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13 U. siibulata L. Minute, creeping; Ivs. few, linear, entire, obtuse : PC. few, 1-5 



flwd., 3', with ovate bracts ; spur acute, appressed to the lower 3-lobed lip. Springs. 



4 U. resupinuta Green. Rooting; Ivs. linear-capillaceous, erect, undivided (!') ; 



scapes GO, simple, l-flvd.. 1-bracted (360 ! spur ascending, remote from and shorter 



than the erect lips of the light-purple corolla (which is 4"). Muddy shores, N. Eng. 



15 IT. cornuta MX. Scape rooting, tall (912'), scaly, 2-5-flwd. ; Ivs. fugacious orO; 

 flowers subsessile, palate very prominent ; spur subulate, decurved away from the 

 erect tube and limb. Mud or shallow pools. Flowers large, yellow. 



ORDER LXXXV. OROBANCHACE^E. BROOM-RAPES. 



Herbs fleshy, leafless, growing parasitically upon the roots of other plants. 

 Calyx 4r-5-toothed, inferior, persistent. Corolla irregular, persistent, imbri- 

 cate in aestivation. Stamens 4, didyftamous. Anthers 2-celled, cells dis- 

 tinct, parallel, often bearded, at base. Ovary 1-celled, free from the calyx, 

 with 2 or 4 parietal placentae. Capsule enclosed within the withered co- 

 rolla, 1-celled, 2-valved. Seeds very numerous and minute, with albumen. 



Flowers polygamous, on spicate branches, sterile above, fertile below EPIPHEGCS. 1 



* Flowers perfect, a in one dense spike. Calyx split in front COSOFHOLIS. 2 



a in one dense spike. Calyx 5-toothed PHKUP^EA. 3 



a solitary on long peduncles or scapes APHYLLON. 4 



1. EPIPHEGUS, Nutt. BEECHDROPS. $ 5 $ Upper fls. complete, 

 out sterile, with a tubular, curved, 2-lipped cor. barely including the sta- 

 mens. Lower fls. 2 , with a short, 4-toothed cor. and imperfect stamens. 

 Caps. 2-valved, with 2 placenta on each valve. A smooth, dull-red, leaf- 

 less, branching plant, with sessile flowers all along the branches. 



15. Vlrglnlana Bart. In beech-woods : common. If. Fls. brownish, 5". Aug., Sept. 



2. CONOPHOLIS, Wallroth. SQUAW-ROOT. Fls. 5 , crowded in a 

 thick, scaly spike. Cal. with 2 bractlets at base, 4-toothed, split down in 

 front. Cor. ringent, upper lip arched, notched, lower 3-lobed. Sta. ex- 

 serted. Caps. 1-celled, 2-valved, with 2 placentas on each valve. Stem 

 simple, thick, short, covered with scales, the flowers in the upper axils. 



C. Americana Wai. In old woods: com. 4-7' high, and 1' thick, pale-yellowish. Jl. 



3. FHELIPJEA, Tourn. BROOM-RAPE. Fls. 5 , spiked or racemed. 

 Cal. 2-bracted at base, 4-5-cleft. Cor. 2-lipped, including the stam. Caps. 

 1-celled, 2-valved, with 2 placentae on each valve. Stem thick, scaly. 



P. Ludo vlclana Don. Glandular-pubescent ; stem thick, short ; spike dense ; cal. 

 5-cleft ; cor. funnel-form, lips subequal ; bracts ovate, obtuse. Alluvion, HI. 



4. APHYLLON, Mitchell. NAKED BROOM-RAPE. Fls. 2 , solitary, on 

 long, bractless ped. or scapes. Cal. 5-cleft. Cor. tube elongated, curved, 

 limb spreading, subequally 5-lobed. Anthers included. Capsule with 4 

 placentae. Plants glandular-pubescent. Stem nearly subterraneous. 



1 A. uiilflora T. & G. Ped. in pairs, simple, naked, each 1-flwd. Woods and thick- 



ets. Ped. 4^-5', scape-like, purplish-yellow, like the nodding flowers. June. 



2 A. fasclculata T. & G. Stem 23' high, bearing many peduncles from near the 



summit, each with few scales and 1 purple flower. Mich., and W. 4 6'. May 



