 20' 

 high. Leaves I'-l^' long. 



20. H. graveolens, Buckl. Stem smooth, terete, nearly simple ; leaves 

 oblong-ovate, obtuse, cla.-<ping ; cymes lateral and terminal, many- flowered; 

 petals oblong-obovate, mucli longer than the lanceolate acute sepals ; stamens 

 collected in three sets, as long as the petals ; styles slender, twice as long as 

 the ovary. — Mountains of North Carolina. July -August. — Stem 2° -3° 

 high. Leaves 2' long. Flowers large. 



21. H. pilosum, Walt. Downy; stem terete, mostly simple, slender; 

 leaves small, lance-ovate, acute, erect, sessile ; cymes compound ; styles short. 

 — Wet pine barrens, Florida to North Carolina, and westward. July - August. 

 (T) ^ — Stems 1° - 2° high. Leaves Y ^ong. Flowers 5" - 6" wide. 



22. H. virgatum, Lam. Smooth ; stem 4-angled, branching ; leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute, sessile ; cymes leafy, many-flowered, the branches 

 often simple ; sepals ovate, shorter than the petals, longer than the ovate 

 capsule. — Varies (H. acutifolium. Ell.) with larger shining leaves, compound 

 and nearly leafless cymes, and more crowded flowers. — Low ground (the var. 

 in dry soil), Florida to North Carolina, and westward. June -August. — 

 Stem 2° -3° high. Leaves 6"- 12" long. Flowers small. Styles longer 

 than the capsule. 



