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OXALIDE^E. III. OXALIS. 



191 O. PARVIFLORA (Lejeune, fl. spa. 2. p. 307.) stemless ; 

 root toothed, jointed, creeping ; leaflets obcordate, puberulous ; 

 scapes longer than the leaves, with 2 bracteas above the middle ; 

 stamens 5, not 10, equal or shorter than the styles. If. H. 

 Native of France, in hedges about Malmedy. O. acetosella, 

 var. S, parviflora, D. C. prod. 1. p. 700. Flowers white, veined 

 with purple. 4-times smaller than those of O. acetosella. 



Small-flowered Wood-sorrel. Fl. April, May. PI. foot. 



192 O. AMERICA V NA (Bigl. in litt. D. C. prod. 1. p. 700.) 

 stemless ; root toothed, jointed, creeping ; leaflets obcordate, 

 puberulous ; scape longer than the leaves," with 2 bracteas above 

 the middle ; petals oblong, unequally emarginate ; styles hardly 

 longer than the inner stamens. If. . H. Native of North Ame- 

 rica, in shady woods, round the roots of old trees. Canada 

 (Michx.). On the high mountains of Pennsylvania and New 

 York. O. acetosella, Michx. Pursh, and Nutt. Flowers large, 

 white, veined with red, and with a yellow bottom. This plant 

 differs from the European O. acetosella in the petals being 

 cuneate, emarginate, and narrower, not oval and blunt. It pos- 

 sesses the same qualities. 



American Wood-sorrel. Fl. April, May. Clt. ? PI. | ft. 



* * * * Leaflets obcordate. Sub&tipitale, or with a stem. 



193 O. TENE'LLA (Jacq. ox. no. 82. t. 19.) plant substipi- 

 tate, smoothish ; leaflets obcordate ; scape longer than the leaves, 

 with 2 bracteas above the middle ; styles very short ; filaments 

 with glandular hairs. If . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Corolla pale lilac. Sepals with 2 red glands at the top 

 of each, on the outside. 



Delicate Wood-sorrel. Fl. Nov. Dec. Clt. 1793. PL | ft. 



194 O. NA^TANS (Lin. fil. suppl. 243.) stem declinate, naked 

 at the base ; leaflets obcordate', smooth ; peduncles length of 

 leaves, with 2 bracteas under the middle ; styles very short. 

 1^ G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, floating in water. 

 Thunb. ox. no. 4. t. 1. f. 4. Jacq. ox. no. 78. t. 76. f. 2. 

 Flowers white. Leaves and flowers floating on the water. 



Floating Wood-sorrel. Fl. Sept. Dec. Clt. 1795. PI. fl. 



195 O. CRUENTA'TA (Jacq. fil. eel. 1. p. 66. t. 45.) plant sub- 

 stipitate, rather hairy ; leaflets obcordate ; peduncles a little 

 longer than the leaves, with 2 bracteas above the middle ; styles 

 intermediate. If . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Flowers purple. Filaments smooth, outer ones toothed. 



Bloody Wood-sorrel. PI. | foot. 



196 O. FILICAU'LIS (Jacq. hort. schoenbr. 2. t. 205.) stern 

 naked at the base, decumbent, a little branched ; leaflets obcor- 

 dately 2-lobed, smooth ; peduncles longer than the leaves, with 

 2 bracteas in the middle ; styles intermediate. .If.G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers violaceous. Filaments 

 smooth, outer ones toothed. 



Thread-stemmed Wood-sorrel. Fl. Sept. Oct. Clt. 1815. 

 PI. decumbent. 



197 O. BIFIDA (Thunb. ox. no. 16. t. 1. f. 2.) stem erect, 

 branched a little ; leaflets obcordately 2-lobed, smooth ; peduncles 

 longer than the leaves, with 2 bracteas a little above the middle. 

 If. . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Jacq. ox. no. 89. 

 t. 79. f. 4. Flowers violaceous, with a yellow bottom. Styles 

 very long, hairy as well as the stamens. 



ByW-leaved Wood-sorrel. Fl. Sept. Oct. Clt. 1791. Pl.|ft. 



Leaflets linear, somewhat cuneated, emarginate, or 

 refuse at the apex. Stems usually declinate. 



