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THE FLORA. 



1 H. macrophyl'lum. Grf at- leaved If. Lvs. pinnately-veined and lobed, rongh- 



Laiiy, Peduncles long. W. S. 



2 H. Virgin^icum. Virginia IF. Leaves pinnately-veined and lobed, smooth. 



Peduncles long. c. 

 8 H. Canaden'se. Canada W. Leaves palmately-veined and lobed, sir.ooth. 

 Peduncles shorter than petals, r. 



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Fig. 605, A flower of Virginian Water-leaf. Fig. 606. The Ovary and Style. Fig. 607. 

 Corolla cut open, showing the honey grooves. Fig. 608. A seed, cut, showing the embryo. 



2. COSMAN'XnUS. Miami Mist. 



Corolla broad-campanulate, soon falling off, throat not appendaged, 

 limb of 5-fringed lobes. Ovary 1-celled, the two projecting placentcTS 

 each 2-seeded. — (D Delicate herbs with alternate leaves, long, bractless 

 racemes, and small, white or pale-blue flowers. 



1 C. Pur'shii. Fnrsh^s If. Nearly smooth. Leaves pectinately pinnatifid, lobes 



oblong-acute. Sepals lance-linear. Height 8-12'. Penn., S. and W. Pale blue. 



2 C. fimbria''tus. Fringed G. Downy. Leaves pinnate, segments rounded or ob- 



long, obtuse. Sepals obtuse, oblong-spatulate. Mts. Tenn. S. 



Order XCII. POLEMONIACE^. Phloxworts. 



Herhs with alternate or opposite leaves., and regular, showy, 5-parted 



fiotcers ; calyx free from the ovary ; 



corolla of 5 united petals^ twisted and imbricate in the bud ; 



stamens 5, inserted into the midst of the corolla tube and alternate with 



its lobes ; 

 ovary 3-celled ; styles united into 1 ; stigma 3-cleft ; 



3-celled, 3-valved, with few or many albuminous seeds. 



