5S 



TRIANDRIA MONOGYNTA, 



the bud and the capsule; the lower scales commonly withont flowers* 

 Calyjc 2 leaved, somewhat persistent; leaves nearly linear, rat'her 

 shorter than the bracteas, slightly feathered on the back towards t'le 

 8»u;mit Corolla 3 petalled, claws nearly as long as the bracteas, di- 

 lated above, )clh)w. H amenta inserted into the claw of the corolla, 

 brnrded. Mthers erect. Germ superior. S anj^led, flattened. SiyLe 

 av Ion;Lr as the stamens, 3 cleft. 8^?'^ina5 obtuse, glandular. Capsule 

 1 celled, 5 vatved, opening at the angles. Seed^ numerous, small, ob- 

 lif|uelv lanceolate, striate, (adhering to an elevated rib in the middle 

 of each valve. Gpertner.) 



A membranous sheath envelopes the corolla before flow^ering, and 

 tlie capsule after the corolla decays. 



liruws in flat pine barrens. Very common. 



Flowers J ulj — September. 



xy 



2. FlMBRlATA. 



E. 



X. tapitulis laxe im- 

 fuicatis ; cnlyce braftcis 

 iijulto ;on<;ion', fin^hria- 

 to; foils loiigis, gladiat- 

 is. E. 



Heads loosely imbri- 

 cate; calyx imich lonj»;er 

 than tlie bracteas, fiiiibri- 

 ate; leaves, long, sword 



s 



Iiaped. 



Boot perennial. Stem 2 feet liif!;n, a little scabrous, dilated at the' 

 8U!i)imt. Uayei, nearly as long as the stem. FLuwers in an oblong 

 caiHulum, with the scales or bractea^ loosely appressed. Brach'aS 

 round, ialijx nearly twice as long as the bracteas, the keel divided 

 into long segments (fin.bria) that give the head a feathered aspect. 



lue corolla and anthers of this species require further exaniina- 



ba 



J'^'oFtlTll'?*^ Xpis exudes a gelatinous fluid from the roots and 



S. ; f ' ''' ^'i *';l' P''"^''P' "'"'-e abundantly than ar ' 

 bent Ironi Georgia by Dr. Baldwin. ^ 



H 1 J h ■ K - JL >«^ I . . 1 -^ 4 i 



iiowers Julj 



August, 



^a 



3, Bb 



Midi 



X. loljis subulato-glad 

 iatis, br( \iljus ; calvce 



Leaves subulate, sword 



br 



IS hrev] 

 dentatb, 



sub 



shaped 



short 



J 



E 



Mich. I. p. 23. Pursh, 1. p. 33. 



b 





notched 



calvx 



• 



cteaSy 



Soot perennial. Stem 12— is inrli^c \.\^v ^ .l 



• *^ - . , J*' inches high, compressed near the 



incites long, linear, subulate, much tiviht.d 



summit. Leaves S — 6 



Thriwz ihirlT r^'^ '"'"'■' '.^^'"''" ^''"'■^'^•- tJ^«« the bracteas.. 

 itie Ami Hhich m the former species is dilated and featliered, or 



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