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entire, veined, upj^er one brond. expanding, lat-ral ones ])enrdod. spur 

 short, saccate. Stigma short, pube>eent. Flowers odorous. — DifFyiunt 

 pt^tids white, yellow, and violet. 2f . May. Woods. 6 in. 2 fl. 



c. With stem.f. Stirpna urceolatc, hair if on each side. 



16 V. arven'sis, (D. C.) Stem anfi:led, furrowed, glabrou.". Leaves 

 ■ipatubite, ovate, lower ones nearly orbicular. Stipules pinnatifid. Se- 

 p'lls ciliati', about equal in letigih to the petals, Petals whh the lateral 

 ones bearded. — Ytdlowiah-blue, spotted with purple. 0. May. Mid- 

 dle Geo. 10 — 12 inches. 



The plants of this eenus have been objects of rejrard in all ages, and the heni't'a 

 enfie is nim-h and justly esteemed for its modest beauty. The palm<tta particularly 

 is very mueilaginous, and is used by the negroes in their soups. The mots are all 

 emetics, and the roots of plants belonging to tliis order arc met with in commerce as 

 Ipecacuanha. 



Genus II.— SO'LEA. Git]. 5—1. 

 (In honor of Mr. W. Sole.) 



Sepals 5, nearly equal, not auricled. Floivers irregular, the 

 lowest petal 2-lobed, and somewhat gibbous at the base, the 

 othci's eniaro-inate. Stamens coherincr the two lowest bearinof 

 a gland above \he middle. Sti(jma uncinate. Capsule 3-sided, 

 surrounded at the base by a concave torus. Seeds 6 — 8, large. 



1. S. Conco'lor, (Gin.) Stem simple, leafy. Leaves oblono:, lance- 

 olate, somewhat eruct, attenuated at each exti'emity. L(»wust petal 

 twice as long as the others. Stigma hooked, perforate. Spiir short. — 

 Greenish. U- July — August. Mountains of Carolina. JS^ear Table 

 Rock. Culloden, Ga. 1—2 feet. 



Order XVIL— DROSERA'CE^. 



SejMls 5, persistent, equal, aestivation imbricate. Petals 5, 

 hypogynous, marcescent. Stamens 5 — 10 — 15, distinct, mar- 

 cescent, filaments capillary, or flattened ; antliers extrorse, in- 

 nate. Fruit a capsule, 1-celled, 3 — 5-valve<l, with parietal 

 placentee, many-seeded, loculicidal. Slt/les 2 — 5, distinct, or 

 connected at the base, each 2-parted or branched. Seeds ana- 

 tropous. Herbaceous plants, generally glandular. Leaves al- 

 ternate with circinate vernation. 



Genus I— DRO'SERA. L. .5—6. (Dew-plant.) 

 (From the Greek drosera, dewy.) 



Sepals 5. Petals 5. Stamens 5. Stf/!es3 — 5, each 2 -part- 

 ed or multifid. Capsules 3 — 5-valved, valves placentiferous to 

 the summit. Seeds numerous in several rows on each placenta ; 

 small herbs growing in wet places. Leaves bearing glandular 

 hairs. 



1. D. rotundifo'lia, (L.) Without stem. Leaves orbicular, sjiread- 

 ing, tapering at the base. Petiole long, hairy, appressed to the ground, 



