224 DICOTYLEDONOUS. 



lanceolate, numeroiis, pubescent, erect, those of the branches linear, ciliate. 

 FoUicles \ox\^ slender. 



Blue. 11- April— May. Middle Car. & Ga. Abundant. 



Genus III. ECHITES. 



Calyx 5-parted, with acute segments. Corolla funnel 

 shaped, the border 5-parted, the throat naked. Anthers ad- 

 herincT to the stio-raa. Follicles 2, distinct, loufr, slender- 



1 E DiFFORMis. Stem climbing over small shrubs. Leaves opposite, pu- 

 bescent, beneath, the lower ones narrow lanceolate or linear, the upper 

 oval-lanceolate, acuminate. P/o?rers in corymbose racemes. Stameyis in- 

 cluded, inserted into the base of the corolla. 



Yellowish white. % May — Aug. Damp rich roils. 



Gexts IV. GELSEMINUM. 



Calyx bAeaved. Coro7/a funnel shaped with tlio border 5- 

 lobed. Caj^sz/Ze compres:sed 2-celled. Seed ^ai. 



1 G Sempervirexs. Stem twining, smooth, glabrous. Leaves oppositCj 

 lanceolate, entire, perennial, shining on the upper surface, paler beneath. — 

 Flowers in axillary clusters, on short peduncles, which are covered with small 

 scales. Zea res of the calyx equal, glabrous. Capsule ohlong, furrowed, ter- 

 minated by the style. Yellow Jessamine. 

 Yellow. T2 Feb. — March. 



Order LXXXIX. ASCLEPIADE.E 



Calyx 5-cleft, persistent. Corolla hypogynous, 5-lobed, aes- 

 tivation twisted. Stamens o ; filaments connate. Anthers 2- 

 celled. Pollen in masses, adhering to the processes of the stig- 

 ma. Ovaries 2. Styles 2. Slig?na 1, dilated, with 5 pro- 

 cesses ; placentae attached to the suture. Follicles 1 or 2. 

 Seeds numerous, Imbricate, comose. Plants with a milky juice, 

 somtimes twining. 



Gexts I. ASCLEPIAS. 



Ca/j/i' small 5 parted. Corolla reflexed, 5-parted. Sfami- 

 neal crown 5-leaved ; leaflets opposite the anthers, each pro- 

 ducing from its base, a subulate averted process. Stigma with 

 5-angles. Pollen in 10 masses, arranged in pairs. Follicles 2. 

 Seeds comose. 



1 A Variegata. Stem erect, simple, terete, with 2 pubescent lines. — 

 Leaves opposite oval-lanceolate, undulate glabrous beneaih ; veins and mar- 

 gins pubescent. Floicers in tenninal umbels, with the peduncles and pedi- 

 cles pubescent, with a cadcuous bract at the base of each pedicel. Calyx 

 hairy, retlexed, with subulate segments. Corolla glabrous, green on the out- 

 er surface ; follicle lanceolate, smooth. 



"White. % April — June. In rich soils. Common. 2-3 feet. 



2 A Phytolaccoides. Stem erect, simple. Leaves opposite, broad Ian- 



