375 TENTANDRIA POLYGYNIA, 



greateKt in dry clear weather ; hence the Drosera has acquired th« 

 ^ popular name o{ SuniUw, Scapes 2- 3 inches high. Flowers 2-5 

 ©n short pedicels. Corolla white- The caljx and scape have the 

 same reddish hue that distinguishes the leaves. 



The brevifolia, of Pursh, is probably only a variety of this species. 



Grows in damp soils, bogs, &c. 



Flowers April. Suiidew. 



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2. LONGIFOLIA. 



D. scapis simplicibiis ; | Scapes simple ; leaves 

 foliisspathulato-obovatis^ J spathulate obovate j pe- 

 petiolis elongatis, jiudis. | tioles long, naked 

 Piirsh, 1. p. 211. 



Sp. pi. 1. p. 1544. 



Gfbws from Canada to CaroliE 

 eedlng. 



Flowers June— Julj. 



3. FOLIOSA. E. 



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D. caulescens ; foliifs [ Beaiing a stem ; leaves 

 confeitis, ovalibus, basi | crowded, oval, wedg© 

 cuneatis ; peliolis longis- 1 sbaped at base, on long 

 fiiniis, nudis. E. | naked petioles. 



Stem 4-6 inches high, perhaps creepinn;, terete, a little halrj, «n- 



'infidcd ? Leaven crowded, oblong, small, hairy, as in the other specie 



of this genus, tapering at base ; petioles slender, without hair, 2—3 



inches long, with subulate stipules at their base. The flowers I have 

 not seen. * 



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Found by Dr. Macbride, In the vallies aAonff the saad' hills ia 

 Chesterfield district, SouthXarolitia, . 

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Calyx 0. Petala 5. I Calyx 0. Petals 5. 

 Nectaria 5, pedicellata. Kedaries 5, pediceUate, 



CapsuUe 5, monospermy, j Capsules 5, one seeded. 



