280 Oedeb 35.— TROPjEOLACE^E. 



G&hera 9, species 100, genemlly di£fu8e(l. The gum resin ffmacum Is derived from the gcntia 

 Guiacum, also that extremely hard and heavy wood, lignum-vUo!, 



KALLSTROEMIA, Scop. Sepals 5, persistent; petals 5; stamens 

 10, with no scale, the 5 opposite the sepals defective, placed inside 5 

 hypogynous glands ; styles united, stigmas 10-lobed ; frait at length 

 separating into 10 1-seeded cocci. — (D Prostrate and diffuse, with 

 interpetiolar stipules and abruptly pinnate leaves. 

 K. maxima Torr & Gr. Lfts. 3 or 4 pairs, oblong or oval, slightly falcate, mucro- 



nate, tlio terminal pair largest ; cooci gibbous at base, tuberoled. Waste places, 



Savannah. Sts. pubescent, 1 to 2f long. Pis. yellow, axillary, solitary, pedian- 



culato. Jn. — Sept. § W. Indies. (Tribulus maximus L.) 



Order XXXIV. jBALSAMINACE^. Jewel Weeds. 



Herbs annual, with a succulent' stem and watery juice. Lvs. simple, without 

 stipules. Fls. very irregular and unsymmetrical. Sepals 5, deciduous, the 2 upper 

 connate, the lowest spurred or gibbous. Petals 4, hypogynous, united by pairs, or 

 rarely 5, distinct. Stamens 5, hypogynous. Filaments subulate. Anih. 2-ceHed. 

 Stig. 5-lobed, sessile. Pr. capsular, B-oelled, bursting elastioally by 5 valves. Sds. 

 several in each cell. Embryo straight (Figures 114, 281, 282.) 



Genera 2, species 110. With regard to its properties and uses, this order is of no importance, 

 but some of its species are highly ornflmental. 



IfflPATIENS, L. ToucH-ME-NOT. (^Impatient with respect to the 

 irritable capsules.) Sepals colored, apparently- but 4 (the 2 upper be- 

 ing united), the lowest gibbous and spurred ; petals apparently 2, each 

 of the lower being united to the 2 lateral ones ; stamens 5, short, an- 

 thers cohering at apex ; capsule often 1-celled by the obliteration of 

 the dissepiments, 5-vaIved bursting elastically. — Sts. smooth, succulent, 

 tender, subpellucid, with tumid joints. 



1 I. pdllida Nutt. Lvs. oblong-ovate, coarsely and obtusely serrate, teeth mucro- 

 nate ; ped. 2 to 4-flowered, elongated ; lower gibbous sepals dilated-conical, broader 

 than long, with a very short, recurved spur ; fls. pale yellow, sparingly dotted. — 

 ® "Wet shady places, TJ. S. and Can. St. 2 to 4f high, branched. Lvs. 2 to 0' 

 long, ^ as wide, witli large, obtuse teeth, each tipped with a very short mucrci. 

 Fls. large, mostly in pairs. Two outer sepals pale green, callous pointed, the 

 rest palo yellow, the lower produced into a conic nectary, ending in a spur ^' long. 

 Caps, oblong-cylindrio 1' long, bursting at the slightest touch when mature, and 

 scattering the seed. Aug. 



2 I. fulva Nutt. Lvs. rhombic-ovata, obtusish, coarsely and obtiasely serrate, teetli 

 muoronate ; ped. 2 to 4-flowered, short ; lower gibbous sepal, acutely conical, 

 longer thim broad, with an elongated, closely reflexed spur ; fls. deep orange, macu- 

 late with many brown spots. — ;i) In wet, shady grounds, Can. to Ga., more com- 

 mon than the last, somewhat glaucous. St. 1^ — 3f high. Lvs. 1 to 3' long, i ai 

 ivide, having like the last a few filiform teeth at the base. Fls. about 1' in length, 

 the recurved spur of the lower sepals I' long. Caps, as in the' last. Aug. 



3 I. Balaamiiia L. Balsamine. Lvs. lanceolate, serrate, upper ones alternate : 

 ped. clustered; spur shorten- than the flower. — (1) From the E. Indies. It is one k>! 

 the most beautiful of garden annuals, forming a showy pyramid of finely varie- 

 gated, carnation-like flowers. The prevailing colors of the petals are red anl 

 white, but the former varies in every possible shade of crimson, scarlet, purpU', 

 pink and flesh color. Fls. often double. 



Order XXXV. TROP^OLACE^. TropiiYwoExs. 



Plants herbaceous, smooth, climbing or twining, with a pungent, watery juico. 

 Lvs. peltate or palmate. Fls. irregular, axillary, perfect. Sepals 3 to B, colored. 



