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HOUSTONIA C(ERULEA. 



FAIRY-FLAX. BLUETT. INNOCENCE. VENUS' PRIDE. SKY-BLUE 



HOUSTONIA. 



Tetrandria Monogynia, Linn. Hubiacese, Juss. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Calix 4-toothed. Corolla of 1 petal, funnel-form, 4-cleft. Capsule 2-celled, many-seeded, 

 half-superior, opening transversely. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Stem erect, dichotomous, sometimes setaceous, convolute ; radical leaves pubescent, 

 spathulated — cauline opposite, oblanceolate, or linear, obtuse peduncles one-flowered, 

 long ; corolla segments oval, terminating in a sudden, aeute point. B. 



SYNONYMS. 



Houstonia Linnaei, Mieh. 

 Poiretia erecta, Gmelin, Syst. 263. 



