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equally 5-lobed. Stamens 4, didynamous, with the rudiment 

 of a fifth. Capsule ligneous, corticate, 4-celled, with a long 

 hooked beak which at length splits into two horns. 



M. proboscidea Linn. : stem viscid, pubescent, branched, mostly decum- 

 bent ; leaves alternate, cordate, nearly round, very entire, villous ; flowers 

 axillary, on long peduncles. M. alternifolia Lam. 



River banks, N. Y, to Car. W. to Miss. Aug., Sfept. (^.—Stem 1—2 feet 

 long. Leaves 3 — 5 inches in diameter. Flowers dull yellow^, large, spotted. 

 Whole plant fetid. The fruit is esteemed as a pickle. Probably introduced into 

 the Northern States from the Southwest. Unicorn Plant 



Order LXXXIV. POLEMONIACE^.— Phloxworts. 



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Calyx 5-parted. Corolla regular, 5-lobed. Stamens 5, in- 

 serted into the tube of the corolla. Ovary superior, 3 -celled ; 

 style simple; stigma trifid. Capsule 3-celled, 3-valved, with a 

 loculicidal dehiscence ; the valves separating from the axis. 

 Seeds angular or oval, sometimes mucilaginous and furnished 

 with spiral threads ; albumen horny. — Herbaceous plants, with 

 opposite or alternate simple or compound leaves. 



1. PHLOX. Linn.— Phlox. 



(From the Greek 0Xo|, flame ; a name which is said to have been originally 

 applied to a species of Lychnis, and transferred to this genus by Linnaeus.) 



Calyx prismatic, the segments erect. Corolla salver-form ; 

 tube long, somewhat curved ; the limb flat, 5-lobed. Stamens 

 inserted about the middle of the tube of the corolla, very un- 

 equal. Capsule roundish-ovoid, 3 -seeded. 



1. P. paniculata Linn. : stem erect, smooth, paniculately branched 

 above ; leaves oblong or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate ; panicle pyramidal, 

 corymbose, many-flowered ; teeth of the calyx setaceous-acuminate ; lobes 

 of the corolla obovate. 



Meadows. Penn. to Car. W. to Miss. June, July. %.—Stem 2—3 feet 

 high. Leaves opposite, rough on the margin, the upper ones slightly cordate at 

 base. Flowers numerous, crowded at the summits of the branches, purple. 



Panicled Phlox. 



2. P. maculata Linn. : stem erect, simple, and somewhat scabrous ; 

 leaves oblong-lanceolate, smooth, with the margin scabrous ; panicle oblong, 

 thyrsoid or somewhat pyramidal ; teeth of the calyx lanceolate, acute ; lobes 

 of the corolla rounded. P. pyramidalis Smith. P. suaveolens Ait. 



Moist meadows. N. J. to Car. June. %. — Stem 2 — 3 feet high, mostly simple, 

 roughish pubescent above, sometuues spotted with dark purple. Upper leaves 

 ovate, and somewhat cordate at base. Flowers in pedunculate axillary corymbs 

 at and near the summit of the stem, varying from deep purple to nearly white. 

 I follow De Candolle in uniting the above species, as it is difficult to point out 

 the distinctive characters. Spotted Phlox. 



