OCTANDRIA MOI^OGYVIA. 439 



pur 



w 



Viscid liairs. Petals somewhat acute, 

 pie. 



- The leaves anrl stem of this plant have a verj sweet taste, and they 

 are said, though I know not if uj*on good authority, to be a favourite- 

 food of our deer. They are eaten by children witli impunity. 



Grows in stiff, darap'soils. 



Flowers June — August. Deer grass. 



4. CiLiosA Mich. 



U, caule siibquadrato, I Stem nearly square, gla* 

 glabro ; foHis ovato-lan- | brous ; leaves ovate lan- 

 ceolatis, serrulatis cilia- | ceolafe, serrulate, ciliate, 

 tis.trinervibusjsubtusgla- 3 nerved, glabrous un- 

 bris ; floribus involucra- | dcrueath ; flowers with 

 tis. K. I an involuci'umo 



Mich. 1. p. 221. Pursh, t. p. 258. 

 Khexia petiolata, AValt. p. 130. 



Stem about 18 inches high. Leaves sometimes lanceolate, acutely 

 gpirrulate, with the serratures fringed, the upper surface hairy. Peti- 

 oles very short, scarcely distinct. Flowers, as in the preceding spe- 

 cies, in a loose dichotomous panicle, Inv-)lucrum composed of 2 

 leaves at the base of each flower. Petals ricarly round, purple. 



Grows in damp pine barrens. 



Flowers June — August. 



5. SruiCTA. Pursh. 



R. caule stricte erecto, [ Stem strict, erect, wing- 

 alato,glabro,adnodosbar. | ed, glabrous, bearded at 

 bato ; foliis sessiUbus, an- j the joints; leaves sessile, 



gusto-1 



natis, trinervibus, utrin- 



que giabris ; corymbis 



naiTow lanceolate, acu 

 niinate, 3 nerved. 



both sides : co- 



dichotomis. Pursh, l. p. rymbs dichotomous 



258. 



S^fem 4 angled, slightly bearded at the joints. Leaves slender; 

 Calyx glabrous. Flowers handsome, purple. Pursh. 



Dt'scribed by Pursh from specimens collected in the bogs of Geor- 

 gia by Mr. Eflslen. It appears to be very nearly allied to the next 

 species. 



6. ViRGINlCX. 



R. caule angulato, ala- j Stem angled, winged ; 

 to; fohis ovato-lanceola- leaves ovate lanceolate, 



tis, ciliato-sefratis, 5—7 [ cUiatC; serrate, 5-7 nerv- 



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