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3. Mecardonia tenuis Small. ; 
Mecardonia tenuis Small, Fl. 8S. E. Un. St. 1065, 1338. 1903. “T 
Key West, Fla., Blodgett, in Herb. C. U.” Type seen in Herb. Cotunbe 
University at the New York Botanical Garden 
Light loam over limestone, hammock ena thickets, Key West, 
Florida Keys, Subtropical Florida. Endemic, but so close to M. 
procumbens and to M. peduncularis (Benth.) Small of Texas that 
the actual relationship of these species should be more fully investi- 
gated in the field. 
Pennell (Florida)—9555, 9599. 
6. GRATIOLA Linné. 
Gratiola L., Sp. Pl. 17. 1753. 
Type species, G. officinalis L., of Europe. 
Corolla slightly exceeding calyx, externally glabrous. Capsule 
nearly pyramidal, acuminate. Pedicels very short. 
Plant pubescent with several-celled hairs. Leaves 1-2 cm. long; 
bracts usually much exceeding the flowers. 
1. G. pilos 
Plant glabrous. Leaves .8-1.2 em. long; bracts not shocoding the 
owers la. G. pilosa epilis. 
Corolla more than twice as long as the calyx, ctensally « 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. Corolla within throat on 
posterior side densely pubescent with knobbed hairs. Cap- 
sule ovate in outline, 1-5 mm. long, equaled or exceeded by 
the sepals. Seeds .3-.5 mm. long, semi-globose to oblong. 
Capsule 1-3 mm. long, much exceeded by the sepals. Stem- 
leaves clasping by a broad base, usually at least the upper 
tea resinous dots. Roots perennial, slender. Stoloni- 
Corolla golden-yellow throughout. Capsule 3 mm. long. 
Seeds brown. Leaves with blackish aS ae on 
ana 
Corolla = throat dull-yellow, the lobes ‘White. “Capsule 
1-2 mm.long. Seeds paler. Leaves with brown glandu- 
lar ioe. these usually more sparsely distributed. 
Leaf-blades linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, usually with a 
W coarse serratures. Sepals linear to linear-subu- 
late. Capsule 1-2 mm. long. 3. G. ramosa 
_ Leaf-blades ovate, with many usually finer serratures. 
cae lanceolate to oblongelanceolate Capsule 2 
CG. vi 
vis 
Capsule 15 mm. ‘long, about equaled by th sepals. Stem- 
leaves narrowed to a sessile or slightly clasping base, not 