198 O. CUNEA'TA (Jacq. ox. no. 55. t. 40.) stem declinate, 

 naked at the base ; leaflets cuneated, emarginate, pilose ; pedicels 

 length of petioles, with 2 bracteas at the apex ; styles very long ; 

 filaments with glandular hairs at the apex. If. . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white, with a yellow bottom. 



Cuneated-leaved. Wood-sorrel. Fl. Jan. Sept. Clt. 182~>. 

 PI. decumbent. 



199 O. CUNEIFOLIA (Jacq. ox. no. 56. t. 41.) stem declinate, 

 naked at the base ; leaflets cuneated, emarginate, pilose ; pedi- 

 cels length of petioles, with 2 bracteas at the top ; styles very 

 short ; filaments with glandular hairs. If. . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Flowers white, with the bottom hardly 

 yellow. This species is very like the preceding. 



Wedge-leaved Wood-sorrel. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1793. 

 PI. decumbent. 



200 O. PUSI'LLA (Jacq. ox. no. 57. t. 42.) stem short, naked 

 at the base, somewhat declinate ; leaflets linear-cuneated, emar- 

 ginate, smooth ; pedicels length of petioles, with 2 bracteas at 

 the top ; styles intermediate ; filaments smooth. If. . G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Plant hardly a finger in 

 length. Flowers of a pale flesh-colour. 



Small Wood-sorrel. Fl. Jan. Sept. Clt. 1823. PI. declinate. 



201 O. LINEA'RIS (Jacq. ox. no. 47. t. 32.) stem declinate, 

 naked at the base, and is as well as the leaves puberulous ; 

 leaflets linear, emarginate ; pedicels shorter than the petioles, 

 with 2 bracteas at the top ; styles very long. If. . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Corolla violet. Filaments smooth, 

 toothless. 



Linear-leaved Wood-sorrel. Fl. Sept. Nov. Clt. 1795. PI. 

 declinate. 



202 O. RECLINA'TA (Jacq. ox. no. 49. t. 34.) stem reclinate, 

 naked at the base, branched a little ; leaflets linear, somewhat 

 cuneated, emarginate ; pedicels longer than the petioles, with 2 

 bracteas above the middle, and are as well as the petioles pube- 

 rulous ; styles intermediate. I/ . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Flowers of a pale vermilion-colour. Filaments 

 a little hairy. 



Keclinate-stemmed Wood-sorrel. PI. decumbent. 



203 O. GRA'CILIS (Jacq. ox. no. 48. t. 33.) stem declinate, 

 naked at the base, and is as well as the leaves smooth ; leaflets 

 linear, rather callose at the top ; pedicels longer than the 

 petioles, with 2 bracteas above the middle ; styles very long, 

 and are as well as the filaments covered with glandular hairs. 

 1 . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers of a pale 

 vermilion-colour. O. versicolor, var. y, Willd. spec. 2. p. 792. 



Slender Wood-sorrel. PL decumbent. 



204 O. MINIA'TA (Jacq. ox. no. 50. t. 35.) stem declinate, 

 naked at the base, and is as well as the leaves smooth ; leaflets 

 linear, a little emarginate at the apex ; pedicels a little longer 

 than the leaves, with 2 bracteas above the middle. If. . G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers of a vermilion-co- 

 lour. Styles very short. Filaments toothless, smooth. O. elon- 

 gata, Willd. spec. 2. p. 793. 



Fmwi/iora-flowered Wood-sorrel. Fl. Jan. Sept. Clt. 1819. 

 PL prostrate. 



205 O. MACROMISCHOS (Spreng. syst. app. p. 185.) stem de- 

 clinate, naked at the base, and is as well as the leaves hoary- 

 villous ; leaflets linear, somewhat emarginate ; peduncles very 

 long, at length refracted ; styles very short. I/ . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. 



Long-pedicelled Wood-sorrel. PL prostrate. 



10. Adenophyllce (from cufyv, aden, a gland, and <j>v\\oy, 

 phyllon, a leaf; leaves furnished with glands at the tip). D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 701. Stems sometimes sparingly leafy, sometimes 

 very leafy at the top, sometimes almost wanting. Leaves stalked, 

 with 3-5 linear leaflets, bearing at the top beneath red callose 

 glands. Peduncles 1 -jlorvered. 



206 O. MINU'TA (Thunb. diss. no. 2. t. 2. f. 3.) stemless; 



