DROSEUACK.E. 



31 



p, . _ v< i,;jvo f.iiowed ihe latest wriiors in placinc ihis plant in a difTereol 



gp,; . btil we ara unable to say why it should ihus 1 ^e placed. 



Okdkr XVI. DROSERACE.E. 



.V, . ./K- 5, persistent, equal, lustivalion iiiibricate. Petals 

 5, . nous, niurcescent. i^Uamens 5-10-15, distinct, mar- 



..scent, lilanients capillary, or llattcited, anthers e.xtroric, in- 

 nate, rniit a cajisuie, 1-cellod, 3-o-valvccl Avith parietal 

 ■i- -•"*••>, many geedcil locniiculal. Styles '2-5, distinct, or 

 il at flie base, eacli 2.partcd or branched. Seeds 

 anatroj)ous. Her!)aceous plants, generally glandular. Leaves 

 alternate with circinate vernation. 



Genus I. DROSERA. 



Sepal f( ■■. Petals 5. Stamens 5. Styles 3_5, each 2-part- 

 ed or mnilitiU. dip-sulcs 3-5- valvcd^ valves placentiierous to 

 the summit. Seed numerous in several rows on each placen- 

 ta : Mir ill herbs growing in wet places. Leaves bearing glan- 

 dular hairs. 



1. D. RuTDxniFOLiA. Without pfem. jLcaiw orbiculnr, spreading, taper- 

 injr r.t t!io 'i;icc. /V',V7c lorii', hniry, appres^ed to the ground, covered with 



><■ 5-iO flowered, with the calyx and ^ cape of 

 ..:_j__ ,; ;:-: '.c .• aves. Sun-dew. 



€). April. Common in shaded spots. 4-10 in. 



'^" • 'in^: or dccuinhent, ?patuiatc, ob- 



. liole. Scape declined at the base. 



lo 

 F 



\ . V ^. Swamps of the middle and low country of 



Ga. 3— ^ jn. 



3. D. I' —"■.. Lives forming a dense tuft, not more than an inch in 

 diamf ror, ,n. obiusc. Petah obovate, more than twice the 

 lenj'h of '.nc ca:y.\, "i-s-iiowcrs in a scape. 5cv/pcfiliform. Styles deeply 2- 

 partt i. 



K T. %. June. Florida. 3-8 inches. 



4. D. I oRMis. Leav"^ '. &-10-inches, filiform, nearly erect, glandu- 

 lar hairv, p. t;o!e naked. b-ramo?e, terete, glabrous, 8-20-flo\vered. 

 /* ■ ' ri5selydeniiLLi,:iie, much longer than the calyx. Sfyles'i- 

 pa. 



♦Ntuily v.luic. %■> Aug.— Sept. Florida. 13-15 inches. 



Gents II. DION.EA. 



Stamens 10-15. Stigma fimbriate. Capsule 2.celled, ma- 

 ny seeded, gibbous. 



1. D 



f,>i"- 



Ilk 



Fear 



A. Without stem. Leaves spreading. FctioJe winded, 

 •"icuiafcd to the petiole, circular, armed with stiff, .cpme- 

 ve, when touched, it closes up with cotisiderable force, 

 'f-d. Venus' Flij Trap. 



ril — May. North and South Carolina, on the Cape 

 ..vers ; in turfy :?andy bogs. 6-12 inches. 



•d a mon ioteresilcg plant. The " sensiiiTcnesa of it^ laiiiina," iy 



