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Genus YIII.— GRATIOLA. L. 2—1. 

 (From gratia^ favor, from its supposed medicinal qualities.) 



Calf/x 5-leaved or 5-parted, often with 2 bracts at the base. 

 Corolla irregular, resupinate. Stamens 2 — 4 ; when 4, two of 

 them sterile. Capsule 2-celled. 



a. Two bracts at the base of the calyx. 



1. G. Florida'na, (Nutt.) Stem glabrous, erect, somewhat branch- 

 ing. Leaves lanceolate, or the lowermost obovate, slightly serrate, nar- 

 row at the base. Corolla with the upper lip emarginate, tube long. 

 Stain€)is 2.— If. 



2. G. Virginia'na, (L.) Stem succulent, somewhat furrowed, not 

 quite terete, erect, or declined. Leaves sessile, obscurely 3-nerved. 

 Ploiters axillary, on short peduncles ; lobes of the calyx nearly equal, 

 with the bracts about equal to the segments. Corolla curved. Sta- 

 mens 2, short. Capsule ovate, 2-celled, 2-valved. Seeds numerous. — 

 White, tinged with red. If . March — April. Wet places. 3 — 8 inches. 



3. G. sph^rocar'pa, (Ell.) Stem procumbent, jointed, terete, furrowed. 

 Leaves sessile, obovate, serrate, obscurely 3-nerved. Flowers solitary, 

 axillary. Sepals equal. Bracts large, expanding. Stamens 2. Style 

 flhort. Ca/Mw/e globose. Seeds numerous.— U- Sept. — Oct. In ponds. 



4. G. au'rea, (Muhl.) St€7n procumbent, glabrous, terete, slightly 

 nuTowed, jointed. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, somewhat amplexicaul, ob- 

 x;urely 3-nerved, acutely serrate, dotted. Flowers axillary, solitary, on 

 hort peduncles. Bracts as long as the segments of the calyx. — Yellow. 

 U- April — June. Wet pine-barrens. 1 — 2 feet. 



5. G. visco'sA, (Schw.) Viscidly pubescent, decumbent. Leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute, dentate, 3-nerved, amplexicaul. Segments of 

 the calyx broad-lanceolate ; bracts short. — White, yellow within. 



6. G. Drummond'ii, (Benth.) Viscid, puberulent, decumbent. Leaves 

 lanceolate, acute, few serratures, 3-nerved, amplexicaul. Bracts short ; 

 segments of the calyx subulate. — Blue or white. 



b. Calyx without bracts. 



7. G. quadridenta'ta, (Mich.) Stem procumbent, terete, pubescent, 

 slightly furrowed. Leaves o]iposite, subulate, with 2 teeth nenr the 

 summit. i'Yowers solitary, axillary. Sepals uncqutd. Anthers \\\\\{c, 

 — White, tinged with yellow and purple. 2f . Around ponds. 



8. G. PiLo'sA, (Mich.) Stem erect, terete at the base, square at the 

 summit, hair3\ Leaves oval, amplexicaul, serrate, rugose. Flowers ax- 

 illary, solitary. Sepals unequal. Capsule smooth. — White, tinged 

 with purple. If. In wet places. Common. July — Sept. 



9. G. subltla'ta, (Bald.) Ste7n erect, hispid. Leaves linear lanceo- 

 late, margins revolute, entire. Floicers subsessile. Segments of the 



> calyx subulate ; tube of the corolla long, slender. — 6 — 8 inches. 



10. G. tetrago'na, (Ell.) Stem procumbent, square, jointed, glabrous. 

 Leaves sessile, lanceolate, slightly toothed, obscurely 3-nervod. Fiowirs 

 solitary, axillary, on square peilunclea. Sepals linear, equal Capsulct 

 oblong.— White, streaked. If. In water. Sept. — Nov. 



llysanthcs gratiolo'ideti, BiMith. 



11. G. Megalocar'pa, (Ell.) Leaves lanceolate, senate, pube?c. nt. 

 Floicen opposite, on peduncles longer than the leave.*. Sepah linear. 

 Capsule Xvivgo, gXohose. — Yellow, If. July — Aug. Wet placo.s. 



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