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than the calyx. (II. amcenum, Pursh.) — Banks of the Flint River, Georgia to 

 Tennessee, and westward. June -August. — Stem 2° high, diftusely branched. 

 Leaves 2' -3' long. Flowers 2' wide, with recurved orange-colored petals. 



++ •*-<- Ci/iiifs leafless, hractcd. 

 10 H. nudiflorum, Michx. Branches 4-anglcd ; leaves olilong, obtuse, 

 narrowed at the base, paler beneath ; cymes terminal, pcdunclcd, 5- 1.5-flowered ; 

 bracts subulate ; buds globose ; petals oval, twice as long as the oval sepals ; 

 capsule ovate, longer than the calyx. — Low grounds, Florida and northward. 

 July and August. — Shrab 2° -3° high. Leaves thin, l'-2' long. Flowers 

 I' wide. Petals recurved. 



11. H. cistifolium, Lam. Branches 2-edged ; leaves rigid, linear-oblong, 

 sessile ; cymes terminal, comjiound, many flowered ; bracts sui)ulatc ; buds 

 ovate ; petals spreading, obovate, twice as long as the oblong, unequal sepals ; 

 capsule 3-lobed, ovate, longer than the sepals. (H. rosmarinifolium, Ell.) — 

 Pine barren swamps, near the coast, Florida to South Carolina and westward. 

 July- September. — Shrub 2° - 3° high. Leaves very numerous, 1 ' long. Flow- 

 ers ^' wide. Valves of the capsule strongly impressed on the back. 



12. H. fastigiatum, Ell. "Branches somewhat compressed ; leaves nar- 

 row-lanceolate, very acute ; corymbs terminal, many-flowerefl, fastigiate ; styles 

 united. — Pine ban-ens of Scriven County, Georgia. May -July. — Sln-ub 3° 

 high. Leaves 3' long, narrowed but connate at the base. Flowers very numer- 

 ous." Elliott. ( * ) 



■<- -1- Herbs : sti/les distinct. 



13. H. graveolens, Buckl. Stem smooth, terete, nearly simple ; leaves 

 oblong-ovate, obtuse, clasping ; cymes lateral and terminal, many-flowered ; 

 petals oblong-obovate, much longer than the lanceolate acute sepals ; stamens 

 collected in three sets, as long the petals ; styles slender, twice as long as the 

 ovary. — Mountains of North Carolina. July and August. — Stem 2° - 3° high. 

 Leaves 2' long. Flowers large. 



14. H. pilosum, AValt. Downy ; stem terete, mostly simple, slender ; 

 leaves small, lance-ovate, acute, erect, sessile ; cymes compound ; styles short. 

 (II. simplex, Mich.) — Wet pine barrens, Florida to North Carolina and west- 

 ward. July and August, (j) ? — Stems l°-2° high. Leaves ^' long. Flowers 

 5" -6" wide. 



15. H. angulosum, Michx. Smooth; stem 4-iingled, branching ; leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute, sessile; cymes leafy, many-flowered, the branches often 

 simple ; sepals ovate, shorter than the petals, longer than the ovate capsule. — 

 Varies (H. acutifolium. Ell. ) with larger shining leaves, compound and nearly leaf- 

 less cymes, and more crowded flowers. — Pine barren ponds (the var. in dry 

 soil), Florida to North Carolina and westward. June -August. — Stem 2° -3° 

 high. Leaves 6" -12" long. Flowers small. Styles longer than the capsule. 



§ 2. Stamens 5-20 : capsttle strictli/ l-celled : styles separate : annuals. 

 * Flowers in cymes. 



16. H. mutilum, L. Stems slender, branching above, 4-angled. leaves 

 oblong or roundish, obtuse, clasping, 5-nerved ; cymes leafy at the base ; sepals 



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