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6. “Gratiora: L. Sp; Pl; 27..1753. 
Type species, G. officinalis L., of Europe. 
Corolla slightly exceeding calyx, externally gsi 
apsule nearly pyramidal, acuminate. Pedic very 
short. Stem pubescent with several-celled hairs. re eine & 
Corolla more than twice as long as the calyx, externally more 
or less puberulent. Capsule broader, acute to rounded. 
Pedicels longer. Stem glabrous or puberulent with one- 
celled hairs, these frequently gland- bearing. 
Pedicels exceeding 10 mm. in length. Coro 
G. pilosa 
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obbed hairs. Capsule ovate, equaled or ex- 
ceeded by the sepals. Seeds 3-5 mm. long, semi- 
globose to oblong. 
Capsule 1-3 mm. long, exceeded by the sepals. 
Stem-leaves aes by a broad base, usually at 
least the upper with resinous dots. Roots 
perennial, slender. Sesiiceel (Ramosae.) 
Corolla golden-yellow throughout. Capsule 
3 mm. long, little exceeded by the sepals. 
Leaves lanceolate to nearly ovate, entire or 
distally obscurely denticulate, with blackish 
glandular dots 
Leaves linear to lanceolate, frequently denti- 
culate distally, usually strongly puncticulate. 
Sepals obtusish to acute. 
Leaves lanceolate to nearly ovate, entire, ob- 
scurely puncticulate distally. Sepals very 
obtuse. 
Corolla with throat dull-yellow, the lobes white. 
Capsule 2 mm. long, much exceeded by the 
sepals. Leaves ovate, serrate, the upper some- 
times with sparse glandular dots. 
Capsule 4~5 mm. long, about equaled by the sepals. 
Stem-leaves narrowed to a sessile or slightly clasping 
se, not resinous-dotted. Roots annual, the 
main root thick and giving off numerous fibers. 
t stoloniferous. (Neglectae.) 
2. G. aurea. 
2a. G. aurea obtusa. 
3. G. viscidula. 
4. G. neglecta. 
hairs. Capsule globose, 5-6 mm. long, slightly ex- 
ceeding the sepals. Seeds 7 mm. long, linear. Leaves 
and root as in Neglectae. (Virginianae.) 5. G. virginiana. 
I. GRATIOLA PILOSA Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1: 7. 1803. ‘Hab. 
in Carolinae inferieris uliginosis.”’ Description suffici- 
ently distinctive. 
