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THE LOGANIA FAMILY. 



funnel-form, with five spreading and rounded lobes. Stamens: ^ve on the throat 

 of the corolla. Pistil: one; style four-cieft. Capsule: flat; oblong, pointed, 

 grooved on either side. Leaves : one to three inches long with short petioles, 

 lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, tapering or pointed at the base ; entire; bright- 

 green and glaucous; evergreen. A woody twining vine. 



As interwoven, it seems, with the beauty and sentiment of southern low- 

 lands is the " Jasamer," as it is called by the natives, as is the velvety edel- 

 weiss with the history of snow-clad peaks. Early-laden indeed is the warm 

 air of spring with its delicious perfume while, basking himself on its intensely 

 yellow petals, the sly chameleon drowsily opens his rounded eyes. Through 

 w^oods and thickets it wends its way vigorously and gleams as brightly as 

 does later the Cherokee rose. It is one of the joys of the season, instilling 

 impressions long remembered by those who know it well. 



Looking at one of the blossoms critically it is found that it is dimorphous, 

 — that is in one form the stigma is exserted while the anthers are included — 

 and in the other form just the reverse order is apparent. To secure a 

 proper fertilization, therefore, it is necessary for a stigma to receive pollen 

 from stamens of other corollas than its own. The plant's object, of course, 

 in resorting to this device is that self-fertilization may be prevented. 



Under the names also of evening trumpet-flower and Carolina wild wood- 

 bine is this lovely individual known. Before, or just after, it has flowered, 

 the people collect its rhizomes to make into an extract which if taken with 

 wisdom has been known to cure rheumatism. But it should not be used 

 indiscriminately, as the plant is possessed of a narcotic poison and more 

 than once has been the cause of death. 



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i he low country. 



