442 ORDER LXXXV. HYDROPHYLLACJ3. 



Genus III— CAN'TUA. Juss. 5—3. (Gilia.) 

 (The Peruvian name of this plant.) 



Calyx 3 — 5-cleft. Corolla funnel-form. Stigma 3-cleft, 

 spotted. Stamens 5. Capsule 3-celled, many-seeded. Seeds 

 angled. 



1. C. coronofiko'lia, (Willd.) Stem pubescent. Leaves pinnatifid, 

 sessile, fasciculate, with smooth, linear segments. Flowers in long race- 

 mose panicles. Calyx pubescent ; segments subulate. Corolla dotted 

 with red. Stamens inserted into the tube of the corolla. Capsule ob- 

 long, 3-furrowed. — Red and yellow. $ . July. On the (Jongaree, 

 near Columbia, S. C. Standing Cypress. Gilia coronopifolia. 



One of the most beautiful of our native plants, which has become extensively in- 

 troduced into our gardens. We have also found it ou the Ocmulgee, near Macon. 



Genus IV.— COLLO'MIA. Nutt. 5—1. 

 (From kolla, glue.) 



Calyx 5-cleft, somewhat campanulate, large. Corolla fun- 

 nel-form, 5-lobed, lobes oval, oblong; tube straight, long, slen- 

 der. Capsule 3-celled, triangular. Seeds oblong, angular, 

 covered with a mucilage containing tbe fibro-cellular tissue. 



1. C. linea'ris, (Nutt.) Stem pubescent. Leaves oblong-linear, 

 somewhat lanceolate, floral ones ovate-lanceolate, acute. Calyx viscid. 

 —Whitish-purple. 0. June. Louisiana. 



Order LXXXV.— HYDROPHYLLA'CE^E. 



Calyx 5 — 10-cleft, persistent. Corolla hypogynous, 5-lobed, 

 with two lamellae at the base of each lobe. Stamens 5, alternate 

 with the segments of the corolla. Ovary simple, 1-celled ; 

 ovule suspended. Style 1, bifid. Placenta? 2, parietal. Fruit 

 capsular, inclosed in the permanent calyx. Few or many 

 seeded. Herbaceous plants, hispid. 



Genus 1.— HYDROPHYL'LUM. 5—1. 

 (From hudor, water, and phullon, leaf.) 



Calyx 5-parted. Corolla campanulate, 5-cleft, with 5 longi- 

 tudinal nectariferous grooves on the inside. Stamens 5, ex- 

 serted ; filaments bearded. Capsule globose, I-celled, 2-valved, 

 usually 1 -seeded. 



1. H. Vihgin'icum, (L) Stem erect, nearly glabrous. Leaves pinnate 

 and pinnatifid ; segments oval-lanceolate, serrate. Flowers in compact 

 axillary clusters ; segments of the calyx linear. — Blue. 2£. May — 

 June. In shady, rocky situations. 1 — 2 feet. 



?. H. Canaden'se, (L.) Nearly smooth. Leaves palmately 5 — 7- 

 lobed, rounded, unequally toothed. Flowers in globose cymes ; pedun 



