264 LV. ONAGRACEZ. CLaRgra. 
4. CE. curysantua. Michx. Golden Evening Primrose. 
St. ascending, slender ; fls. small, crowded, spicate; calyx tube equal in 
length to the ovary, longer than the segments ; pet. broadly obovate, emarginate, 
longer than the stamens; caps. smooth, pedicellate, clavate, the alternate angles 
slightly winged.—@) Western N. Y. to Mich. Stem 12—18’ long, purple. 
Leaves lanceolate, obtuse, attenuate at base, denticulate, radical ones spatulate. 
Flowers 5” diam., orange-yellow. Jn. Jl. 
5. C&. Linedris. Michx. : 
St. slender, often decumbent at base, much branched; dvs. linear-lanceo- 
late, obtuse, somewhat denticulate; fs. large, in terminal corymbs; calyx tube 
longer than the ovary; get. longer than the stamens; caps. canescent, with 
slightly winged angles, tapering at base.—2| Montauk Point, L. I. Torrey, to 
Flor.! and La., rare. Stem 1—2f high. Flowers yellow, 1’ diam. Capsules 
obovoid, tapering to a slender pedicel. May—Jl. 
6. CE. sInvAta. 
St. pubescent, diffusely branched or subsimple, assurgent; ivs. pubescent, 
oblong-oval, sinuate-dentate or incised; fs. axillary, solitary, sessile; cal. vil- 
lous, the tube longer than the ovary; caps. prismatic.—@) Fields, N. J. to La. 
Stems 3—8’ high. Leaves often pinnatifid. Flowers about 3’ diam., terminal, 
ellow. 
f 8. minima. Nutt. (Gs. minima. Ph.) Low, simple, 1-flowered ; Jvs. nearly 
entire.—Pine barrens, N. J., &c. 
7. CGE. speciosa. Nutt—Minutely pubescent, mostly erect and branched ; 
is. lanceolate, attenuate at base, lower ones petiolate; fls. large, in a long, 
loose spike; calyx tube longer than the ovary; caps. obovoid-clavate, pedicel- 
late. 2} From Ark. and Tex. Stem 2—3f high. Flowers white or rose-colored, 
fragrant. f 
8. CE. riparia. Nutt. 
Nearly smooth; st. erect and virgately branched; dvs. linear-lanceolate, 
obscurely and remotely denticulate, somewhat petiolate; fs. in a long raceme; 
calyx tube much longer than the ovary; caps. oblong-ovoid, 8-grooved; valves 
dorsally ridged.—_Swamps, Quaker Bridge, N. J., &c. Stem 2—38f high, slen- 
der, and often with virgate branches. Leaves 2—4’ by 2—4"', almost entire, 
thick, obtuse. Flowers 11’ diam., yellow, scentless. . 
9. GE. Missovuriensis. Sims. 
Simple, decumbent; Jvs. coriaceous, lanceolate, acute, or short-acumi- 
nate, petiolate, subentire, downy-canescent when young; jis. very large, axilla- 
ry; calyx tube 3 or 4 times longer than the ovary; caps. very large, oval, de- 
pressed, with 4 winged margins.—Dry hills, Mo.! Remarkable for the mag- 
nitude of its flowers and fruit. Petals yellow, 2—3’ long. Calyx tube 4—7’ 
long! Capsule 2’ long. Seeds large, crested, in one row in each cell. Jl.—Oct. F 
3. CLARKIA. Ph. 
In honor of Gen. Clark, the companion of Lewis across the Rocky Mountains. 
Calyx (deciduous) tube slightly prolonged beyond the ovary, limb 
4-parted ; petals 4, unguiculate, 3-lobed or entire, claws with 2 mi- 
nute teeth; stamens 8; style 1, filiform; stigma 4-lobed; capsule 
largest at base, 4-celled, 4-valved, many seeded—Annual herbs ( from 
Oregon and California) with showy, axillary flowers. 
1. C. puncHetta. Ph. Beautiful Clarkia. Lws. \inear-lanceolate; pet. 
large, broadly cuneiform, tapering into a slender claw, with 2 reflexed teeth, 
limb with 3 spreading lobes; alternate sta. abortive; caps. pedicellate——Gar- 
dens. A handsome annual, with lilac-purple or white fiowers, of easy culture. T 
2. C. pnécans. Lindl. Elegant Clarkia —Lws. ovate-lanceolate, denticu- 
Jate, on short petioles; pet. undivided, rhombic or triangular-ovate, with a 
toothless claw; sta. all fertile, with a hairy scale at the base of each; stig. 
hairy ; caps. subsessile, hairy —Gardens. Flowers smaller than inthe last. Pe- 
tals and stigma purple. Hairs at base of stamens red. + 
