414j hexandria trigynia. 



i 



Perennial. Leaves long lanceolate, narrow, acute , sheaths mem- 



branaceous 



Flowers 



verticillate, in long, nearly simple racemes ; pedicels rather thick. 

 Linn. 



Inserted on the authority of Walter. I have not met t-vith it in our 

 low country. 



flowers 



4. Bbi tannicxjs. 



R. valvulis intogeni- I Valves entire, each 



mis, omnibus granifei 

 foliis lanceolatis, plai 



I)earing a grain ; Ictaves 

 lanceolate, flat : slieaths 



6' 



P 



obsoletis. Sp. pi. 1 obsolete 



y 



Waltp.126. Mich. l.p.217. PursK, Up. 248. 



' Perennial. Stevi2^5 feet higli, branching, furrowed, tinged witli 

 red. Leaves large, alternate, acute, sometimes acuminate, obtuse at 

 base; petioles 1 — 2 inches lon^. Stipuh a membrane attached to 



base 



Flowers in a compound, terminal 

 panicle ; sterile dim] fertile floivers mingletl iu the same whpvl ; ped- 

 uncles one half an inch long, pendulous after flowerinjj; the fertile 

 floret at first smaller than the sterile, but the corolla of the former en- 

 larges as the seed matures. Filaments very short. Jnthers erect. 

 Germ 3 angled. Styles very short, expanding between the petah. 



iSf/^mas feathered, white 



Grows in deep swamps, along the marg 

 Tery common. 



'Flowers April — ^May. 





5. Crispls, 



R. vdvulisintegrisjom- I Valves entire, each 

 nibus graniferis ; foliis | bearing a grain; leaves 

 lanct'olatis, unduiatis^ a- j lanceolate, undulate, a- 

 cutis. Sp. pi. 2. p. 251. I cute. 



Perennial. Stem 1—2 feet high, angled. Radical leaves long, Bar- 

 row, lanceolate, acute, very much waved, and curled alon^ the mar- 

 gin with a long, attenuated base. Panicle terminal, sparingly brancn- 

 ed, leafy ; leaves similar to those of the root but smaller. Jflow^^^ 



in whorls on pedicels, 3 — 4 lines long. 



Originally from Europe, now entirely naturall'^ed ; very comnio 

 around buildings ; prefers a close, damp soil. 



Flowers May — June. 



