DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



509 



flouers. Petals white, obovate, twice as long as the calyx. Fila- 

 ments !(>fi":ertliaii the corolla, inserted at ihp hnan fxf tha. n.»^«. _.iu^^ 



ing to the petals. sSnthers sagittate, 2 celled, opening through pore* 

 at the extremity of each auricle. Germ superior, hairy. Stijle ft lit- 

 tle longer than the stamens. Seeds numerous, ovate, compressed, at- 

 tached to a large receptacle in the angle of each cell. 



Grows in damp soils. Very commori. 



Flowers July — August. 



3, ScABRA. Pcrsoon. 



C. foliis cuneato-obo- I Leaves ciineate obo- 

 Vatis, acutis, iitrinque sea- | vate, acute, scabrous on 

 bris, grosse seriatis ; m- botli surfaces, with large 

 cemis spicatis, subpani- | serratures; racemes spik- 



culatis, bracteatisy 



to- 



ed, somewhat paniculate, 



mentosis. Pursh, 1. p. | bracteate, tomentose. 



305. 



fin 



Persoon, 1. p. 483. 



Serratures of the leaves large, uncinate. Spil 



Pursh. 



with 



a 



Found by Mr. Lyon in the western districts of Georgia. 

 Flowers 



4. Panic ULATA. 



C. foHis cuiieato-lance- 

 olatis, acutis, serratis, u- 



tnnque glabris ; p 



bo 



acemifl 



Leaves cuneate lance 



;rrate, gla 



brous on both su 

 panicle terminal 

 the branches ; 

 tomentose and 



faces 



9 



with 



acemose 



? 



Pursh, 1, p. 302. Sp. pi. 2 p. 620. 



Xmre* narraw, with the serratures acuminate 



Crrows ia Carolina. Bartraiu. 

 Flow 



g. PursH. 



era 



5. Acuminata. 



C. foliis ovalibus, acu- I Leaves oval, acuminate, 

 ^inatis, serratrs, utrinque serrate, g'abrous on both 

 glabris, subtussubglaucisj I sides, somewhat g-aucou* 



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