124 CIST ACE AE. 



sepals. Corolla of 5 convolute delicate petals. Androecium of 5 distinct 

 stamens. Gynoecium of 3 united carpels. Ovary 1 -celled, with 3 parietal 

 plancentae opposite the styles. Fruit a 3-valved capsule. 



1. PEEUQUETA Aubl. Herbs. Sepals slightly united. Stigmas 2-cleft. 



Stem, and branches, tomentoee or hirsute. 



Stem hirsute aa well as tomentose. 1. /'. cumUniana. 



Stem merely tomentose. _ /'. totnmtosa. 



Stem, and branches, glabrous. .''. /'. ylabrmccnf. 



1. P. caroliniana (Walt.) Urban. Plants fulvous-hirsute, 1-4 dm. tall: leaf- 

 blades obovate, oblong, cuneate, lanceolate, or rarely oval, 1-7 cm. long, repan.l 

 or crenate-serrate : corolla deep-yellow; capsules 5-7 mm. long. Pinelands 

 and coastal sand-dunes. 



2. P. tomentosa H.B.K. Plants stellate-tomentose, 2-4 dm. tall: leaf -blades 

 oval, oblong, or rarely narrowly oblong-lanceolate, 1-4 cm. long, crenate-serrate : 

 corolla bright-yellow: capsules 5-6 mm. in diameter. Pinelands. F. K. 



3. P. glabrescens Small. Plants glabrous up to the inflorescence, 4-6 dm. 

 tall: leaf-blades narrowly linear, 1-5 cm. long, entire: corolla light-yellow: 

 capsules about 5 mm. long. Everglades. 



FAMILY 3. CISTACEAE. ROCK-ROSE FAMILY. 



Shrubs or partially woody plants. Leaves alternate or opposite: 

 blades simple. Flowers generally perfect. Calyx of 3-5 persistent sepals. 

 Corolla of 3-5 often fugacious petals, or wanting. Androecium of 6 or 

 more stamens. Gynoecium of usually :< united carpels. Fniit a capsule. 



Corolla yellow; petals .">. fugnceoug or wanting. 1 <i>.. \\TIIKMI-M. 



Corolla not yellow ; petals 3, persistent. 2. LKCIIBA. 



1. CROCANTHEMUM Spa.-h. Kre.-t plant*. Flowers complete and 

 showy, or in some sperios both petaliferous and apetalous. Ovules pen.lulous. 

 Capsules of the petaliferous flowers larger than those of the apetalous ones. 

 FROST-WEED. 



1. O. corymbosum (Miehx.) Britton. Stems finely and densely . an. -, -rut. 

 1.5-3 ilin. high: leaf-blades oblong, or the lowest obovate, 2-2.5 cm. long, pale 

 beneath, dark-green above: corolla 16-20 mm. broad: capsules of the larger 

 flowers 4-6 mm. broad, many-needed, those of the apetalous ones smaller and 

 few seeded. [Helianthemum corymbosum Michx.] Pinelands. 



2. LECHEA Kalm. Erect plants with very many leafy shoots at the base 

 in fall. Leaf-blades narrow, or there of the leaves on the shoots often broad 

 and short. Flowers complete, minute. Ovules erect. Capsules equal. PIN- 



v. HD, 



1. L. patula Leggett. Plants bushy, the stems usually divergently l.ran.-he.l. 

 but the branches sometimes ascending: stem leave-- l :' nun. lony; l>la<les linear 

 or oblong, acute: inner sepals oblong, 1-1.4 mm. long: petals oblong-cuneate, 

 about 1 mm. long, notched at the apex: pods globose-oblong or oblong, 1-1.5 

 mm. long. I'uielan.K 



Order PASSIFLORALES. 



Herbs, vines, or shrubby plants, or succulent tree-like plants with 

 milky sap. Leaves alternate: blades entire, toothed, or lobed. Flowers 



