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15. H. adpressum, Barton. Stem 2 -3 high, branching and somewhat 

 herbaceous above; leaves lanceolate, acute, l'-2' long; sepals lanceolate, 

 equalling the oblong-ovoid capsule. (H. fastigiatum, Jill.) Margins of 

 swamps and ponds, Georgia and Tennessee. June - July. 



= = Cymes 1 -few-flowered. 



16. H. Buckleyi, M. A. Curtis. Low, widely branching from the base; 

 leaves oblong, obtuse, narrowed at the base, paler beneath ; flowers solitary, 

 terminal, on rather long and bracted pedicels; sepals obovate; style and 

 stamens long and slender. Mountains of Georgia and North Carolina. 

 Shrub 8' -12' high. Flowers 1' wide. 



17. H. microsepalum, Gray. Stems l-2 high, dichotomously 

 branched ; leaves very numerous, 4" -6" long, oblong-linear, sessile ; cymes 

 terminal, 1-3-flowered; flowers 9" -12" wide; petals mostly 4, unequal; 

 sepals like the leaves, barely half as long as the oblong ovate capsule. 

 (Ascvrum, Ton: $ Gray.) Low pine barrens, near the coast, Florida, 

 Georgia, and Alabama. Feb. - April. 



4 -t Perennial herds. 



18. H. cistifolium, Lam. Stem woody at base, simple, or branch- 

 ing above, obscurely 4-angled; leaves oblong-linear, obtuse, sessile; cyme 

 compound, many-flowered ; sepals nearly equal, ovate, much shorter than the 

 petals; styles united; capsule coriaceous, globose. Rocky hills, Alabama 

 and Tennessee. 



19. H. dolabriforme, Vent. Stem woody at base, ascending, 2-edged 

 above; leaves linear lanceolate, sessile, spreading ; cyme few-flowered ; sepals 

 unequal, ovate-lanceolate, about the length of the very oblique petals ; capsule 

 broadly conical, acuminate. Dry hills, Tennessee. July. Stem 6' - 20' 

 high. Leaves 1' - l' long. 



20. H. graveolens, Buckl. Stem smooth, terete, nearly simple ; leaves 

 oblong-ovate, obtuse, clasping; cymes lateral and terminal, many-flowered; 

 petals obloug-obovate, much longer than the lanceolate acute sepals ; stamens 

 collected in three sets, as long as the petals ; styles slender, twice as long as 

 the ovary. Mountains of North Carolina. July -August. Stem 2 -3 

 high. Leaves 2' long. Flowers large. 



21. H. pilosum, Walt. Downy; stem terete, mostly simple, slender; 

 loaves small, lance-ovate, acute, erect, sessile ; cymes compound ; styles short. 

 Wet pine barrens, Florida to North Carolina, and westward. July - August. 

 (T) ? Stems 1 - 2 high. Leaves Y long. Flowers 5" - 6" wide. 



22. H. virgatum, Lam. Smooth; stem 4-angled, branching; leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute, sessile ; cymes leafy, many-flowered, the branches 

 often simple ; sepals ovate, shorter than the petals, longer than the ovate 

 capsule. \ r aries (H. acutifolium, Ell.) with larger shining leaves, compound 

 and nearly leafless cymes, and more crowded flowers. Low ground (the var. 

 in dry soil), Florida to North Carolina, and westward. June -August. 

 Stem 2 -3 high. Leaves 6" -12" long. Flowers small. Styles longer 

 than the capsule. 



