S6» PENTANDHIA MONOGYNIA. 



r 



1. Amplexicauiis. Mich. 



C. caiile simpli( i ; fo- | Stem simple ; leaves 

 his cordatis, dentatis, am- | cordate, toothed, amplex- 

 plexicaulibiis ; floribus icaule ; flowers sessile, 

 sessilibus, aggregatis. | clustered. 



y'lch. 1. p. 108, * 



C. perfohata, Sp. p], 1. 915. 



Walt. p. TOO. Pursh, 1. p. 160. 



^oof annual, somewhat fusiform. Stem 6 — 12 inclies hin-h, jErene* 

 rally simple, erect, 5 angled, the angles retrorsely aculeatef Leaves 

 sessile, pubesrent, never perfoliate, closely embracing the stem. 

 Flowera 1—5 in the bosom of each leaf. Catij.v 1 1- aved, persistent, 

 5 parted, sometimes 5 — 4 ; segments lanceolate, acute, mucronate, 

 sparingly ciliate. Corolla 1 petalled, inserted into the summit of the 

 erm, purple ; the border 5 cleft, segments acute. Filaments about 

 alf the length of the corolla, dilated at base and closing the base of 

 the corolla. Anthers erect, 2 lobed, pale purple. 6r?nn inferior, ob- 

 long, angled. Style filiform, longer than the stamens, pubescent to- 

 wards the summit. Capsule ob]oni^, angled, 8 celled, crowned with 

 the calyx, opening by 3 lateral valves .^ Seeds ovate, slightly com- 

 pressed, attached to a central receptacle. 



As the leaves of this plant are never perfoliate, it appears to be im- 

 proper to retain the name given it by Linnaeus. 



Grows In dry cultivated ground. Very common. 



Flowers Apnl. 



2. 4cumtnata. Mich. 



C. foliis lanceolatis, a- I Leaves lanceolate, acu- 

 cuminatis, serratis, gla- I minate, serrate, glabrous j 

 bris ; spica fascictdata ; | spike clustered ; corolla 

 corollis campanulato-ro- | campanulate rotate 

 talis. E. 



Sp. pi. 1. p. 899. Mich. 2. p. 108. Pursh, l.p. 159. 



' 'Root perennial. Stem erect, £-3 feet high, terete, gla^'i:""^; 

 Leaves remotely serrate, attenuate at base, thin, very smooth, rtoi • 

 £r5 generally hy threes in the axil of each leaf; peduncles very snor • 

 Corolla blue. Stamens shorter than the corolla. Style much longe . 



Grows in the mountains of Carolina and Georgia. 



Flowers July — August. 



3 DivABic'TA. Mich. 



C. foliis lanceolatis, I Leaves lanceolate, acutp, 



?iciitis,grosse serratis, gla- | with large serratuies. giii- 



