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Genus XV.— CHTMAP'HILA. L. 10— I. 

 (From cheima, winter, and phileo, to love.) 



Calyx and corolla as in the preceding. Stigma sessile, or- 

 bicular. Anthers beaked. Capsule 5-celled, dehiscing at the 

 angles. 



1. C. macula'ta, (Pursh.) A small, creeping plant. Leaves lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, incisely serrate, variegated in the middle with white, 

 opposite or by threes. Florvers in corymbs, ou pubescent peduiielos, 

 fragrant, nodding. — Reddish-white. If. July. Rich, shaded soil. 

 Common. 3 — 4 inches. Spotted Wintcrgrcen. 



This plant resembles very closely the C. umbellata in its sensible properties of 

 taste and smell, and we should presume, would have nearly the same effect on tlio 

 human system. The C. umbellata is a well-known remedy, under the names of Pij- 

 rola umbellata and pipsisseica ; the latter, no doubt, its Indian name. The Indi- 

 ans, it is well known, highly esteemed it as a remedy in scrofula, rheumatism, &c. It 

 is astringent, tonic, and diuretic, and has been recommended in dropsy. 



Genus XVL— MONOT'ROPA. 10—1. 

 (From monos, one, and tropos, turn, the solitary flower turning to one side.) 



Calyx 5-parted, ciicullate at the base. Corolla 5-petaled. 

 Stamens 1 0. Anthers 2-celled, appendaged at the base. Style 

 1. Capsule 5-valved, 5-celled, many-seeded. 



1. M. uniflo'ra, (L.) Jioots parasitic, growing from the roots of 

 trees ; scape erect, short, glabrous, succulent, white, bearing one flower 

 on its summit, generally in clusters. Leaves merely scales, ovate, 

 white. Flowers solitary, terminal. Petals pubescent oa the fnside. 

 Stamens 10, unequal. Anthers reniform. Seeds numerous. 



2. M. Mobrisonia'na, (Mich.) Scape long, straight, 1-flowered. Flow- 

 ers erect, solitary; scales of the stem distant. Capsule globose. — 

 Shady woods. Car., and near Macon, Geo. 6 — 10 inclies. 



3. M. LANUGixo'sA, (Micli.) Scape bearing flowers in a spike. Leaves 

 merely scales, membranaceous, sessile, crowded at the base. Floicers 

 in terminal spikes, woolly. Petals oblong, erect; whole plant white, 

 turning black by decay. — White. %. July. Shaded soils. 8 — 10 

 inches. Indian Pipe. 



Genus XVII.— GA'LAX. L. 5—1. 

 (From galax, milky, from the whiteness of its flowers.) 



Calyx 5-parted, persistent. Petals 5, twice as long as the 

 calyx, adhering with the stamen tul)e at the base. Stajneiis 

 10, united into a tube, 5 sterile, 5 shorter and fertile. Stir/ma 

 3-lobed. Capsules 3, ovate, 3-celled, 3-valved. Seeds numerous, 

 Rmall. 



1. G. apiiyl'la, (L.) Root red, creeping, perennial. Leaves coriace- 

 ous, radical, renifurm, crenate. Scape many-flowered. Flowers »\\v,\\\, 

 in a long spike. Emits a bad odor. — Wlnte. 2^. Running streams. 

 Mountains. Geo. and Car. BcdU-vxfd, 



