214 ORDKR 83. PLUMBAGINACE^E. 



eluded. Ovary 2-(4-) celled. Pyxis membranous, opening below the middle 

 by a lid, when the loose dissepiment falls out with the seeds. Herbs acau- 

 lescent. Fls. small, whitish, in a slender spike raised on a scape. 



Flowers uniform ; stamens exserted in all of them., .(a) 



S Flowers dimorphous, the anthers included in most of them. . .(6) 



a Seeds 7 16. Leaves broadly ovate, 7-veined. Spike dense No. 1 



a Seeds 4 only. Leaves oblong or cordate, 3-7- veined Nos. 2, 3 



a Seeds 2 only. Leaves lanceolate. Scape tall. May October Nos. 4, 5 



a Seeds 2 or 4. Leaves linear, fleshy No. 6 



b Corolla lobes permanently spreading. Seeds 2, concave Nos. 7, 8 



ft Corolla lobes closing, and erect on the fruit. Summer Nos. 911 



1 P. major L. Common P. Leaves ovate, pome toothed, emoothish, palmately 7- 

 veined, ample; spikes 1 2f high. Zf Door-yards: common. Long white elastic 

 fibres are drawn from the veins when the leaf is plucked. 



it f, Kamptschatlca Cham. Leaves elliptic- oblong, obtuse, 3-5-veined; spikes 

 loose-flowered; bracts acute, shorter than the sepals. Ala. (P. Rugelii C-B.) 



3 f. cordata Lam. Lvs. ovate, cordate or very abrupt at base, obscurely toothed, 



subpinnately 5-7-veined ; fls. loosely spicate, larger than in No. 1 ; the bracts ovate, 

 obtuse, if. Along streams, Can. Wis., and S. As large as P. major. June, July. 



4 P. lanceolata L. Lvs. lanceolate, pointed at each end ; scape angular, longer than 



the leaves ; spike dense, ovate or cylindric, brown, y. Meadows. 1 2f. 



5 P. sparsf flora MX. Leaves lanceolate or oblong, pointed each way ; scape terete, 



longer than the leaves ; spike long, loose, interrupted. S. and S-W. 6 18'. 



6 P. maritima L. ft. Juncoidt*. Leaves linear, glabrous, fleshy, nearly as long as 



the slender scape ; spike loose, bracts roundish. Coast, N. J., and N. 4 12 7 . 



7 P. aristata MX. Lvs. linear, woolly at base, smoothish above ; scape longer; spike 



dense ; bracts long, rigid, awn-like (5") ; petals round-cordate, spreading, conspicuous ; 

 seeds 2, boat-shaped. Prairies, 111. 610'. June, July. (P. Patagonica, /3. (Gray.)) 



8 P. gnaplialoides L. White-woolly; Ivs. oblong to linear; spike dense, exceed 



ing the Ivs. ; bracts deltoid, not exceeding the calyx. Wis. to Tex. 3 6 / . June, Jl. 



9 P. Vlrginlca L. Hoary pubescent ; Ivs. elliptical, 3-5-veined ; scapes and spikes 



elongated, dense-flowered ; cor. closed on the pod, erect ; seeds rarely more than 2 ; 

 bracts shorter than the cal. @ Dry hills and rocks, Conn., W. and S. 5 10'. May Sept. 



1 P. lieterophylla N. Lvs. linear, entire, or some of them with a few slender 

 teeth ; ped. many, as long as the leaves ; spikes loose ; pod conoid, twice longer than 

 the calyx, crowned with the closed cor., 10-24-seeded. @ Wet, Penn., and S. 4 8'. 



IIP. pnsilla. N. Thinly pubescent ; Ivs. filiform-linear, shorter than the capillary, 

 few-flowered scapes ; pod crested, longer than the calyx, 4-seeded. (I) Conn. (Mr. 

 Bowles), W. and S. 13'. Seeds oblong. May July. 



ORDER LXXXIII. PLUMBAGINACE^E. LEADWORTS. 



Herbs or undershrubs with the leaves alternate or all clustered at the 

 root. Flowers regular. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed, plaited, persistent. Co- 

 rolla hypocrateriform, of 5 petals united at base, or sometimes almost dis- 

 tinct. Stamens 5, hypogynous and opposite the petals, or inserted on their 

 claws. Ovary 1-celled, free from the calyx. Styles 5 (seldom 3 or 4). fruit 

 a utricle, or dehiscent by valves, containing 1 anatropous seed. 



I. STATICE^E. Styles distinct, at least above. Utricle not valvate. Leaves radical... (a) 



[I 1'LUMBAGINE/E. Style 1, with 5 stigmas. Pod subvalvate. Leaves cauline... (6)., PLUMBAGO 3 



a Stigmas filiform. Styles glabrous. Scape branching STATICE. 1 



a Stifcmas filiform. Styles phi rnous. Scape capitate AKMEHH. 2 



