98 Bheana Mariana, 



damp grassy meadows, and near boggy grounds and small waters. 

 Common in New Jersey. Grows also in Carolina and Maryland. 

 Flowers in July and August. 



This is the second species of the genus Rhexia described in this 

 work. It is less common in this state than the R. Virginica, but 

 grows abundantly in the southern section of the union, ^delighting 

 in the same kind of situations as that species is found to inhabit. 

 From the fugaciousness of the petals, it does not seem to be much 

 entitled to cultivation. 



The Figure represents a flowering specimen of the plant of its na- 

 tural size. 



