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fore it expands. Stpals 3-oval, uncquni white. PetaLt 2, Inrgcr than the other. 

 Blue. Ij. .May — June. Dry sandy S(»ils. 12-18 in. 



3 C VlKGixlcA. Sfrm erect, slightly pubescent, striate. Ixnvts oblong, 

 finely serrulate, scabrou.««, slightly hairy, sheathing at the base ; sheath ciliatc. 

 Flotirrs clustered, a.xillary, or terminal. Sipals 3, membranaceous, unequal. 

 Petals 3, unequal, loAcr one smallest. 



Blue. % August — Oct. Moist places. 2 ft. 



4 C IliRTFLLA. 5/em erect, hairy. Leaves lanceolate, pcliolate ; sheaths 

 lateral and it rminal, sessile. Elliott. 



July. In shaded, rocky situations. 



Ge.\us II TRADKSCANTIA. 



SrpaLs 3. Petals 3. IStamens 6. villous, w ilh jointed luiir. 

 Style 1. Capsule S-ccllcd, many seeded. 



1 J ViRGi.vicA. Stem erect, branching, glabrous, succulent. Leaves lone, 

 lanceolate, ghibrous, sessile, channelled. Flowers in terminal clusters, ses- 

 sile, pubescent. //Jto/ucrc 2-leaved Petals ovate, expanding ii: the morn- 

 ing, withering before notm. Pthimcnls covered with a plumose down. 



Purple. % May — June. Upper country. Spider»rcort . 



2 J Rosea. iS/on erect, simple, succulent i>aves long, linear, glabrous, 

 channelled. Flowers in terminal clusters, on elongated peduncles. Sepals 

 spotted, small, glabrous. 



Rose color. % Common. May — Aug. 8-12 in. 



. Order XCIX. XVRlDEyE. 



Sepals pliimnceotis, 3. i etals 3, iingiiiculalo. Stamens 

 G. with 3 lertih! ones inser(o;i into the claws of the petals, 

 and 3 storile onrs allornate with iho petals. Ovari/ single. 

 Style 3-cleft. Cupsule 1. celled, 3-valved, many seeded, with 

 parietal pl.icentoe. Herhaceous |>lants, with radicle ensi form 

 leaves. Floirers in terminal imbricate heads. 



Genus I XYRIS. 



Sepals 3, glumaccous, somewhat cartilaginous. Petals 3, 

 equal, crenate. Stigma 3-clcft, 



1 X Fle-Xidsa. Stem erect, spiral, dilated at the suminif, furro\vcd with 

 two line?, clabrnus. Lrnv*s ensnorm, spiral, sheathing. Fhners in termi- 

 nal imbricate heads. B''orls ova'e, rigid, cnc'osing the flower. Petals un- 

 guiculaie- Copsule 1-ccllcd, 3-valved. Seeds numerous, small. 



Yellow. % July — Sept. Pine barrens, common. 2 (t. 



2 X Fi.MBRiATA- Sttin erect, slightly scabrous, dilated at the summit* 

 Ijeavc* ens I'orm, long. Flowers in oblong heads. Bracts round. Sepals 

 fimbriate, longer than the bracts 



Yellow. % July— Aug. .Middle Ga. 2 h. 



3 X Brevipolia. Stem erect, compressed towards the summit Leaves 

 twisted subulate. Calyx incised, linear. Flotrerg in chiboj-e heads. 



Yellow. % August— Sept. Pine barrens, common, 1*-18 in. 



4 X Jc.NTEA Stem erect, terete. Leaves terete, 4-8 inches long, fistular. 

 Keel nf the calyx sliirhtly toothed. 



Yellow. %. May — June. Pine barrens, southern Ga. 12-18 in. 



