82 DROSERACE-E. (SUNDEW FAMILY.) 



smaller (J' long) elliptical or linear-oblonrj, often opposite or whorled ; Jloioer^ in 

 varrntr itither close paiiirlcs ; pedicels lon<^er than the oval pods ; the two outer 

 or bnict-like sejxiU very diiider, mostii/ lom/er than the others. — Open dry grounds, 

 N. New Jersey and adjacent part of New York, C. F. Austin. 



4. L. minor, Lam. Minutfli/ hairij ; stems slender, upri{,Mit or ditluse; 

 leafy shoots densely tufted at the biise ; leaves linear ; Jtuwers luoseiij laceimd on 

 the slender liranchlcts ; pedicels mostly longer than the oval pods. — Dry open 

 soil : common. June -Sept. — Plant 5' -15' high, slendL-r, running into num- 

 berless variations according to the soil, season, and exposure. Pods smaller 

 than in No. 2. 



Order 15. DROSER.lCEiE. (Sundew Family.) 



Bog-herhs, mostly ylandular-haired, with regular hypogynous Jloivers, pcn- 

 tamerous and wilherimj-persistent calyx., corolla, and stamens, ihe anthers 

 fixed by their middle and turned outwards, and a 1-cellcd j)od with twice as 

 many styles or stigmas as there are parietal placentce. — Calyx imbricated. 

 Petals convolute. Seeds numerous, anatropous, with a short and minute 

 embryo at the base of the albumen. — Leaves circinate in the bud, i. e. 

 rolled up from the apex to the base as in Ferns. (A small iiimily, of no 

 known qualities, except a slight bitterness, &c. ; the Sundews impart a 

 purple stain to paper.) Only one genus within our limits, viz. 



1. DROSERA, L. Slndew. 



Stamens 5. Styles 3, or sometimes 5, deeply 2-parted so that they arc taken 

 for 6 or 10, slender, stigmatosc above on the inner face. Pod .*?- (rarely 5) 

 valved ; the valves bearing the numerous seeds on their middle for the wliolc 

 length. — Low perennials or biennials ; the leaves clothed with reddish gland- 

 bearing bristles, in our species all in a tuft at the base ; the naked scape bear- 

 ing the flowers in a 1-sided raceme-like inflorescence, which nods at the un- 

 developed apex, so that the fresh-blown flower (which opens only in sunshine) 

 is always highest. (The glands of the leaves exude drops of a clear glutinous 

 fluid, glittering like dew-drops, whence the name, from Spoatpos, dewy.) 



1. D. rotundif6Iia, L. (Rouxd-leaved Scni>ew.) Leaves orhirul'ir, 

 abruptly narrowed into the spreaditnj hairy petioles; seeds spindle-shaped, the 

 coat loose and chaff-like ; flowers white, the parts sometimes in sixes. — Peat- 

 bogs, common, especially nortlnvard. July -Aug. (Eu.) 



2. D. longifblia, L. lyeuves siunulute-ohtomi, tapering into the long rather 

 erect naked petiules ; seeds oHong, with a rough close coat ; flowers white. (D. 

 intermedia, Ilayne.) — Bogs; less common. June -Aug. — Plant raised on its 

 prolonged caudex when growing in water. (Eu.) 



3. D. linearis, Goldic. (Slexdeh Sundew.) Z>rt)es //Wa?-, obtuse, the 

 blade (2' -3' long, scarcely 2" wide) on naked erect petioles about the same length ; 

 seeds oblong, with a smooth and perfectly close coat ; flowers white. — Shore 

 of Lake Superior. July. 



