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rOLtANDRIA POLYe¥NIA. 



tlie corolla. Germs many, forming at first an ovate head, extending after- 

 wards into a cylindrical spike. Seeds a little roughened. 

 Grows in wet grounds common around Charleston. 



Flowers Aprils — June. 



7. Repens. 



R. foliis pinnatim 

 trisectis, segmentis cu- 



neatiSjtrilobatisiinciso 

 dentatis ; caiile sub- 

 erecta flageliis repen 



Leaves pinnately 3 

 parted, segments ciin- 

 eate^ 3 lobed, notched 



and 



toothed 



5 



Stem 



lib us 



? 



calyce adpres 



nearly erect, creepin 

 calyx appressed;see 



so; seminibus acumine [ with a straight point. 



recto. De Cand. 



Sd. pi 2. p. 1325. ' Pursh 2. p. 394. De Candolle 1. p. 285. 



This species is said by De Candolle, to vary very much in Europe^, 

 tvhich is probably its native country. It is found with stems all pros' 



and 



runners 



lucid, 



ly spotted ; with the segments of the leaves trilid or three parted and the 



longs to the Southern States 



double^ 

 whether 

 e banks 



Pursh 



and 



Flowers July 



Candolle. 



wet woods, partic 

 •Aiigitst. Pursh- 



Pursh. 



In Spring 



D^ 



8. NiTiDus. Muhl Cat, 



Leaves 

 segments 



I 



3 



cleft 



R. foliis tripartitisjin- 

 sequaUter trifidis, lan- 

 ceolatis, subiacisis 

 dentatisque, glabris; 

 calyce reflexo ; petalis 



ovalibus, calyce dupio 

 longioribus; seminibus 



acumine 5ubrecurvo. | seed with a curved 

 E. 



parted? 



unequally 

 lanceolate, 



notched, toothed, gla- 

 brous; calyx reflect 



ed; petals oval, twice 

 as long as the calyx ; 



point 



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