roriLAR FI-OHA. 



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76. MIRABILIS FAMILY. 0,1.1 NvrTA(;F\A(^K.K. 



FTiiP HMiiif wiM n'|irc>t'iiialiv«'.t lar wt-^i ami mmuIi. viz.: Oxymai'mis, v'^c., with Hrveral 

 flu\v»'iM ill u ciilyx-lik.' iiivnlucn', tin- riiim»l-.-«liatif.l nilyx rn.Hi'-piirjiK', ami t-xurtly liki* 

 a cornllu. Ami in ^^anlt'ii-t Miuaiuiik or Korii-o'Ci.dCK (-<> talltMl Irum tin- lldw.m 

 opfiiiiiL,' late ill till' atU'riniiin) is ruiiiiiion. lieu* tlu-re is nnly one llnwi-r in tin- lu-ll- 

 Hlinp«'tl iiivoliuMX', wliicli exaoily iiiiitatf.'* a calyx, wliilf tin* iar;.,'*' f'iiiiiu'l-f*|ia|M'.l calyx 

 is JM^t likf the corolla of a Mornini,'-! Jltiiy. Stamens 5 : style i. Lcavos oppositi', 

 ln'art-»liii|»'(l, loii^'-stalkiil. Tin- 



Common Foikm'Ci.ock m- MiiiAHiiis, fnim Nfcxico, well kimwii in ^inrlcii"!, is M, Jnfi/xi. 



nvoRT. 



(1 root, 



IfilVOH 



11(1 1 via, 



when 



hliort 



ted fur 



Sipho, 



'1 . POKEWEED FAMILY. 



Is ri'pi't'M'tltetl witll us l.\ ollf, 



and tli.it a \i'iycoiiMiioii,-iM( ii'.-(if 



Pokeweed. /'hi/to/, icca. 



.Si'|tals ;, rounded, loncave. ]ift!il- 

 like. wliite. .Stiiineiis lo. umli r tlio 



ovary. Ovary groeii, ciiiu| osed of lo y^^' 

 l-Ht'fded ovarit's unittd into one : ^-^— - 



Ntjji'-. 10, nlniit and scparati'. l-'ruit 

 11 (laik criinmm lo-seeded lierry. A 

 ciiar.se run k lieil>. witli a fliick. acrid, 

 and ])(>i>«iiii>us lout, a lar^'c ]iitliy 

 Hteiii. and alternate oMony; leaves ; 

 tliu tliiwers ill racemes opposite the 

 leaves. T,<)w and rich j;riinnd, every- 

 wlit-re coininoii ; tloweiinic all sum- 

 mer, ripening its ahundaiit berries in 



ord.r I'MVToLACC.VCK.K. 



^ .!# ' 



autumn. 



J'. il(Ciiii({r(f, 



47i;. Siimiiilt of -A (lowfrlni; liniiic li <<( I'.ikc- 



Wi'nI. 

 <T7. Kniil-liiinliiu' briinoh. 

 47s. A tlowi'i, tiiliirj.'r<l. 

 47!'. Vciiiiijf fiiilt. 

 4wi S:iiiii'. nit arms'". 



4K1. .SiTil cUvitlcil lt'iii;lli«|!<i', anil iiiiii-'iilllMJ. 

 4H1'. Kiiiliryi). Iiuuo liiajrinMi'il. 



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77. GOOSEFOOT FAMILY, oni-r CHKXoroDlACK.E. 



Homely lierl).«*, wiili mo.«;tly alternate leave.s without .stipule.s, ami 110 ilry scaly bracts 

 among the small and greenish tloweis; the calyx enclo.'iing tlie i-celled and i-.seeded 



i 1 



if 



