IS I AnoMi'.Aci:.!:. (wATi:rt-smi;i,n iamii.v.) 



4. JEFFERSONIA, Uartuii. Twin i.kak. 



Scpnls 4, ]>otal-Iik<', cikIuious. IVtiils 8, oMonjjj. Stnnun< 8. Stifrma nearly 

 stssilo, 2-IoIk(1. Capsule ooiiaccous, oliovatc, tiiany-soLMltd, opi-niii^ transvi-rsely 

 *Mi the liack, near the sumnut. Seeds numerous, furnished with a fleshy laeini- 

 iiieil aril. — A low stcniless peR-nnial lierh, with lon;i-petioleU, U-]jarted leaves, 

 and naked scapes, Ix-'aring a single white llower. 



1. J. diphylla, IVrs. — Rich .shady woods, Tennessee and northward. 

 April. — J.ohes of the leaves half-ovate, entire or toothed, tieapes 6' - 12' high. 

 Flowers 1' wide. 



5. PODOPHYLLUM, L. May-Apple. 



Sepals G, cadueou.s. Petals G - 9, olwvate. Stamens twice as many (in our 

 species) as the |)etals. Anthers opening longitudinally. Stigma large, peltate, 

 sessile. Fruit liaccatc, many-seeded. Seeds enveloped in a pulpy aril. — A low 

 perennial herb, with the naked stem terminated by two large peltate, .5-9-partcd, 

 lobed and toothed leaves, with a solitary nodding flower in the fork. 



1. P. peltatum, L. (Mandrake.) — Rich woods, Florida and north- 

 ward. April and May. — Stems 1° high, the barren ones terminated by a 

 single centrally peltate leaf, smooth. Leaves 4'-G' wide. Flowers 1' wide, 

 greenish. Berry l'-2' long, ovoid, yellow, fragrant. 



Ordkr 6. NELUMBIACEiE. (Nklumuo Family.) 



Acinatic lierbs, with larj^e circular centrally peltate floating loaves, and 

 .solitary liypojrynous flowers on long peduncles. Sepals and petals sim- 

 ilar, in several rows, imbricated in the bud, deciduous. Stamens indefi- 

 nite, the slender filaments ])rolonged alx)vc the linear, adnatc, introrse 

 anthers. Ovaries separate, 1 -colled, l-ovuled, imbedded in the flat sum- 

 mit of the large obconical torus, forming large globular nuts in fruit. 

 Stigma nearly sessile, peltate. Seeds suspended. Embrjo large. Al- 

 buintii none. 



1. NELUMBIUM, Juss. Nelumbo. 



Cliaractcrs of the order. 



1. N. luteum, Willd. (Water Ciiixquepix.) —Lakes and still water, 

 Florida, near Tallahassee, and northward and westward. Not common. July. 

 — l{hi/,onia large, creeping. Leaves l°-2° wide, depre.s.sed in the centre. 

 Flowers 5' - 6' wide, pale yellow. Appendage of the anthers linear. 



Ori>eu 7. CABOMBACE/E. (Waticu-siiiem) Family.) 



Acjuatic perennial herbs, Avith peltate or dissected leaves, and solitary 

 hypogynous flowers on long a.xillary peduncles. Sepals 3-4, colored 



