132 DICOTYLEDONOUS. 



1. C. OcciDENTALis. A shrub, much branched. Leaves opposite and ter- 

 nate, ovate-lanceolate, entire, upper surface glabrous, lower pubescent on the 

 veins; petioles short, winged. Flowers axillary and terminal; peduncles 

 pubescent. Corolla hairy within, with 4 obtuse segments. Anthers sagittate. 

 Cqpsf/Ze angled ; receptacle globose. Button wood. 



White." T^. July. In wet places common. 6-15 feet. 



Genus IV. HEDYOTIS. 



Calyx 4-parted, persistent. Corolla shorter than the calyx ; 

 limb 4-clert. Stamens 4. Stigma 1, sessile. Capsule 2-cel. 

 led, many seeded, inferior. 



1. H. Glomerata. Stem procumbent assurgent, pubescent branched. 

 Leaves opposite, lanceolate, cuneate, sessile, entire, connected by stipules, 

 with 2 or more subulate teeth. Flowers m clusters, whorled, axillary and 

 terminal. Calyx persistent, hisped, with 1-3-bracts at the base. Corolla with 

 a very short tube. Stamens short, inserted into the tube of the corolla. Cap- 

 sule g\ohose- Seeds 3-angled, attached to a central placentae. 



White. %. June.— Oct. Damp soils, common. 10-18 inches. 



Genus V. PINCKNEYA. 



Calyx superior, 5-parted, persistent, somewhat colored. Co- 

 rolla with a 5-cleft border. Stamens 5. Style 1. Capsule 2- 

 celled. 



1. P. PuBENs. A large shrub, with numerous stems from each root; young 

 branches tomentose. Leaves opposite, lanceolate, entire, shining on the up- 

 per surface, with a few hairs, tomentose on the^ower ; petiole tomentose. — 

 Flowers in axillary and terminal panicles ; segments of the calyx sometimes 

 equal, at others one or two of them resembling bracts. Corolla tomentose, 

 with a somewhat greenish tube; segments oval. Capsule nearly globose. 

 Seeds flat. 



Purple. Pj. May — June. Wet soils. 15-20 feet. 



Genus VI. MITCHELLA. 



Calyx 4 toothed. Corolla superior, in pairs upon the same 

 germ. [Stamens 4. Style 1. Fruit didymous, 4-seeded. 



1. M. Repens. Stem creeping, branching, glabrous, rooting at the joints. 



Leaves ovate, or nearly cordate, entire, glabrous, deep green, with whitish 



veins, evergreen. Flotoers axillary, solitary, on short peduncles. Corolla 



hairy on the inside, fragrant. Fruit red, eatable. Partridge berry. 



White. % Early Spring. Rich soils. 



Order LXXII. CAPRIFOLIACEiE. 



Calyx superior, 4-5 -toothed generally bracteate. Corolla 

 superior, lobed, sometimes irregular ; with the segments al- 

 ternating with those of the calyx. Stamens 4-5. Ovary 

 l-5-celled,cohering with the calyx. Ovules pendulous, few. 

 Style 1, exserted. Stigmas 1-3. Fruit indehiscent, gener- 



