TRIANDRTA MONOGYNIA. 4^ 



Stem 5 feet high, flexuous, the lower joints angled on one side. 

 Leaves ensiform, margins very entire. Flo ers 6 — 10. axillary, 2 

 frequently in each axil. Corolla tawny; the exterior segments obo- 

 vate, emarginate; the interior smaller. Genn six angled. Stigmas 

 diated near the base, somewhat toothed; the mar<rin membranaceous, 

 tapering at base. Cajjaule acixtelj six angled, ventricose. 



Grows in the marshes of the Alatamalia — Mr. Le Conte. 



Tawny Iri% 



Flowers April — May. 



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LACHNANTHES. E. 



Corolla supera, limbo | Coro/Zcs superior, border 

 sexpaitito, laciiiiis in£e- 



qiialibus. Stigma niinu- 

 tissime trifi'Juiii. Capsii- 

 I'l 3-Iocularis, truncata, 



polyspeniia. | ecl- 



1. TlNCrORIA. 



6 parted, segments une- 

 qual. iStigma minutely 

 3 lobed. Capsule 3 cell- 

 ed, truncated, many seed* 



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Heritiera Gmelini, Mich. I. p. 21 — 04. 

 Dilatris Heritiera, Persoon, 1. p. 54. 

 Dilatris tinctoria, Pursh, 1. p. SO. 



Root fibrous, perennial. Utem erect, simple, berbaceous, 2 feet high, 

 columnar, becoming hairy towards the summit. Leaves alterna e, en- 

 siform, shorter than tiie stem. Mower's in a corvmbose panicle. Ca- 

 lyx Corolla I petalled; tube short; S segments smaller, linear; 3 

 lanceolate; corolla tomentose without, dilating over the germ, cloth- 

 ing it, and forming its outer integument. Filaments 3, equal, fili- 

 lorm, longer than the corolla, and inserted into its tube. Jnthers 

 Imear. Germ globose, '^tyle filiform, declining, as long as the stam- 

 ens. Mi^ma (small, Walt.) (minutely 3 lobed, Mich.) Capsule eIq. 

 Oose, 3 valved, bursting at the sides, Seeds 6—7 in each cell, round, 

 compressed, attaciied to a central receptacle. 



I have used the minute descriptions of Walter & Michaux compar- 

 ing them with excellent specimens. I ha%'e not seen the plant' alive. 



' ihis p ant cannot be referred to t1)e genus Dilatris, its monopetaU 

 om corolla, equal filaments, and many seeded cells forbid; and Gme- 

 iins generic name of Heritiera is now applied to another plant. It 

 uea.s a great affinity to the Conostylis Americana of Pursh and may 

 at some future period be associated with it. 



^rows m ponds and savannahs of the pine barrens. 



^lowers July—August. Tallow-rooted Trichoma. 



