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1. P. procumbens, L., Lam. III. t. 71.— Scoparia, /acy.— Stems CKspitoae, 3"-12" 

 long, somewhat scabroas at the angles; leaves 4"'-12"', subulate calyx-segments 1'" long; 

 corolla hairy at the throat : lobes half as long as the caippanulate tube. — Hab. Jamaica'l, 

 M'Mb ; [Virginia to Texas !, Mexico, New Granada], 



2. BUDDLBJA, L, 



Calyx i-M. Corolla regular, infundibular or salver-shaped, 4-.fid. Stamens 4, included, 

 inserted into the corolla- throat or below it. Style short : stigma ovoid. Capsule septicide. 

 — Woody (or herbaceous) plants, mostly woolly iy stellate down ; leaves opposite ; cymes 

 often contracted, usually in centripetal terminal panicles. 



2. B. americana, L. Shrubby; branches and flowers tomentose; leaves ovate or 

 otlong, acuminate, serrulate, tapering into the petiole, puberulous and glabrescent above, ' 

 hoary-tomentose beneath ; panicle pyramidal : glomerules manyrflowered, subsessile in 

 interrupted racemes ; corolla infundibular, included : lobes ovate-oblong, as long as the 

 tube;- filaments short, inserted into the coroUa-throat.-^S;. t. Vl%.f. \. — B. occidentalis, 

 ■S. P. — 5'-l 0' high ; leaves variable ; flowers 2'" long, yellow.— Hab. Jamaica !, Ma<yf., Fd., 

 March, on river-banks ; [Cuba !, Texas !, and Califoruia ! to Venezuela 1 and Peru !] 



3. SCOPARIA, L. 



Calyx 4-5-partlte. Corolla rotate, regular, 4-fid, hairy at the throat : upper lobe in- 

 terior in the bud. Stamens 4, equal, exserted, inserted into the corolla-throat. Stigma 

 blunt. Capsule septicide. — Branched herbs ; leaves whorled or opposite, dotted ; pedicels 

 fascicled-axillary, ebracteolate. 



^ 3. S. dulcis, L. Annual, suffl-utescent, glabrous ; leaves ternary (4-2), lanceolate, ob- ■ 

 long-lanceolate, or linear-lanceolate, usually serrate above the cuneate or tapering base; 

 pedicels filiform, numerous, geminate, or solitary ; calyx 4-partite, exceeded by the sub- 

 globose capsule. — SI. t, 108./. 1. Desc. Ft. 2. 1. 106. — Stem erect, l'-3' high, very branched, 

 flowering often the whole length ; pedicels half as long as the leaves ; corollj 2'" diam., pale- 

 blue or white. 



a. Leaves oblong-lanceolate or lanceolate, sen'ate above the cuneate base. 



J3. tenuifblia. Leaves linear-lanceolate, all or superior entire, long-tapering towards the 

 base. , 



Hab. Jamaica!, Dist., M'Nab, March, a common weed (a, j8) ; S. Kitts !, Antigua!, 

 Wullschl. ; Trinidad !, Cr. ; [Morida I, Cuba! and Mexico ! to Brazil ! snd Pern I ; fill tropi- 

 cal countries!]. 



4. CAPRARIA, i. 



Calyx 5-partite. Corolla campanulate, regular, 5-fid: upper lip interior in the bud. 

 Stamens 4-5, included, inserted into th'e corolla-throat r anthers oblong, bifid at the base. 

 Stigma blunt. Capsule loenlicide and septicide, 4-varved. — Suffirutescent herbs; leaves 

 alternate, dotted; pedicels axillary, usually g.eminate, ebracteolate. 



4. C. biflora, L. Glabrescent or pilose.; leaves elliptical-lanceolate or elliptical-oblong, 

 coarsely serrate above the base ; stamens 4 ; capsule ovate-subglobose, equalling the calyx. 

 — Jacq. Amer. Pict. t. 174. Desc. Fl. 4, t. 300, — 2'-4' high, - variable in the down, the 

 shape of the leaves, and the length of the anthers ; coroUa white, 4"'-5"' long, usually twice 

 as long as the calyx. 



o. Leaves glabrous or glabrescent. 



/3. pilosa. Branches densely pilose ; leaves pubescent. 



Hab. Bahamas !, Hjalmars. ; Turk Islands (/3) ; Jamaica !, Macf, Fd., Dist., common 

 everywhere ; Antigua 1, Finl., Wullschl. (a), Dominica !, Imr., S. Vincent !, Guild. ; Tri- 

 nidad !, Cr. (;8) ; [Key West ! and Mexico to Brazil ! and Peru ! ; Galapagos ! ; trop. Africa !]. 



5. C. mexicana, Morie. Glabrous, rarely pubescent; leaves lanceolate, acuminate, 

 serrulate above the middle, or subentire ; stamens 5 : anthers often half as long as the 

 filaments; capsule ovoid-oblong, equalling the calyx.— 3'-4' high, slender; coroUa white, 

 4"'-5"', capsule 2'" long.— Hab. Jamaica !, M., M'Nab, Wils., March, S. Anns, S. Davids, 

 *.^. Four-miles Wood; [Mexico! to New Granada!]. 



