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MONOECIA MONADELPHIA 



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tioles about as long as the leaves. Involucrum small, sessile, deeply notched. 

 SpiTce of stei ile florets axilbry, small, scarcely exceeding an inch in length. 

 Stamens numerous. Spike of fertile florets 2 — 4 inches long, leafless except 

 at base, perhaps only the lower flowers really maturing their seed. Cajpsuk 



small, echinate. 



This species differs so much in appearance and habit from the preceding, 

 as to excite at least a doubt whether it belongs to the same genus/ It is to 

 me, however, very rare, and for many years I have had no opportunity of 



examining it in a living state, j^ . 



Found on Paris Islnnd in cultivated land. 



Flowers August — October. 



CROTON. Gen. Pl. 1462. 



MascidL Calyx cy- 

 lindriciis, 5-clentatus. 

 Corolla 5-petaIa. Sta- 



mina 10 



15. 



Fo e m in ei, Ca lyx 

 polyphyllus. Corolla 



0. Styli 3, bifidi. Cap- 

 sula 3-IocuIaiis. Semen 



Ca- 

 five- 





Sterile florets, 

 lyx cylindrical, 

 toothed. Corolla 5-pe- 

 tallcd. Stamens 10 

 15. 



Ca- 

 Co- 



Fertile florets, 

 lyx many leaved. 

 rolla 0. Styles 3, 2- 

 cleft. Capsule 3-celled 

 Seed 1 ia each ceil. 



5 



1. Maritimlm. Walt. 



C. foliis petlolatis 

 subcordato-ovalibus o- 

 vatisve^ obtusis, ramii- 

 lisque tomentosis, su- 

 pra pallidis siibtus in- 

 canis; spicis foemineis 

 paucifloris, plerumque 



binis 

 so. 



? 



caule suffrutico 



E. 



Walt. p. 239. Sp. pl. 4. p. 532 

 C. Disjunctiflorum, Mich. 2, 214 



Leaves on petioles, 



cordate, oval 



slightly 

 or 



the 



ovate, obtuse, with 

 branches toinen- 

 tosc, pale on the upp^ 

 surface, hoary im 



I 



der- 

 spikes 



few flowered, frequent- 

 stem some; 



neath; fertile 



r 



but 

 what shrubby. 



603 



Nutt. 2. p. 2^5 



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