ORDER XCTI. FLUMBAGINACE.E. 481 



Gexls III.— HOTTO'NIA. L. 5—1. 

 (In honor of P. Hotton, a Dutch professor.) 



Calyx 5 -parted. Corolla salver-form, shorter than the calyx. 

 Stamens 5, inserted on the tube of the corolla. Capsule globose. 



1. H. ixfla'ta, (E1L) Stem thick, spongy, generally submersed. 

 Leaves long, crowded, pectinate, submersed, with the segments linear ; 

 several scapes, rising from the summit of the stem, with inflated inter- 

 nodes. Floicers verticillate, pedunculate. — White. If. June — July. 

 Middle Georgia. 



Gexvs IV.— ANAGAL'LIS. Tourn. 6—1. 

 (From anagelao, to laugh, from its supposed power of removing despondency.) 



Calyx 5-parted, persistent, with acute, linear-lanceolate seg- 

 ments. Corolla 5-parted, with oblong segments, rotate. Sta- 

 mens 5. Filament 1. Capsule 1-celled. 



1. A. arvex'sis, (Pursh.) Stem procumbent. Leaves opposite, entire, 

 sessile, ovate-lanceolate. Floicers axillary, solitary, on peduncles longer 

 than the leaves. Calyx persistent, with acute segments. Corolla witli 

 segments longer than the calyx, crenulate. Stamens shorter than the 

 corolla. Style filiform. Stigma simple. — Red. %. June — July. Low 

 country. 6 — 12 inches. Red Chickweed. 



Gexls V.— SAM'OLTJS. L. 5—1. 



(From san, salutary, and mos, a pig, Celtic for pig's food.) 



Calyx 5-cleft, persistent. Corolla 5-lobed, salver-form. Sta- 

 mens 5, with 5 sterile filaments alternating with them. Capsule 

 1-celled, semi-inferior, many-seeded. 



1. S. valerax'di. Stem generally simple, erect. Leaves obovate, 

 entire, obtuse, tapering into a petiole. Flowers in terminal loose ra- 

 cemes, small. — White. It. June — Sept. In wet boggy places. 6 — 

 10 inches. Black-weed. 



Order XCVL— PLUMBAGINA'CE^E. (Sea-pink Family.) 



Calyx tubular, plaited, entire, persistent. Petals 5, regular. 

 Stamens 5, inserted on the petals. Ovary superior. Ovule 

 inverted, pendulous, suspended from the point of a strap-like 

 umbilical cord, which arises from the base of the ovary. Stig- 

 mas 5. Fruit indehiscent, 1-celled. Seed inverted. Embryo 

 straight. Herbaceous plants, with sheathing leaves, exstipulate. 

 Flowers in panicles. 



Genus I.— STA'TICE. L. 5—5. 

 (From statio, to arrest ; from Its stopping diarrhoea.) 



Genus the same as the Order. [The only genus belonging 

 to this order, found in our geographical limits.] 



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