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5 V URTtciFOLiA. Stem erect, somcwliat pubescent, with mimcroua slen- 

 der branches. Leaves ovate, acme, serrate. Flouvrs in tilifomi spikes, a.x- 

 illary and terminal, forming panicles. Brads subulate ; scynienta of iho 

 corolla nearly equal. 



White. tinijeJ with purple. July — Xxig. Common. 2-3 ft. 



6 V Carom.mana. Sttm erect, scabrous, simple, viscid- Leaves oblong, 

 ohovate, irregularly serrate, sometimes sliiihtly lobed. Flowers in long spikes. 

 Brads subulate. Corolla somewliat bilabiate. 



Pale purple. May — July. Dry soils, common. 



Genus II CALLICARPA. 



Calyx small, persistent, 4-clert. Corolla 4-cloft, with ol). 

 tuse segments. Fruit baccate, 4-celIed, juicy, purple. 



1 C A.MKRICANA. A shrub bearing many branches, the old wood glabrous, 

 voung branches tomeniose. Leaves opposite, lanceolate, serrate, tomentose 

 beneath ; pe'ioles sprinkled with resinous atoms. Flowers in axillary clus- 

 ters, on very short peduncles. Gilyx tomentose French Mulberry. 

 Purple. Ij May — July. Very common. 3-5 ft. 



Genus III ZAPANIA. 



Ca/j/i' otoothetl. Corolla 3 lohcd. Stamens i-didyntimous. 

 Stigma capitate, |)eUate, oblique. Seeds 2, covered at first 

 by an evanescent [)ericarp. Flowers in heads. 



1 Z NuDiFLORA. S^em procumbent, branching, somewhat scabrous, her- 

 baceous. I^eave^ ovate, cuneate, serrate towards the apex, on short petioles. 

 Ftowers on axillary peduncles in small heads. Brads broad, purple along 

 the n»ar::in. Starru-ns short. Heeds 2. 



Bluish white. % July — Aug. Damp soils common. 4-6 in. 



2 Z Lanceolata. Stem herbaceous, creeping, similar to the preceding. 

 Leaves hnear-lanceolate, serrate. Flowers on long peduncles, m conical 

 heads. 



Bluish white. % July — Aug. Banks of streams. 6-8 in. 



Genus IV LANTANA. 



Calyx obtusely 4-tootlicd. Corolla with the limb 4-cleft. 

 Stamens 4, didynamous. Stigma hooked. Fruit a drupe, 

 dark blue, containing a smooth 2-ccllcd nut. Flowers in 

 heads. 



1 L Camara. a shrub with the stems rough, square. Z^a re* opposite, ovate- 

 lanceolate, scabrous, pubescent along the veins, serrate. Flowers on axillary 

 peduncles, numerous. Bracts longer than the calyx. Stamens short. Drupes 

 globular. 



Bright yellow. T^ June— Nov. Southern Ga. and Florida. 2-4 ft. 



Order LXXXII. BlGNONlACEvE. 



Calyx divided. Corolla hypogynous, usually irregularly 

 4-5 lobcd. Stamens 5, 1 or' 3 sterile. Ovary ^-celled, or 

 ■puriouily 4-cdled, many seeded. Style 1. Capsule 1-2- 



