OnpER 19.—THE SUNDEWS. 171 
4D longifolia, Long-leaved S. Lvs. spatulate, on 
long, smooth stalks. 4-7’. White. (Fig. 20, 21.) 
5 D, linearis. Linear-leaved S. Lvs. linear, obtuse; 
stalks smooth. 8-67. White. 
6 D, filiformis. Thread-leaved §. Lvs. filiform, long. 
Scape 1f. Purple.. 
2. DION A’A. Venus’ Fly-trap. 
Sepals 5, spreading. Petals 5, obovate, with 
pellucid veins. Stamens 10-15. Style 1. Stig- 
mas 5, many-cleft. Capsule breaking irregularly 
in opening, 1-celled, many-seeded.—2 Glabrous _ 
herbs. Leaves all radical, sensitive, closing con- y; 
vulsively when touched. Scape umbelled. Hi th ex y 
Ms 
D Muscip’ula. A very remarkable plant, im sandy bogs, y i VE 
ing, the petiole broadly winged, endingin a roundish ; 
blade which is fringed with spines, instantly closing és } ye 
upon insects which alight upon it. Scape 6-12’ Wy | 
high, bearing an umbel of 8-10 white, handsome \\ 
( GE, 
flowers. <Apr., May. t+ \ }) Va 
) fee 
Fig. 408. Venus’ Fly-trap. ig. 404. Ovary and style - J ~ é 
Fig. 405. Section of ovary. 
at the South, sometimes cultivated. Leaves spread- aa i |! a 
8. PARNAS’SIA. Grass-of-Parnassus. 
Sepals 5. Petals 5, inserted on the calyx (pe- 
rigynous). Stamens also perigynous, in 2 rows, 
the outer row of numerous sterile filaments, united 
in 5 sets, the inner row of 5 perfect stamens. Stigmas 4, sessile. Cap- 
sule 4-celled. Seeds very numerous.—2% Elegant herbs, with radical 
leaves and 1-flowered scapes. 
1 P. Carolinia’na. Meadow G. Sterile filaments, 8 in each set. Leaves about 
'7-veined, broadly oval or ovate, radical ones on long stalks, cauline few, near 
the ground, sessile, clasping. Scape about lf. high, bearing one flower at top, 
which is about 1’ across. Petals marked with green veins. July, Aug. 
2 P asarifolia. Broad-leaved G. Sterile filaments, 3 in each set. Lvs. reniform. S, 
8 P, palus’tris. Swamp G. Sterile filaments, 9-15 in each set. Lys. cordate. N. W, 
