60 CAMII.LIACK.i:. (CAMKLLIA FAMILY.) 



•1 T. heterophylla, Vent. Leaves hu-'^cr (r.'-8' wide), deep f^roen 

 above, wliitc-toinuiitosu beneath. — Mountains ol' Nortii Caruliiia. — June and 

 July. 



2. CORCHORUS, L. 



Sepals 5. Petals 5, ronvolutc in tlic bud. Stamens mostly numerous, sep- 

 arate. Style slender. Stigma diluted, ereimlato. Capsule mostly elongated, 

 siliquc-likc, loeulieidally 2valved, many-seeded — Ilirbs or slnut)by plants, 

 with alternate serrate ))CtioIed leaves, and small yellow flowers on short pedun- 

 cles opposite the leaves. Stipules deciduous. 



1- C. siliquosus, I-- Stem much branched, liairy in lines; leaves ovate 

 and lanceolate, smooth; pcdimdcs 1 -2-flowcred; stamens numerous; capsule 

 linear, compressed, 2-celled, many-seeded. — Near Mobile, Alabama, and Key 

 West. ^ Stems 1° - 2° high. Capsule 2' long. 



Order 25. CAMELLTACEiE. (Camellia Family.) 



Trees or shrubs, with alternate cxstipulate leaves, and regular hypo- 

 gynous polyandrous showy flowers. — Sepals and petals 3-G, imbricated 

 in the bud. Stamens numerous, united at the base into a ring, or into 

 sets placed opposite the petals, and adnate to their ba-ses : anthers 2-cclli'd, 

 introrse. Ovary 2-o-celled, 2 - many-ovuled. Styles 2-5, distinct or 

 tmited. Capsule 2-5-celled, mostly loeulieidally dehiscent Albumen 

 scarce or none. 



1. GORDONIA, Ellis. Lor.i.oLi.Y Bay. 



Sepals 5, roimdish, concave. Petals .5, thick, obovate, united at the base. 

 Stamens united into 5 sets. Ovary 5-cclled, with 4-8 pendulous ovules in each 

 cell. Styles united. Capsule loeulieidally 5-valved, woody. Seeds angular or 

 winged. Flowers axillary. 



^ 1 . GoRDOXi A proper. — Stamens shoi-t, inserted into the fleshy 5-lohedcup ichich 

 adheres to the base of the petals ; capsule ovoid, 5-valved. — Leaves coriaceous, peren- 

 nial. Flowers loiui-prduncled. 



1. G. Lasianthus, L. Sepals and petals silky; leaves ohovate-oblong, 

 narrowed into a petiole, finely senate. — Swamps in the lowetjistricts, Florida 

 to North Carolina, and westward. July and August. — A tree 30° - 5(^ high. 

 Flowers 2' wide, white. 



4 2. Franklixia. — ^aiHens lonq, distinct, inserted into the base of the petals; 

 capsule qlohose, loculicidailif_^-alved above tlie middle, and septicidalli/ b-valved below. 

 — Leaves deciduous. 



2. G. pubescens, L'Herit. Sepals and petals silky ; leaves obovate- 

 oblong, sharply serrate, white beneath; flowers short-peduncled. — Georgia and 

 Florida, near the coast. — A small tree. Flowers 3' wide, white. 



