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Genus XV.— CHIMAPH'ILA. L. 10—1. 

 (From cheima, winter, and phileo, to love.) 



Calyx and corolla as in the preceding. Stigma sessile, or- 

 bicular. Anthers beaked. Capsule 5-celled, dehiscing at the 

 angles. 



1. C. macula'ta, (Pursh.) A small, creeping plant. Zeaves lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, incisely serrate, variegated in the middle with white, 

 opposite or by threes. Flowers in corymbs, on pubescent peduncles, 

 fragrant, nodding. — Reddish-white. 2£. July. Rich, shaded soil. 

 Common. 3 — 4 inches. Spotted Winter green. 



This plant resembles very closely the C. umoellata in its sensible properties of 

 taste and smell, and we should presume, would have nearly the same effect on the 

 human system. Tlie C. umbellata is a well-known remedy, under the names of Py- 

 roln umoellata and pipsissewa ; the latter, no doubt, its Indian name. The Indi- 

 ans, it is well known, highly esteemed it as a remedy in scrofula, rheumatism, &c. It 

 is astringent, tonic, and diuretic, and has been recommended in dropsy. 



Genus XVI.— MONOTRO'PA. 10—1. 

 (From monos, one, and tropos, turn, the solitary flower turning to one side.) 



Calyx 5-parted, cucullate at the base. Corolla 5-petaled. 

 Stamens 1 0. Anthers 2-celled, appendaged at the base. Style 

 1. Capsule 5-valved, 5-celled, many-seeded. 



1. M. uniflo'ra, (L.) Roots parasitic, growing from the roots of 

 trees ; scape erect, short, glabrous, succulent, white, bearing one flower 

 on its summit, generally in clusters. Leaves merely scales, ovate, 

 white. Flowers solitary, terminal. Petals pubescent on the inside. 

 Stamens 10, unequal. Anthers reniform. Seeds numerous. 



2. M. Moriusonia'na, (Mich.) Scape long, straight, 1-flowered. Flow- 

 ers erect, solitary; scales of the stem distant. Capside globose. — 

 Shady woods. Car., and near Macon, Geo. 6 — 10 inches. 



3. M. lanuginosa, (Mich.) Scape bearing flowers in a spike. Leaves 

 merely scales, membranaceous, sessile, crowded at the base. Flowers 

 in terminal spikes, woolly. Petals oblong, erect ; whole plant white, 

 turning black by decay. — "White. %. July. Shaded soils. 8 — 10 

 inches. Indian Pipe. 



Genus XVII.— GA'LAX. L. 5—1. 

 (From galax, milky, from the whiteness of its flowers.) 



Calyx 5-parted, persistent. Petals 5, twice as long as the 

 calyx, adhering with the stamen tube at the base. Stamens 

 10, united into a tube, 5 sterile, 5 shorter and fertile. Stigma 

 3-lobed. Capsules 3, ovate, 3-celled, 3-valved. Seeds numerous, 

 small. 



1. G. apiiyl'la, (L.) Root red, creeping, perennial. Leaves coriace- 

 ous radical, reniform, crenate. Scape many-flowered. Flowers small, 

 in a long -pike. Emits a bad odor. — White. 2J. Running streams. 

 Mountains. Geo. and Car. Beetle-weea\ 



