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66. POLEMONIUM FAMILY. Or.l.r I'oiJ-MoMACK.K 



Ili-rlts. iKit twhiiii;^ (l)iit Colwa tlinilH In* t»'n<liils), with iv^Milar flnwi-is, all tlM'jtart-' in 

 fives, cxi'-jit the i»istil wliirli is 3-<'t'lK'il uiid tlu- stvle 3-(K'rt at tlio top, tin* 5 sjuvatlin-,' 

 l(i1-t's 111' tlif vtnit\\i\<'oui'oli(ti'ni tlif lunl, 

 i.e., i»vi'rla]>|tiii;4Mi tliat oihmmIj^i' nfi-arli 

 is (nitsidf of tliat licliiml it, I'lit iii-iih- 

 of flu' next oiH'. FldWfis f^fiii'iaily 

 haiulsomc. All tin- kimls ln-n' ^'ivcii 

 aiecnltivatiMl ; l)iit the IMilnxcsaic wiM 

 ill this rdiiiitrv (csjit'cially W. ami S. ), 

 an*l 80 is one Pol«Miioniuiii. 'iilias aie 

 jti'i'tty ;,'aifli'U annuals finm Califoinia, 

 &c. ('i)l>a'a, which isjilaci'd hcM-.tlnni!.'!! 

 vt'i y (lilftTt'nt fmm tin* rest, is a ,mvat- 

 lloweied vine from Me.vico. 



4rA 



15"). KluwiTs (if I'IiIdx. 4Vi Klxwor-i i>r Prilcnioiiiiirii 



I'otollliillllllll, rut ai'lMKS. 



V,1 



v.: i'...i..f 



C'liinbing l)y tendrils on the piiinnto leaves : flowers axillary, BJngle: calyx leafy : corolla 



bell-shaped, large but <liill-coloured, (Cub(va) •CuH.tA. 



Not climbing : tlnwers in iianicled i ynios or clusters. 



Stamens in.strti-d at veiy uniijual heights on the long tube of the salver-shaited 

 corolla, short, inrluded : calvx narrow, 5-angled : seeds only unc in each cell. 

 Leaves all entire, sessile, and oiijiosite, except the uppermost, {I'/ilnx) PHLOX, 



Stamens all inseited at the same heiglit. Leaves mostly alternate and compound. 

 Corolla almost wheel-sliaiied (ligiit blue) : stamens turned towards the lower side 



of the flower: leaves pinnate, (Pulemdnium) 1V)I,KM()MUM, 



Corolla fujinel-shaped or salver-shaped : stamens not turned to one side : seeds 



several. Leaves once to tlirice pinnately divided, (('ilia) GlLLV. 



Phlox. Phlox, 

 * Perennial herbs, growing in ojien woods, and in gardens. 



1. PaN'ICLED p. Stem stout, 2 to 4' high ; loaves lance-oblong and ovate-lanceolate, pointed, taper- 



ing or the upper ones heart-shapeil at the base ; paidcle huge and broad ; corolla pink <»r white, 

 the lobes euiire. Fl. summer. /'. panicuh'tfd, 



2. Spottkd p. Stem 1^ or 2^ high, slender, simple, jiurplespotted ; lower leaves lance-sbajad, 



uppermost lance-ovate, tajtering upwurd.s from the rounded or slightly heart-shaped luisc ; 

 panicle narrow ; ealyx-teeth rather blunt ; corolla jtink-puride, or varying to white in gardens, 

 the lobes entire. Fl. summer. /'. innculntn. 



3. H.viUY P. Stems slender, ascending, i or 2 high, clammy-hairy; leaves lance-shaped or lance- 



linear ; cyme Hat ; calyx-teeth long, awn-pointed ; lobes of the rose-pink corolla entire. Fl. 

 early summer. P. pUijsa, 



4. Running P. Spreading by creeping runners, bearing roundish and thickish smooth leaves; 



flowering'stenu 4' to 8' high, with oblong leaves j flowers few and large ; lobes of the red-j>urple 

 corolla round ami entire. Fl. early summer. P, reptuns. 



