.')1S srKoniri.AKiAc'K.v,. (i-i(;\V(>i; i- ia.mii. v.) 



ii'cls limjj (!'- 1 i). s|iri"a(liii/; or reiurvcil ; calvx 1o1k< rallior longer than the 

 tulte, iMitire ; torulla 1 i' lung. — Mountains ((fCk-orgia anil 'renncssee. August. 



0. D. pedicularia, IJenth. Smootli or somewlnU i)ul)esi'eut ; leaves 

 ovatt'-huuciplatf, pinnatitiil ; the lolios finely tootlied ; flowers opposite; calyx 

 shorter tlian tlie pedicel ; tiie toothed lobes as long as tlie tube. — Dry sandy 

 soil, chiefly in tlie upper districts. July- Augu.-^t. — Stem 2° high, much 

 branched. Leaves about 2' long, tlie lobes numerous and short. Corolla 

 12"- 15" long, with a ratlier slender tube and short 1<j1)CS. 



7. D. pectinata, Uentli. Pubescent or somewhat villous; leaves lance- 

 olate or ovate-lanceolate, finely ])innatifid and toothed, the earliest ones en- 

 tire ; flowers alternate; calyx longer tliaii the pedicel; the piniiatifid lobes 

 longer than tiietube. — Dry pine barrens, Florida to North Carolina. August - 

 Sept. (2) — Stem 2° -4° high, widely branched. Corolla 1^' long, with a 

 wider tube and larger lobes than the lust. 



22. GERARDIA, L. 



Calyx bell-shaped, 5-tootlied ; the teeth short, acute, entire. Corolla tubu- 

 lar-bell siiaped, 5-lobed, the lobes rounded, spreading; the throat oblique. 

 Stamens 4, didyuainous, the longer ones commonly woolly : anthers woolly, 

 couuiveut in pairs ; the cells diverging and pointed at the base. Style slender, 

 dilated, and flattened upward. Capsule ovoid or globose, smooth, loculicidal. 

 Seeds numerou.s, angled, reticulated. — Chiefly slender branching annuals. 

 Leaves opposite, or rarely alternate, narrow, entire. Flowers in the axils of 

 the upper leaves, showy, jiurple ; the tube of the corolla mostly dotted with 

 red and yellow, often woolly at the throat. 



* Perennial. 



1 . G. linifolia, Nutt. Smooth ; branches elongated, erect ; leaves erect, 

 linear; peduncles as long as the leaves, or the uppermost longer; calyx trun- 

 cate, with minute teeth ; lobes of the corolla nearly equal ; capsule large 

 (3" wide), globose. — Low pine barrens, Florida to North Carolina, and west- 

 ward. Sept. — Stem 2° - 3° high. Leaves 1 ' long. Corolla 1' long, pubescent. 



* * Annuals. 



■<- Corolla small, the 2 upper lobes short, truncate and erect. 



2. G. divaricata, Chapm. Stem 6'- 12' high, smooth, widely branched 

 from the base ; leaves all opposite, spreading or reflexed, filiform, roughish on 

 the margins, f long, the uppermost minute ; pedicels setaceous, spreading, 

 the upper ones 4-5 times as long as the leaves ; calyx teeth subulate ; corolla 

 i' long ; capsule ovoid. — Low sandy pine barrens, West Florida. Sept. 



3. Q. filicaulis, Chapm. Stem 6'- 12' long, filiform, reclining, smooth 

 And glaucous; branches alternate, setaceous; leaves minute, 1" long, subu- 

 late; flowers few, terminal; calyx teeth triangular; corolla 4" -3" long, 

 compressed ; capsule globose. — Low grassy pine barrens, West Florida. Sept. 



f- -1- Lobes of the corolla nearli/ equal, spreading. 



*^ Pedicels as long, or twice as long, as the calyx, shorter than the leaves 



(except No. 4). 



4. G. aphylla, Xutt. Stem 2° -3° high, smooth, 4-aDgled, sparingly 

 branched near the summit; leaves minute, \" long, subulate, appressed ; flowers 



