S38 PE^TANDRTA MONOGYNlA. 



essed 



Flowen 



In terminal and lateral cymes? composed of dicliotomous^sccund 

 spikes, at first erect, afterwards recurved,. Caly^v 1 leaved, persist- 

 ent; border 5 cleft; segments linear. Corolla i petalled, white, de* 

 ciduous, not longer than the calyx, tube very short, the throat closed 

 with jointed hairs ; segments acute, expanding. Filaments in^eiivd 

 into the tube of the corolla, very short. Germ superior, ovale, fur- 

 rowed. StTfl-p as long us the stamens. Stigma capitate. Capsules 

 2, united at the base and points, open in the middle, 1 celled, not 

 opening. Seeds many, ovate, small^ attached to a receptacle on i\m 

 interior side of each capsule. 



Grows in damp soils. 



Flowers July — August. 



g. Lance oL ATA. 



O. foliis longo-Ianceo- j Leaves long lanceolate, 

 iatis, seiTuIatis, basi at- finely serrulate, tapering 

 tenuatis. E. | at base. 



Anon, petiolat. Walt. p. 108. 

 O. Mitreola, Muhl. Cat. 



Boot annual. Stem 18 inches high, square, with, the angles round- 

 ed, 4 furrowed, slightly branched, glabrous. Leaves opposite, acumi- 

 nate, smooth and glaucous on the under surface, the upper scabrous? 

 tapering at base to a short petiole. Tube of the corolla purple, as long 

 as the calvx, the throat closed with hairs j border white, segments 



acute. Stisnna 



Muhlenber 



although the specific character, " foliis ovatis" is only apphcabie to^ 

 the preceding species. Itishowevernot improbable that the 0. 31 it r^ 

 ola of Swartz, a native of the West-Indies, is really distinct now 



Jboth. 



Grows in damp soils. Very common. 

 Flowers Au^gust — September, 



AZALEA 



L 



eorotta campanulata. I Corolla campanulaje, 

 Stamina receptaculo in- | Stame?is inserted on tJie 

 serta. Capsula 5-locu- receptacle Capsule 

 laris. Stig7?ia obtusum. | celled. Stigjna obtuse. 



1. Calendulacba. Mich. . ,. 



A. subnudiflora ; foliis I Flowers rather nakeo^ 

 oblon^is, utrinqiie piibes- leaves long, puoesceni 

 cemibus, adultis hirsutis ; | both sides, wlien tiin 

 floribus amplie, non vis- grown hirsute ; no 



cosis 



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dentibus large, not viscid: the 



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