346 ORDEE LXVI. EUBIACE^. 



segments. Anthers sagittate. Capsule angled ; receptacle globose. — 

 White. ^ . July. In wet places. Common. 6 — 15 feet. 



Button-^ood. 



Genus YL— MITCHEL'LA. L. 4—1. 



(In honor of John Mitchell, of Virginia.) 



Calyx 4-tootlied. Corolla superior, in pairs upon the same 

 germ. Stamens 4. Style 1. Fruit didymous, 4-seeded. 



1. M. re'pens, (L.) Stem creeping, branching, glabrous, rooting at 

 the joints. Leaves ovate, or nearly cordate, entire, glabrous, deep green, 

 with whitish veins, evergreen. Flowers axillary, solitary, on short pe- 

 duncles. Corolla hairy on the inside, fragrant. Fruit red, eatable. — 

 White. U. Early spring. Rich soils. Partridge Berry. 



Genus VIL— HEDl'OTIS. L. 4—1. 

 (From hedus, sweet, and ous, an ear, alluding to the sweet-scented, ear-like leaves.) 



Calyx 4-parted, persistent. Corolla funnel-form ; limb 4- 

 ^left. Sta7nens 4. Stigmas 2. Capsule 2-celled, many-seed- 

 ed, inferior. 



1. H. c(ERu'lea, (Hook.) {Houstonia ccerulea, L.) Stem erect, slen- 

 der, square, sparingly branched. Leaves of the root spatulate, those 

 of the stem lanceolate. Flowers on axillary, long peduncles, each one- 

 flowered. — White. U- May — Aug. Common in mid. Car. and Geo. 

 4 — 6 inches. 



2. H. serpyllifo'lia, (T. & G.) (Houstonia serpyllifoUa, Mich.) 

 Stem procumbent, cespitose, filiform. Leaves si)atulate, obtuse. Flow- 

 ers on terminal peduncles, each 1-flowered. 



3. H. kotuxdifo'lia, (T. &, G.) {Houstoyua rotund' folia, Mich.) 

 Stem prostrate, rooting at the joints, glabrous. Leaves ovate, narrowed 

 at the base, slightly ciliate. Floioers on axillar}^ peduncles, each 1- 

 flowered. t'oro^/a salver-form, pubescent within ; tube long; segments 

 lanceolate. Capsxde emarginate. — White, 2^. Through the summer. 

 On the sea-coast. 



4. H. purpu'eea, (T. (fe G.) {Houstonia purpurea, L.) Stem erect, 

 much branched, glabrous, hairy at the joints, and with the angles ciliate. 

 Leaves sessile, ovate-lanceolate, obtuse at the base ; nerves pubescent. 

 Flowers in terminal corymbs. Calyx pubescent, Avith ciliate segments. 

 — Purple. 11. June — Aug. Abundant on the Ocmulgee, near Ma- 

 con. 10 — 15 inches. 



5. H. longifo'lia, (Hook.) {Houstonia longifolia, Gsei't.) Stem 

 erect, square, branching, glabrous. Leaves sessile, lanceolate, attenuate. 

 Flowers in corymbs, on very short peduncles. — Purple. If. June — 

 Aug. Mid, and upper dist. 8 — 16 inches. 



N- 6. H. stenophtl'la, (T. &, G.) Stem glabrous, suffructicose, erect, 

 branched. Leaves narrow, linear, often smaller ones in the axil-. Flow- 

 ers numerous, in many-divided cymules, central flower nearly sescile, 

 throat of the corolla villous. Capsxde small. — Pale purple. ®. Com- 

 mon on banks of streams, June — July. 10 — 18 inches. 



7. H. Bos'cn, (D, C.) Stem much branched, glabrous, branches slen- 

 der. Leaves linear, acute. Flowers on short pedicels, corolla nearly 



