PORTt'LACACE^. 41 



Gkncs v. SILEXE. 



Sqkils 5, united into a tube. Pcla/s 5, ungiiiciilale, with 

 long riaws, crowned at the summit of the claw, limb S-clcft 

 Stamnis 10. inserted on the sty[)e of the ovary. Pis/i/s 3. 

 Caj)su/e 3-celled, opening at the apex wiiii (3 [ccih, 



] - - -^ . branching, minutely pulu'scent. leaves vct- 



til -. ito, acute. Flowers in punicled cymes. Pe- 



taU, rirnbriate, noi 



White. '4- ^ .,;; the summer. So Ca. Dry woods. 2-3 feet, 



2. S. QiTxqt^vcLXERA. Stem divided from the base, hair>', hirsute. 

 Lnws cuneate-obloni.', obtuse, upper ones linear. Flowers in ppilies. Sfpa/v 

 VOTv villous. Petals wih uearly round lamina, small, crown bifid. 



Pink-color. O- July. On the coast. 8-r2mches. 



3. S. Pen.vsvlvaxica. S/rmviscidly pubescent, numerous from the same 

 ro«C. Jjtavt* lance»»late acute, radical one.« cuneate. Flvucrs in trichtoto- 



' ~. terminal. Cali^x tubular viscid, 5-cleft, siighfly ventricose. 

 :alsa little longer than the calyx, crowned with a 2-lobed 

 Id. y.u/ii erosely crenulale, emarginate. 

 White or rose color. %. April — June. .Middle and low country. 8-10 in. 



4. S. VtRGiificA. S£t/n erect and generally simple, pubescent, viscid. 

 /•florw ' •'■" • ■• oblong-lanceolate, radical ones spalulate, with ciliatc peti- 

 oles. ' ventricose. PttaU obovate deeply S-cleft. Stamena ex- 

 serted. 



Bright crimson. %. June — July. On the coast. 12-18 inches. 



5. S. Regia. Stem large, rigid, viscid, branched above, the lower nodes 

 jipj.r ,N TM ,'. .swollen. LttivtJ< ovate or ovate-lanceolate: Flowers many, 

 in I tubular long, lO-siriaie. Petals usually entire, broad lance- 

 olatt -^ :irirr,y aud styles exserted. 



Briiiht scarlet. %. June — July. Louisiana. 4-5 feet. 



6. S. "^ cnt near the base, occasionally .cpotted. 

 T..1A. .:.. , - - : ; along the midrib. Flowers in dichoto- 



I a llower in each division. Calyx 10-nerved. Petals 

 r.'i. ..._, small, 2-cleft. S/amen* nearly as long as calyx, some- 



time 



W ii:;( . ^. March— April. Moist soil, common along rivers in mid- 

 dle and lower Georgia. 1-2 feet. 



7. .S. FtMBCiATA. S/«//i weak, pilose, lower leaves obovate or spatulate, 

 cllinf'. "' "1 *e, upper leaves small, lanceolate, pubescent. Flowers \n a 3-5 

 flov ne. Pttals with the hmb, broadly cuneiform, fimbriate. 



Will < . 4- April. Common about Macon, Geo. 6-S inches. 



Genus VI. SAPOXARIA. 



Calijx tui)iilar, 5-toothed. Petals 5, unjiuiculate. Stamens 

 10. Styles 2, C'ay;Wc 1 -celled, 2- valved. 



1 ~ terete, clabrous. leaves ovate-lanceolate, or 



•w: Tved. l! ilir.'us. Flourrs in clustered panicles, 



fre< 'rnofth< mear. 



..._i u ., .1.. red. 4- i '. '^iithefcummcr. Introduced. 12-20 in. 



Order XXII. PORTULACACE.E. 



Sepals 2, seldom 3-5, cohering at the base. Petals gener- 

 ally 5, sDcstivation imbricate. Stamens 5 and opposite the 



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