206 RHAMNACEAE 



Family 8. HIPPOOASTANACEAE T. & G. Buckeye Family. 

 1. AESCULUS L. 



Capsule spiny : stamens exserted. 



Corolla white. i. A. Hippocastanvm. 



Corolla yellow. 2. A. glabra. 



Capsule smootli : stamen about as long as the petals. 3. A. octandra. 



1. Aesculus Hippocastanum h. Horse-chestnut. (Mau. p. 609; 

 I. F. f. 2jSi.) Escaped from cult., southern N. Y., Pa. and N. J. Na- 

 tive of Asia. — Pen7isylvania : Northampton, Easton. 



2. Aesculus glabra Willd. Fetid or Ohio Buckeye. (ISIan.p. 609; 

 I. F. /. 23S2.) Woods, Pa. to Ala., Mich., Neb. and the Ind. Terr.— 

 Pennsylvania : Lawrence ; Fayette ; Westmoreland ; Allegheny; 



M ERCER. 



3. Aesculus octandra Marsh. Yellow or SwEET Buckeye. (Man. 

 p. 609 ; I. F.y. 2jS^.) Woods, Pa. to Ga., Iowa and Tex. — Pennsylvania : 

 Allegheny. 



Family 9. SAPIITDACEAE R. Br. Soapberry Family. 

 1. CARDIOSPERMUM L. 

 1. Cardlospermum Halicacabum L. Balloon Vine. Heart seed. 

 (Man. p. 610 ; I. F./l ^jSy.) In waste places, N. J. to Kans. and south- 

 ward, and in ballast about the sea-ports, escaping northward. Native of 

 tropical Am. — Pennsylvania : Philadelphl\ ; Huntingdon. 



Family id. BALSAMINACEAE Lindl. Jewel-weed Family. 

 1. IMPATIENS L,. 



Flowers orange : saccate sepal contracted into a spur % as long as the body. 



I. /. biflora. 

 Flowers pale yellow : saccate sepal contracted into a spur Y^ or y^ as long as 

 the body. 2. /. attrea. 



1. Impatiens biflora Walt. Spotted Touch-me-not. Silver-LEaf. 

 (Man. p. 611 ; I. F. f. 23S8.) In moist grounds, N. S. to Ore., Alaska, 

 Fla. and Kans. — Pennsylvania : Northampton ; Bucks ; Delaware ; 

 Chester ; Lancaster ; Franklin ; Huntingdon ; Bedford ; Erie ; 

 Allegheny. 



2. Impatiens aurea Muhl. PalE Touch-me-noT. (Man. p. 611 ; I. 

 F.y. 23Sg.) In similar situations, Quebec to Ore., Ga. and Kans. — Penn- 

 sylvania : Monroe ; Northampton ; Bucks ; Delaware ; Chester ; 

 Lancaster ; Franklin ; Huntingdon ; Luzerne ; Bedford ; Erie ; 

 Allegheny. 



Order 17. RHAMNALES. 

 Fruit a capsule or drupe. Fam. i. Rhamnaceae. 



Fruit a berry. Fam. 2. Vitaceae. 



Family i. RHAMNACEAE Dumort. Buckthorn Family. 



Ovary and disk free from each other : fruit pulpy. i. Rhamnus. 



Ovary and disk adnate : fruit dry. 2. Ceanothus. 



