Sub-Class II. MONOPETAL.E or GAMOPETAL^ 



Flowers in which the petals arc firmly united, form- 

 ing a tuhe of ij^reater or less leni^th. There are a t'cvr 

 cases in which the petals are separate, or nearly so, as 

 in Mylocarium, Ciethra, Cyrillu, Btyan'a, Halisia, 

 Diptera, ^r. 



Order LVIII. PYROLACEiE. 



Calyx 5-partcd, persistent, inferior. Corolla 4-5.toothe(l, 

 with an imbricate estivation. Stamens hypogynous, double 

 in number to tlie segments of the corolla. Anthers 2-celled, 

 apjKjndagcd at the base. Ovary superior, 5-celled, many 

 seeded. Styles 1. Fn/ii a 5-celled capsule, with central pla- 

 centa?. Seeds numerous, winged. Herbaceous plants. 



Gexts I. PYROLA. 



Calyx minute, 5 parted. Stamens 10, sliglitiy united at the 

 base. Anthers oj)ening l)y 2 pores at' tlie base. Corolla ro- 

 tate, 5-lobed. Capsule 5-celled. Seeds arilled. 



1. P. RoTU.VBiroLiA. A small creepin^plant. Z^awes nearly round, en- 

 ure or crenulaie, coriaceous, jpcrcnnial. Flowers in spikes, scape iriquetrous, 

 many flowered ; segments of ihe calyx lanceolate, acute. 



Bound leaved JVintergreen. 

 White. %■ July. Sandy soils. Near Macon. 



Genus II. CHIMAPHILA. 



Calyx a.nd Corolla a-i'in the preceding. Stigma sessile, or- 

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

 angles. 



I.e. Maculata. a small creeping plant. Leaves lanceolate, acuminate, 

 mcisely serrate, variegated in the middle with white, opposite or by threes. 

 Flower$ in corymbs on pubescent peduncles, fragrant, noddinjT. 



HjKjtted IVlnterffreen. 

 Reddish white. %. July. Rich, shaded soil, common. 3-4 inches. 



Rtmark*. This plant resembles very closely the C. Vinbellata in its sensible proper- 

 Ufl* of UAeand stncU, and, we should presume, would have nearly the same elleci on 

 Um human system. The C. Umbellala is a well known remedy under ihe naiueuof 

 Pyroila UmbtlUUauiii Pipaissewa^ the latter, no doubt, its Indian name- The Indi- 

 ans, it IS w^l known, hielily esteemed it as a remedy in scrofula, rheumatism, Jcc. It 

 ifl ■kiiDfrol, tonic aud diuretic, and has been recommended in dropsy. 



Genus III. MONOTROPA: 

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



PABT II. 10 



