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3 R «~ ' Strm erect, braiichini?. Leaves o\-nte-oblong, ciliate, hairy 

 along th. - Bractf short, segiij^nts of the calyx subulate, short 



Blue. 4 July— Sept. Southern Cia. 1-2 ft. 



4 R OiiiOKOiPOLU. Stem erect, obtusely angled, branched or simple, du- 

 brsceiiL Lmive* sessile, obovate, obtuse; lower leaves nearly round. Calyx 



' ' •> seffiuents filiform, a.<s long as the tube of the corolla, hispid ; seg- 

 if the corolla cniarginate. Capsule surrounded with a glandular ring. 



. its spotted with yeUow. ^ May— Sept. Very common. 1-2 ft. 

 5 R HuMisriUTA. Stem diffuse, glabrous. Leaves on long petioles, ob- 

 Wae oval, flowers nearly sessile. Capsuk linear. ., , ^ 

 Blue. % May— Sept. Sandy pine barrens. Southern Ga. 



Geots 3 ELYTRARIA. 



Calyx 4-5-partcd, witli tlie front segment bifid. Corolla 5- 

 cleft, with the segments nearly equal. Sitrmens 2, with 2 barren 

 filaments. Ccq)sti1c 2-celled', 2-valved, few seeds in each cell. 



1 E ViRiiiTA. Stem none. X^aces long, entire, lanceolate, cuneate at the 



base, scabrous on the upper surface, slightly undulate; scape covered with 



ovate, amplexicaule scales. Flotcers in dense spikes. Brads enclosing the 



flowers nt'id ; scales 2 at the ba?e of the calyx, pubescent. Calyi pubescent 



jl ^ia^v — Jiinr. Damn nine barrens. 1-2 ft. 



Order LXXXVI. GE\TI.\NE^. 



Calyx 5-lO.cleft, persistenL Corolla hyj)ogynous, usually 

 regular, limb with as many lobes as the calyx. Stamens 

 inserted into the corolla, and alternate with the segments, 

 and equal to them in number. Ovary l-2.celled, l-2.seeded. 

 JSlylc 1. FruU capsular, 1-ceIled. Seed small. Herbace- 

 ous plants, with opposite cxstipulate leaves. 



Gents I GENTL4NA. 



Calyx 4-5-cleft. Corolla tubular, campanulate, 4-5-cleft, 

 with the orifice naked. Stamens 4-5, included. Stigmas 2. 

 Capsule 1-celled, 2.valved. 



1 G Satonarii. Stem erect, simple, terete, glabrous. Leaves ovate-lan- 



eeolote, acute, glabrous. Flmvers axillary, terminal, sessile, clustered. Calyx 



with short segments. Corolla with the border 5 cleft, with the secments 



acute ; the inner segments unequally 2-clefL Soap Gentian. 



Briuiit blue. SepL— Oct. Upper districts of Car &. Ga. 1-2 ft. 



t G Catesb-ei. Stem erect, simple, slightly pubescent, rough. Leaves 

 narrow, lanceolate, scabrous. Flowers axiTlary, 1-3 in an axil. Calyx with 

 ihr «" ""^onLs 2-3 times as long as the tube ; border of the corolla erect, or 

 «x, '. ^n/A^r* sagittate- Seed compressed, slightly winged. 



ijiLK-. '4- October. In damp places. Low country. Car. <fe Ga. 

 3 G OcH»oi.ECCA- Stf-m ojmple, terete, glabrous. I^ares lanceolate, en- 

 tire, glabrous, of the - scabrous; .seirments of the calyx foliaccous, 

 linear-lanceolate- Fi' jiposite, sometimes clustered, on very short pe- 

 duncles ; border of the calyx connivant, the interior segments short, dentate. 



Sampson Snake-root. 

 WhiteiBtriped with green and purple. % Sept. — Oct. Damp soils. 10-15 in 



