PENTANDRIA DIGYNIA* 83j 



A tree, generally about 30 or 40 feet high, resembling very mucli 

 the Elm in its foliage. Leaves ovate, acute, or slightly acuminate, 

 serrate, glabrous, equal at base. Flowers axillary, generally by 

 threes. Segments of tlie calya: and stamens (3 — 5) variable in num- 

 ber. Germ superior, ovate- Stigmas 2, recurved, feathered. JSTut 

 slightly keeled, rougliened as If irregularly covered with scales. 



Grows in the river swamps in Carolina and Georgia ; very com- 

 znon on the Santee. 



Flowers very regularly in the last week in February. 



CELTIS. Gen. tl. 1501. 



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Drupa 1-sperrna. Ca- | Drupe'i seeded. Ca- 

 lyx 5 — 6 partitus. Sta- \ hjx 5 — 6 parted. Sta^ 

 mina 5 — 6. Styli 2, pa- viens 5 — 6. Styles 2, ex- 

 tentes. I panding. 



1. OCCIDENTALIS, 



C. foliis ovatis. acui 



Leaves ovate, acumi 



natis, sequaliter serratis, nate, equally serrate, un- 

 basi insequalibiis, supra [equal at base, scabrous on 

 scabris,subtushirtis;fruc- the upper surface, hairy 

 tu solitario. Pursh, l.p. | on the under: fruit soli- 



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Sp. pi. 4. p. 994. AValt. p. 250. Mich. 2. p. 249. 

 Mich. Arb. Forest. 3. p. 225. 



A large tree, sometimes attaining a height of GO — 80 feet, with m 



anieter of 3 — 4. 



as 



slands 

 Mowers and 



fruit very small Drupe nearly globular, purple. The thin pulp that 

 envelopes the nut is very sweet, and has acquired for the tree, in 

 many places, the popular name of Sugar berry Tree, 



Grows in rich, light soils, on the sea islands j generally along the 

 margin of the salt water. 



Flowers cApril— May. 



HYDROLEA. 



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Calyx 5>partitus. Corol- I Calyx 5 parted. Corolla 

 la subcampanulata. Fila- campanulate. Filaments 

 menta basi dilatata. Cap. | dilated at base. Capsule 



sula 'z locularis, % valvis. | % celled^ % valved. 



