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* * Follicles spinij. 



3. G. Shortii, Gray. Hirsute and downy ; leaves ])roadly cordate, 4' -6' 

 long; umbels niutstly compound and mauy-fiowered long-peduncled ; corolla 

 r wide, dull purplish brown, the oblong-linear lobes obtuse; crown nearly 

 equally 10-lobed; follicle fusiform, spiny, 4' - 5' long. — Low woodlands North 

 Georgia and Tennessee. June. — Odor of decaying fish. 



4. G. hirsutus, Michx. Pubescent and hirsute ; leaves ovate, cordate, 

 acuminate; peduncle of the 6-8-ttowered umbel equalling or shorter than 

 the petiole ; corolla dark purple, ovate in the bud, the oval or oblong lobes 

 smooth within; margins of the crown 10-crenate ; "follicle muricate." — 

 Woods, riorida, and northward. 



5. G. Obliquus, R. Br. Leaves broadly cordate, short-acuminate, or 

 mucronate-pointed ; umbel simple or compound, long-peduncled ; corolla 

 crimson-purple, long-conical in the bud, the linear lobes smoothish within; 

 margins of the crown 10-crenate; follicle terete, muricate. — Kocky woods. 

 North Georgia, and northward. July. 



6. G. Carolinensis, K. Br. Leaves cordate, acuminate; peduncle 

 rather longer than the petiole ; corolla brownish purple, oblong in the bud, 

 the oblong lobes smooth within; crown obtusely 5-lobed, and with a longer 

 bifid process in the sinuses. — South Carolina, and westward. 



7. G. Baldwinianus, Sweet. Stem and cordate leaves pubescent and 

 hairy ; peduncles mostly longer than the petioles ; umbel simple or compound ; 

 flowers oblong-oval in the bud, white, the lobes somewhat spatulate ; crown 

 5-crenate, with a pair of subulate processes in the sinuses. — Calcareous soil, 

 Florida <and Alabama. July. 



8. G. flavidulus, Chapm. Hirsute ; leaves round-ovate, cordate, abruptly 

 acute ; umbels about as long as the petioles; corolla vellowish green, ovate in 

 the bud, the ovate obtuse lobes pubescent without ; follicles armed with soft 

 spines. — Light rich soil, Middle Florida. — Leaves 4' -6' long. 



9. G. pubiflorus, Engelm. Stem dividing at the base into many divari- 

 cate branches, 6'- 12' long, hairy; lower leaves round-cordate, the upper 

 acute, all slightly hairy on both sides, and ciliate; umbels axillary, 3-5- 

 flowered ; corolla small, purplish, villous within, the lobes ovate, obtuse ; 

 follicles oval, spiny. — Sand-hills near the Altamaha River, Georgia. Orange 

 County, Florida (Fred- L. Lewton). 



Order 97. OLEACE^. (Olive Family.) 



Trees or shrubs, with opposite entire or pinnate exstipulate leaves, 

 and perfect polygamous or dioecious flowers. — Calyx 4-toothed. 

 Corolla 4-lobed or 4-petalous, valvate or imbricate in the bud, some- 

 times wanting. Stamens 2-4. Ovary 2-celled, with 2 suspended 

 anatropous ovules in each cell. Style single or none. Fruit 1-2- 

 seeded. Embryo straight, in hard albumen. 



