l.'tO fKASSULACK.K, (OKPIXK FAMILY.) 



■1. S. pulchellum, Mii lix. Stems imiMtndiiii,' (4 - 12' l«>ii<^) ; k-aves very 

 iiuiiuTiiiis, alltiiiatf, liiitar, olitiise ; cvine cuin]ios(Ml uf .sevcnil rueurvcil or 

 .spnaciiiig bramlios ; H(jwcrs jialo purpk- ; sfjialrt miiili slmrlor tliaii llio polals ; 

 staiiu'iis 8, tlioso of tlie ci-niral Howcrs mostly Id; tarjiels tapering into the 

 l.iiii^ and sli-nilcr stvk>. — With tlie i)reie(ling. May -June. 



4. S. Nevii, (iray. Stems l.nv (.i'-o'), iu-ieending; knaves akcrnatc, scat- 

 tered, linear-elavate. ohtnse ; llouers sessile, scattere<l along tlie widely 

 spreading or recurved branches of the simple cyme; bracts linear, longer 

 than the flowers ; sepals linear-lanceolate, acutish, as long as the lanceolate 

 white petals; stamens 8, shorter tliau the petals; anthers purplish brown; 

 carjiels tapering into the short subulate style. — Kocky cliffs at Tuscaloo.sa, 

 Alabama (/iVi-. A*. Z*. A'eivMs). April- May. 



5. S pusillum, Michx. " Tale glaucous ; leaves alternate, nearly terete, 

 oblong ; tlowers tetramerous, in a loose terminal cyme, white ; stamens 8 ; 

 carpels oblong, abruj)tly pointed by the short style." — Flat Kock, South 

 Carolina (.l//'7((/Hx). Stone Mountain, Georgia (6'/ </^). — Stem I'-S' high. 

 Leaves 2" - 3" long. 



6. S. Rhodiola, DC. Stem .simple, erect, very leafy (G'high); leaves 

 alternate, lanceolate, serrate; flowers dia'cious, greenish yellow, crowded in 

 a small nearly sessile corymbose cyme; stamens 8. — Mouutaius of North 

 Carolina (Ccmbi/). 



2. TILLiEA, L. 



Sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels .3 or 4; the carpels mostly with a 

 minute scale at the base, 2 - many -.seeded. — Small annual,*, with ojiposite 

 leaves, and minute axillary flowers. 



1. T. simplex, Kutt. Stems mostly simple (2' -3' high), ascending, 

 rooting near the base; leaves connate, broadly linear, spreading; flowers 

 uearlv sessile ; petals and 8- 10 seeded capsule twice as long as the sepals. — 

 Wet places. Mobile (Mofir). 



2. T. Drummondi, Torr. & Gray. Stems tufted, dichntomous (I'high) ; 

 leaves obloiig-linoar, somewhat connate; flowers pedicelled ; petals reddish; 

 car])els obtuse, 12-20-seeded. — East Feliciana, Louisiana (Carpenter). 



3. BRYOPHYLLUM, Salisb. 

 Calvx oblong, inflated, 4-cleft. Corolla monopetalous, 4-lobed. Stamens 

 8. Glands 4, oblong. Carpels many-seeded. — A frutescent fleshy plant, with 

 nsuallv pinnately divided opposite leaves, which freely strike root from buds 

 in tlieir scrratures. Flowers reddish, paniculate. 



1. B. calycinum, Salisb. Leaflets large, ovate, crenate ; panicle cymose. 

 — Wa.ste grounil, escaped from cultivation. 



4. DIAMORPHA, Xutt. 



Sepals 4, very short. Petals 4, oval, concave. Stamens 8. Carpels 4, 

 united below the middle, at length spreading, 4 -8-seeded, opening externally. 



