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with no glands between them ; styles 3 5, distinct or united at base, 

 persistent. Herbaceous or shrubby plants. Lvs. punctate with pel- 

 lucid dots, opposite, entire. Fls. solitary, or in cymous panicles, 

 yellow. 



Stamens 25100, more or less united into sets (a). 

 Stamens 515, not at all united (d). 



a Carpels (and stylos) 5 or more. Capsule 5-celled Nos. 1, 2 



a Carpels 8. Capsule 3-celled (the placentae meeting (b). 



a Carpels 3. Capsule 1-celled (the placenta? not quite meeting (c). 



b Shrubby. Petals not dotted. Leaves lanceolate or oblanceolate Nos. 35 



b Shrubby. Petals not dotted. Leaves linear Nos. 6,7 



b Herbaceous. Petals sprinkled with black dots Nos. 8 10 



C Shrubs. Styles united into one Nos. 1114 



C Half-shrubby. Styles united into one Nos. 15 18 



O Herbaceous. Styles distinct, at least at the top y Nos. 19 22 



d Flowers in corytnbous cymes Nos. 23, 24 



d Flowers raceined on the slender branches Nos. 25, 26 



1 H. pyramidatum Ait. Herbaceous; Ivs. sessile, oblong-ovate, acute; sty. 5; 

 placentae retroflexed in the cells of the capsule. If Hills and river banks. Ohio 

 and Peun. to Can. St. 3 5f high, scarcely angular, smooth, rigid. Branches 

 corymbous, erect, 4-angled. Lvs. of tho stem 2^ 5' long, as wide, of tho 

 branches about half these dimensions. Fls. very large (!' broad) Petals obo- 

 vate. Sta. capillary, 100 or more. Caps. 1' long, ovoid-conical, tipped with tho 

 5 styles. Sds. oo. Jl., Aug. 



2 H. Kalmiamim L. Shrubby; Ivs. linear-lanceolate, very numerous, obtuse; 

 caps. 5-celled, tipped with the 5 styles. Rocks below Niagara Falls, etc. A 

 handsome species, a foot or more in hight. Lvs. an inch in length, slightly revo- 

 lute on the margin, 1-veined, minutely and thickly punctate, sessile. Branches 

 slender and delicate, somewhat 4-angled. Fls. 9" diam. Sta. very many. Aug. 



3 H. Buckley! Curtis. Low, diffusely branched from tho shrubby base, Ivs. 

 wedge-oblong or obovate, subsessile, smooth, very obtuse; fls. terminal, solitary^ 

 peduricled ; sep. unequal, leafy, obtuse, and with the OO stam. shorter than tho 

 petals; caps. 3-celled, styles united. High. Mts. of N. Car. to Ga. Stems 8 12' 

 high. Lvs. G or 7" by 3 or 4". Resembles Ascyrum Crux- Andres. 



4 H. prolificum L. Branching ; branches ancipital, smooth ; Ivs. oblong-lanceo- 

 late, obtuse, narrowed at base, crenulately waved at edge ; cymes compound, 

 leafy ; sep. unequal, leafy, ovate, cuspidate ; petals obovate, a little larger than 

 sepals. A highly ornamental shrub, 2 4f high, prairies and creek shores, Mid. 

 and W. States. Lvs. 2 2^' long, 4 6" wide. Fla. 9" diam., orange-yellow in 

 an elongated inflorescence. Sta. GO. Jl., Aug. f. 



P. DEXSIFLORUM T. and G. Branches very numerous; Ivs. crowded, much 

 smaller (less than 1' long) ; fls. very numerous, in compound cymes, and 

 much smaller (about G" diam.) E. Tenn. to Fla. (H. densiflorum Ph.) 



5 H. galioides Lam. Branches few, terete ; Ivs. fo'near-lanceolate, rather obtuse ; 

 cymules numerous, axillary and terminal, paniculate ; sep. subequal, linear-lanceo- 

 late. S. Car. to Fla. in damp soil. St. 2 to 3f high, with straight, erect branches 

 and a smooth bark. Lvs. fascicled in the axils as if whorled, 10 to 15" by 2 to 

 3", dotted with large, pellucid glands. Fls. about 7" diam. Jn., Aug. 



6 H. rosmarimfolium Lam. St. straight, erect, sparingly branched ; Ivs. lin- 

 ear, shorter than the internodes, narrowed at base to a petiole ; cymules dense, few- 

 flowered, paniclcd. Ky. to Fla. Smooth and handsome, 18 to 30' high, half 

 shrubby. Lvs. 1' to 1^' long, 1 2" wide, revolute-edged, fascicled in the axils 

 as if whorled. Fls. G" diam. Sep. subequal, about as long as the obovate petals. 

 Jn., Aug. 



7 H. fascictilatum Lam. Shrub much branched, bushy ; Ivs. linear, very nar- 

 row, longer than the internodes, sessile; cymules leafy. Wet places in pine bar- 

 rens, Ga., Fla. to La., common. Bush 1 to 2f high, very leafy. Lvs. nearly 

 1' in length, recurved or straight, with smaller ones clustered in the axils. Fls. 

 numerous, G ' diam. Petals obovate, 1-toothed (like Nos. 4, 5) about the length 

 of the linear sepals. Jl., Sept. 



ft. ABBREVIATUM. Branches irregular and crooked; Ivs. very short (2 to 3"), 

 tufied in tho axils ; petals 3 times longer than tho sepals. Car. to Ga. 



