5 o PINK ORDER 



1. Leaves basal in a rosette, from a tap root; stem 



leaves mere scales 



a. Petals rose-red; sepals toothed O.pygmaea 



b. Petals white ; sepals entire O. nevadensis 



2. Stem leaves 2-3, basal leaves none, from a bulb- 



like corm O. triphylla 



PORTULACA L/inne 1753 PURSLANE 

 (Lat. portulacus, purgative) 



Sepals 2, united below and partly grown together with the ovary, petals 

 usually 5, yellow or red as a rule, stamens 7-many, ovary 1 -celled, partly 

 inferior, style deeply 3-9-cleft ; flowers solitary, usually terminal ; leaves 

 alternate, obovate, spatulate or cylindric; annual. 

 Prostrate-spreading ; flowers 4-6 mm. wide, opening 



only in sunshine P. oleracea 



SPRAGUEA Torrey 1853 

 (Named for Sprague, a botanical artist) 



Sepals 2, unequal, petals 4, rose, stamens 3, ovary 1 -celled, stigmas 2, 

 capsule 2-valved ; flowers in dense spikes, grouped in an umbel : leaves 

 mostly basal, spatulate ; biennial. 

 Stems 2-10 in. high; sepals papery, as long as petals S.multiceps 



TALINUM Adanson 1763 TALTXUM 



(Of unknown meaning) 



PI. 9, fig. 14. 



Sepals 2, petals 5, pink to white, disappearing, stamens 5-10, ovary 1- 

 celled, stigmas 3, capsule 3-valved ; flowers in open clusters ; leaves alter- 

 nate, linear-cylindric ; perennial. 

 Stems 3-10 in. high; leaves basal; flowers pink T. parriflorum 



AIZOACEAE CARPET-WEED FAMILY 



Sepals 4-5, united, petals none, stamens 3-5, ovary 3-5-celled, styles 3-5, 

 fruit a capsule ; flowers perfect, solitary or clustered ; annual herbs with op- 

 posite or whorled simple entire leaves. 



1. Leaves opposite, fleshy SESUVIUM 



2. Leaves whorled, not fleshy MOLLUGO 



