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mostly alternate, ou oue side of the spreading branches ; pedicel as long as the 

 calyx ; calyx teeth minute, obtuse ; corolla \' long, hairy within, the upper 

 lobes reflexed ; capsule globose, 2" long. Low sandy pine barrens, Florida 

 to North Carolina, and westward. Sept. 



5. G. purpurea, L. Stem 1- 3 high, smooth, the branches elongated; 

 leaves opposite, broadly or narrowly linear, rough above, 1' - 1|' long ; flowers 

 opposite or nearly so, the stout pedicels as long as the calyx ; calyx teeth con- 

 spicuous, triangular, spreading; corolla 8" -10" long; capsule globose. 

 Low ground. Sept. 



Var. fasciculata, Chapm. Stem taller (3 -5), much branched above, 

 rough ; leaves rough on both sides, clustered, the uppermost, like the flowers, 

 alternate; calyx teeth more pointed; corolla larger. (G. fasciculata, Ell.) 

 Low ground along the coast, Florida to South Carolina. 



6. G. maritima, Kaf. Smooth ; stem 8'- 16' high, with numerous short 

 leaf v branches near the base ; leaves fleshy, linear, obtuse, opposite, the upper 

 ones small aiid remote ; pedicels as long as the calyx and the floral leaves ; 

 calyx teeth short, obtuse ; corolla 6" - 8" long, slightly oblique at the throat ; 

 capsule globose. Salt marshes, Florida, and northward. June - August. 



Var. major. Stem 2 high, much branched; leaves flat, acute; floral 

 leaves longer than the pedicels ; calyx teeth triangular, acute ; corolla and 

 capsule larger. Brackish marshes, coast of Florida. Corolla 1' long. 



7. G. setacea, Walt. Very smooth ; stem l-2 high, much branched, 

 slender ; leaves 1' long, setaceous, opposite ; pedicels stout, club-shaped, three 

 times as long as the calyx, mostly alternate, or terminating the setaceous 

 peduncle-like branchlets; calyx teeth short, subulate ; corolla 1' long, woolly 

 within, the rounded lobes thickly fringed ; capsule ovoid, barely exceeding the 

 calvx. ((I. Plukenetii, Ell.?) Dry sandy pine barrens, Florida to South 

 Carolina. Sept. 



M- -M. Pedicels much longer than the calyx, commonly longer than the leaves. 



8. G. tenuifolia, Vahl. Stem smooth, 1-1| high, much branched; 

 leaves linear, smooth, or rough on the margins, !'-!' long ; pedicels filiform, 

 about as long as the leaves, opposite ; calyx teeth broadly subulate, one fourth 

 as long as the tube ; corolla \' long ; capsule globose, as long as the calyx. 

 Var. FILIFOKMIS. Stem and pedicels rough; leaves filiform, clustered; co- 

 rolla larger (f long). Light soil. Sept. 



9. G. filifolia, Nutt. Stem l- 2 high, much branched, smooth; leaves 

 very numerous, all alternate and clustered, smooth, fleshy and somewhat 

 club-shaped ; pedicels alternate, twice as long as the leaves ; calyx teeth subu- 

 late, one fourth the length of the 5-angled tube ; corolla f ' long ; capsule 

 ovoid, as long as the calyx. Low sandy pine barrens, Georgia and Florida. 

 Sept. 



10. G. Skinneriana, Wood. Stem rough, striate, 12' -18' high, the 

 slender branches erect ; leaves 4"- 6" long, opposite or alternate, linear, very 

 rough, rather obtuse ; pedicels filiform, 2-4 times as long as the minute floral 

 leaves ; calyx teeth minute, obtuse ; corolla ' long, pale purple or white. 

 Grassy margins of ponds, Florida, and westward. Sept. Unlike the othei 

 species, the color of this remains unchanged in drying. 



