7*2 YLOn. TELLUK. 



Cal. camp. 5ficl. petalis 5 linearib. Stam. 10, 

 pistilis 2 liberis, capsulis 2 intus dehiscens. — 

 Acaulls, Scapo paniculato. — Another distinct 

 genus separated by Brown, but of same family 

 as Sedu7n, altho' near Spirea by the dehiscence 

 of Capsules, the definite Stamens unite it to 

 t^edum. Several Sp. called Saxifragas by Don, 

 pyrolif. amplexif. fnicrantha^ tS^c. Type Zr, 

 pyrolifolia Hooker il. t. 89. Fol. ellipt. serra- 

 tis, racemis paniculatis. Boreal America. 



264. Pectiantia R. (comb oppos) Dru-- 

 mondia D. C. Cal. coalito turbinato, Segm, 5 

 refl. Petalis 5 pectinatis subepigynis stamini- 

 feris persistens. — Stam. 5 ad pet. oppos. et basi 

 insertis, antheris bilobis subsessilis. Ovario 

 coalito, apice piano, stigma 2 sessilis bilobis. 

 Capsula cal. et pet. connata, uniloc. apex fissus 

 subbivalv. polysp. placenta 2 parietalis. Acaidis^ 



jl. spicatis. — Another striking new Genus over- 

 looked by Hooker, and mixt with Mitella; all 

 the akin Genera Tiarella, Heuchera, are in 

 equal confusion. This is not even of the same 

 Natural Class, since the opposite stamens re- 

 move it to N ANTIANDRIA and near Phylica, 

 Ceanothus, <Slc. ; but forming even a new fa- 

 mily as will be seen below — Meantime the type 

 is — 



265. Pectiantia miteUoides Raf. Drumondia 

 do. Dec. Mitella pentandra Hook. b. mag. 2933. 

 fl. bor. there was a previous G. of Mosses Dru- 

 mondia. — Pubera scabra, fol. petiol. cord. lobat. 

 crenatis, fl. parvis spicatis, petalis rigidis lute- 

 scens. — Oregon Mts. 



266. EVANTEPIA Raf. New Natural Or- 

 der of Class Nantiandria. The Evantepia?is, 

 meaning well opposite over. — Differing from 

 PLYRONTIA by Cal. and ovary coalescent. 



