226 tHCOTYLEDO^^OtrS» 



rous ; upper ones minute- Flowers in terminal umbels. Horns of the nec- 

 tary exserted. 



Dull white, variegated. % June— July. Pine barrens. 2-3 ft. 



16 A Angustifolia^ Stem pubescent, terete. Leaves alternate, slightly 

 pubescent, long, strap shaped. Floivers in terminal umbels. Horns of the 

 nectary included. 



Dull white. % May — June. Pine barrens. 8-16 in. 



17 A TuBERosA. Stem erect, and decumbent, hirsute, branchins: to'T^rds 

 the summit. Leaves alternate, crowded, sessile or on short petioles. Flow' 

 ers numerous in umbels. Pleurisy root. Butterfly tveed. 



Orange. % Sandy soils. 



BeTTiarks.— The root of the A. Tuberosa is highly esteemed throughout ihe Southern 

 Stales as a valuable remedial agent. It is a diaphoretic, and expectorant, and is em* 

 ployed in all aifections of the lungs, dyseniary, rheumatisnij and pleurisy, and it ie 

 said with great benefit in all of these cases. 



Genus H GONOLOBIUS. 



Calyx small* Corolla rotate, S-parted. Staminial crown, 

 shield-form, lobed. Stamens 5. Anthers opening transverse- 

 ly. Pollenma.sses 10, in 5 '^airs. Stigma flattened. Follu 

 cles 2, ventricose. Seed comose. 



1 ;l? T.ra.^x>v^xoiijijuo. oio//n;uiii umg over small shrubs, pubescent. Leaves 

 opposite, broad-cordate, acuminate, pubescent. Flowers in axillary umbels; 

 segments of the corolla obtuse ; follicles murcate. 



Obscure yellow. % June — Aug. Light soils. 



2 G Carolinensis. Stem climbing, pubescent. Leaves oblong, cordate, 

 acuminate, slightly auriculate, pubescent. Flowers in axillary umbels ; seg- 

 ments of the corolla long, obtuse ; follicles ribbed, angular. 



Purple. %- May — Aug. Clay soils. 



3 G PRosTRATtJS. Stem prostrate, brandling at the base, lower leaves 

 reniform ; upper ones cordate, all pubescent, and ciliate Flowers in axillary 

 umbels ; segments of the corolla ovate : follicles oval, glabrous. 



Purple, 'll-.. 



Okdek XC. OLEACEtE. 



Flowers {)erfeGt, or dipecious. Calyx divided, persistent, 

 Corolla hypogynoijs, 4^cleft. Stamens 2, alternule with the 

 segments of tlie corolla. Ovary simple, 2-ccl!ed, 2 seeds in a 

 cell. Style i. t'ilgma simple, or bifid. Fruit usually a 

 drupe, often l-seeded by abortion ; cotyledons foliaceous. 

 Trees or shrubs, with opposite leaves. 



Genus I OLEA, 



Flowers dicBcious. Calyx small, 4-toothed. Corolla with 

 a short tube ; limb 4-cleft ; segments ovate, i^n^i^ a drupe 

 l-seeded. 



1 O Americana. A small tree. Leaves opposite, lanceolate, eliptic, cori- 

 aceous, shining, perennial. Flowers in paniculate racemes, with persistent 

 Jjracfs. 



While, fragrant. T^ April— May. Near the sea coast. 10-20. 



