2.3(i CAMI'ANULACK.K. (CAMI-ANILA lAMII.Y.) 



1. S. Plumici'i, ^'illll. SlnuMiy, flesliy, ^niootli ; kavcs oltlong-obovatc, 

 entire, bearded in tlie axils; peduncles shorter than the leaves; calyx tubular, 

 truncate, obscurely 5-toothcd ; corolla thick, split to the base; stamens short; 

 ovary 4-ovulcd ; drupe 2-cclled, 2-secdcd. — Sea-shore, South Florida. 



Order 75. CAMPANULACETE. (Campanula Family.) 



Herbs, with milky juice, alternate leaves, and regular mostly blue 

 (lowers. — Calyx 3 - 5-lobecl, adherent to the ovary. Corolla 5-lobed, 

 valvate in the bud. Stamens 5, free from the corolla, the broad fila- 

 ments and anthers distinct. Style single, hairy above. Stigmas 2 or 

 more. Capsule 2 - several-celled, many-seeded, splitting at the ape.x, or 

 opening by lateral valves or holes. Embryo straight In (leshy albumen. 



1. CAMPANULA, L. Bkllflower. 



Calyx 5-lobed. Corolla .'i-lobed, mostly bell-shaped. Filaments dilated at 

 the base. Sti<;mas 3, slender Capsule short, 3-eelled, opening by lateral 

 valves. — Flowers spiked or panicled. 

 * Flowers pamcled, on slender spreading pedicels : corolla small (3 "-4"), hell-shaped. 



1. C. apai'inoides, Pursh. Stem weak, reclining, the angles, as also the 

 margins and midrib of the linear nearly entire leaves, hispid backward ; panicle 

 few-flowered; calyx-lobes triangular; corolla white. (C. erinoides. Maid.) — 

 Swamps among the mountains, Georgia, and northward. July and August. — 

 Stem 1°- 1|° high. Lowest leaves narrowly obovate. 



2. C. divaricata, Michx. Smooth ; stem terete, paniculate above ; the 

 branches somewhat naked, spreading ; leaves scattered, ovate-lanceolate, acu- 

 minate at each end, coarsely serrate ; calyx-lobes subulate ; style slightly ex- 

 serted ; corolla blue, nodding. — Mountains of Georgia and Carolina. July 

 and August. — Stem 1° - 2° high. 



3. C. flexuosa, Michx. Branches erect ; leaves lanceolate, the upper 

 ones approximate ; otherwise like the preceding. — Mountains of Carolina. 

 Michaux. ( • ) 



* * Flowers spiked, single or 2-3 together : corolla large, somewhat wheel-shaped. 



4. C. Americana, L. Stem tall, smooth or hairy, mo.stly simple ; leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, serrate; spike elongated, leafy; corolla (1' wide) 

 blue. (C. acuminata, Michx.) — Dry rocky soil, Florida to Mississippi, and 

 northward. Aug. and Sept. — Stem 20-4° high. Spike 1° - 2° long. Style 

 exserted. 



2. SPECULARIA, Heist. 



Calyx 3 -5-lobed. Corolla wheel-shaped, 5-lobed. Stamens free; the fila- 

 ments membranaceous, hairy, shorter than the anthers. Stigmas 3. Capsule 

 prismatic, 3-celled, opening by 3 lateral valves. — Low annuals. Flowers axil- 

 lary. Corolla blue. 



