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MONADELPHIA POLYANDPaA 



rioribus oblongis, tri 

 lobis : 



; racemo ter 

 minali; floribus cer 

 nuis; pistillis nutan 



tibus. 



Sp.pl 



racemes 

 flov»ers < 



terminal *, 



dding 



5 



pis 



5. p 



830. Mich. 2. p. 46. Pursh 2. p. 456. 



H.CIypeuUis. Walt. 177- 



Stem 2—4 feet liigli, and w'lth the leaves tomentosc and scabrous, the^ 

 lower and upper lea\es cordate,ovate3acuaunate,the intermediate and fully 

 grown 3-lobed, tlie lateral lobes short and slightly angled, the petioles l— 

 4 inches lonsr. Flowers in paniculate racemes. Peduncles about 2 nich 



4 



es 



long. 



pan 



Calyx tomentose, the exterior 8 or 9 leaved, leaves subulate 



Petals about 2 inches Umg, bright purple, frhiged and 



and very narrow 



hairy on the outer surface. 



acute . 



Capsule hispid, 5-anglcd^ with the angles 



Grows in wet sdilsj very commorl on the Islands near the ocean 

 Flowers July — September. 



6. Carolinianus. MlllllT 



H. foliis cordato o- 

 vatis, acuminatis, ser- 

 ratis, utrinqiie laeyi- 

 bus, interdum laevis- 

 sime trilobis ; floribus 



semiiiibus 



E. 



Leaves cordate, o- 

 vate, acuminate, ser- 

 rate, smooth on both 

 surfaces, sometimes 

 slightly 3-lobed ; flow- 

 ers purple 5 seeds his- 

 pid. 



Leaves larce, sometimes 6 inches long, 



^ ' Pe- 



purpureis ; 

 nispidis. 



Stem 4 — C fee 

 obscurely 3-lobed when old, veins prominent on the under surface.^ 

 Holes as long as the leaves. Floirers axillary. Peduncles 2 — 3 inches 

 long, slightly adhering to the petioles. Calyx a little scabrous, the exte- 

 lior 12 leaved. Petals 4 inches long, smooth on the outer surface and pu- 

 bescent on the inner. Capside nearly round, hairy on the inside. Seeds 

 obovate, a little angled, hispid with short rigid hair. 



This plant was raised in my garden from seeds collected by Mr. Oen>- 



bier on Wilmington Island, Georgia. 



Flowers July — September. 



flUS- 



ILITARIS. 



7. M 



H. glabenimus; fo 



J. 



Glabrous; leaves 3 



liis 3-lobo-hastatis, a- I lobed, hastate, acumi' 



