1'02 VALKKIANACE.E. (VALEKIAN FAMILY.) 



sinuses iiii|>ressc'il. Stamens 5, iuserteil near the base of the curolla : anthers 

 oliloug-sagittate, exlrorso. Styles united, tilifomi, jjartlv pereiBtent. Stigmau 

 4, liueur, spreailing. Capsule oblong, ci>inj)re8se(J, 2-celle(l, oi)Ciiing septi- 

 ridally to the middle, and loculicidallv at tlie apex, each valve tipped witii the 

 persistent base of the styles. Seeds sevenil, oval, flat, winged, obliijuely imbri- 

 cated in two rows. — A smooth woody vine, w ilii opposite evergreen leaves, 

 minute stipules, and large yellow fragrant Howers, iu axillary bractcd and 

 elustci'-like nui'tiics. 



1. G. sempervirens, Alt. — Margins of swamjis.aud river banks, near 

 the coast. Mareli - Ai)ril. — Stem twining, ])ur|)lish. Leaves lanceolate or 

 ovate, acute orsubcordate at tlic; base, short-petioled. Kacemes few-tiowered. 

 Pedicels scaly. Corolla I' - 1|' lung. 



Order 73. VALKKIANACE-^E. (Valerian Family.) 



Herbs with o2»po.site exstipulate leaves, and cyiiiose flowers. — Calyx 

 tube adherent to the ovary. Corolla tubular or funnel-shaped, mostly 

 5-lobed, imbricated in the bud. Stamens distinct, fewer than the 

 corolla lobes, and inserted on its tube. Ovary ;3-celled, two of which 

 are empty, the third containing a single suspended anatropous ovule. 

 Style slender. Stigmas 1-3. Fruit 1 - 3-celled, 1-seeded. Albumen 

 none. 



1. VALERIANA, Tourn. Valerian. 



Limb of tlio oaly.v composed of several j)luniose bristles, at first incurved, 

 afterward spreading. Corolla gibbous at the base, 5-lobed. Stamens 3. 

 Fruit Icelled, 1-seeded. — Perennials. 



1. V. SCandens, L. Smooth; stem climbing; leaves on slender peti- 

 oles, ternately divided ; leaflets ovate, entire ; cymes paniculate, diffuse, axil- 

 lary and terminal ; corolla very short. — East Florida. 



2. V. pauciflora, Michx. Smooth; stem (l°-,3° high ) erect, or de- 

 cumbent at the base, simple ; leaves membranaceous, toothed or serrate, the 

 radical ones mostly entire, ovate or cordate, long-petioled, the others pin- 

 nately .3 - 7-lobed ; cymes terminal, in a close panicle ; tnl)e of the pale pink 

 corolla long and slender. — Mountains of Tennessee, and northward. June- 

 July. 



2. VALERIANELLA, Tourn. Lamh Lf.ttuce. 



Calyx limb toothed or obsolete. Corolla funnel-shaped, .5-lobed. Stamens 

 3. Fruit •3-celled, two of the cells empty and sometimes confluent into one, 

 the other Iseeded. — Annual herbs, with forking stems, opposite entire or 

 lobed leaves, and white or purplish flowers in crowded bracted cymes. 



1. V. radiata, Pufr. Leaves oblong, the upper ones clasping and 

 toothed at the l)ase ; fruit mostly downy, ovoid, with a furrow ])etween the 

 parallel and contiguous empty cells; flowers white. — River bank.*, Florida, 

 and northward. Feb. - March. — Stem 6'- 12' high. 



