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4 P. elaberrliiia L. Slender, erect; leaves oblong- to lance-linear, taper-pointed 



thick, with rolled margins ; calyx teem sharp-pointed ; corollas pale-pink, few. it 

 Prairies and barrens, Wis. to Ga. 1 3f. June, July. 



5 p. pilosa L. Ascending, slender, glandular-hairy above ; Ivs. lanceolate to linear, 



attenuate to an acute apex : corymbs loose ; calyx teeth bristle-pointed, much longei 

 than the tube ; corolla small. 11 Wis. to N. J., and S. May, June. 

 B. FloridAna. Leaves oblong-lanceolate ; calyx teeth lance-setaceous. Fla. 



6 P. iiivoluci-iita Wood. Hoary-pubescent, branched and ascending at base; Iva 



linear-oblong, rather obtuse, clasping, flat, the floral similar and closely subtending 

 the dense corymbs as if involucrate ; calyx teeth linear or subulate-spatulate ; flowen 

 purple to carmine, ti Dry soils, S. 612'. May, June. 



7 p. reptaus MX. Assurgent, with creeping stolons ; IVB. obovate to ovate, obtuse, 



fls. few : sep. linear-subulate ; cor. blue-purple. U Hills, Ind. to Pa., and S. 9'. Jn. 

 g p. dlvuricuta L. Low, diffuse, downy ; IVB. ovate to lance-oblong, acute ; flowers 

 grayish-blue, lobes notched ; eep. lin. -subulate. K N. Y. to Wis., and S. If. Apr., May. 

 ft. Laphamtt. Leaves ovate ; corolla lobes obtuse, entire. Wis. (Lapham). 



9 P. Drummoiidli Hook. Upright, forking, glandular-hairy ; Ivs. lanceolate to ob 



long, mostly alternate ; sepals lance-setaceous, revolute ; flowers in dense corymbn, 

 all shades in the gardens, white to purple, with a star. Ga. 1 to Texas. 



10 P. biflda Beck. Low, assurgeut, diffuse ; Ivs. lance-ovate to lance-linear ; fls. few, 

 sepals linear, petals deeply bifid, purple, v 111. to Mo. : rare. 6'. April. 



IIP. Nubuluta L. Moss Pink. Procumbent, much branched and very leafy, in 

 tufts ; leaves rigid, linear to subulate, fascicled ; flowers pink to white, covering the 

 tufts in May. 5 8'. Penn., S. and W., and in gardens. 



2. COLLOMIA COCCINEA. From Chili, has bright carmine-red fls 

 in heads subtended by broad bracts. Leaves ovate-lauceolate, often 3-cleft at apex, alter- 

 nate. Pods 3-seeded. 1015'. June, July. 



3. FENZLIA DIANTHOIDES. (i) California. A small pink-like herb 

 g (i/^ with exquisitely beautiful flowers, 1', solitary, pink with 5 purple dots around a 

 vellow eye, and the 5 lobes evenly notched at the end. Leaves linear, opposite. 



4. GILIA, It. & P. Cal. teeth acute. Cor. funnel-form, the tube short 

 or long, bearing the equal sta. more or loss exserted and not declined. Pet 

 entiie. Pod oo-seeded. Herbs with elegant, showy flowers. 



S Ipon6psis. Corolla tube long exserted, in thyrse-like racemes. Tall No. 1 



| LEPTOSIPHON. Corolla tube long, slender, in involucrate heads. Low No. 2 



EUGILIA. Corolla tube included in the calyx, scattered or capitate Nos. 3, 4 



1 G. coronopifolla PITS. Standing Cypress. A splendid herb 2 4f, plume-like in 



form, closely beset with delicate pinnatifld Ivs. and bearing at top a long (If) thyrso 

 of bright red flowers (15"). Sandy banks, S. C. to Fla., and W. July Sept. t 



2 G. ANDROSACEA. Strict, simple, downy; Ivs. opp., digitately 5-9-cleft into very nar- 



row segments ; cor. 1' or more long, lilac, purple or white. Cal. 6 12'. May, Ju. 



3 G. TRICOLOR. Diffusely branched ; Ivs. 2-3-pinnatifld ; flowers many, 3-colored, limb 



lilac, throat purple, tube yellow. A great favorite, from California. 



4 G. CAPITATA, with the blue b" flowers at length in round dense heads. Cal. and Oreg. 



5. POLEMONIUM, L. GKEEK VALEKIAN. Calyx and corolla bell- 

 form, with suberect segments. Stamens equally inserted, declined, hairy at 

 base. Capsules 3-valved, 3-celled. Herbs weak, with alternate pinnately- 

 divided leaves and terminal cymes, blue to white. 



1 P. rcptans L. Diffusely branched ; leaves 7-11-foliate, leaflets acute ; fls. nodding 

 pod cell* '2- or 3-needed. it Damp uplands. N. Y. to Wis., and S. 1 IJf. May. 



