i»ENTANDRlAM0NOGYNlA. 311 



Inferaj niono-sperma^ ca- 1 inserted. Mit inferior, 

 lyce persistente tecia. I l seeded, covered with 



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the persistent calyx 



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T. floribus umbellatis, I Flowers in axillary 

 axillaribus ; foliis oblon- | umbels j leaves oblong 



gis. Sp.pl 1. p. 1314. 



T. corymbulosum, Miclu 1 p. 112. 



-Roof perennial* Stem smooth, branching near the summit- Leaves 

 oblong, lanceolate, entire, glabrous, sessile. Umbels 3 — 5 flowered, 

 axillary ; common peduncles longer than the leaves ; pedicels 

 2 — 3 lines long. Involucrum 4 leaved, leaves small, lanceolate. 

 Calyx 1 leaved, conical, with the upper half coloured and 5 clefts 

 Cvrolla 0. Stamens shorter than the calyx. 



Very common in dry soils in t}\& upper country. Dr. Macbride* 



Sent to me from Athens, Georgia, oy Mr. Green* 



Flowers 



GELSEMINUM. Juss. 



Cali/x ;5-pliyllus. CoroU I Calyx 5 leaved. Co- 

 la infundibuliformis. Cap- I rolla funnel shaped, Cap^ 

 sula compresso-plana, 9.- J sale compressed, divisi- 

 partibilisja-locularis. Se- ble, 2 celled.' Seeds flat, 

 mina plana, valvularum attached to the marging 

 naarginibus adnexa. | of the valves. 



j. Sempervirens. 



G. nitidum, Mich. L p. 120- Pursh, 1. p. 184, 

 Bignonla sempervirens, Sp. pi. 3. p. 291. 

 Anon, sempervirens, Walt. p. 99. 

 Gelseminum, Catesby Car. 1. p. 53 t. 53. 



Perennial. /Sffern twining, smooth, glabrous. Leaves opijosite, jic- 

 rcnnial, lanceolate, entire, slightly acuminate, of a dark shining greea 

 colour on the upper surface, paler on the under, 1 — 2 inches loag, 

 5--8 lines wide ; petioles short Flowers (1 — 5) in axillary clusters; 



f)edicel i an inch long, clothed with small scales. Leaves of the ca- 

 yo* lanceolate, equal, glabrous, with the margins slightly membraBa- 

 ceous. Corolla yellow; border obscurely 5 lobed, lobes round and 

 equal. Fi/flwen/s half as long as the corolla, inserted iuto its base* 

 Anthers erect, sagittate, 2 celled. Oerm superior, oblong, furrowed^ 

 tapering into the style. Style as Ion? as the tube of the corolla, with. 

 the summit 4 cleft, (dichotomous). Stigmas simple, rccun^ed 



This beautiful plant flourishes in almost every soil in the maritifle 



districts of Carolina and Georgia, though it prefers moist and rich 



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