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Gents XVI CYPRiriODIUM. 



Lip ventricose, inHatod, saccate, large, the other segments 

 of tlie perianth expanding, 4. Column terminating in a pe- 

 taloid lube. 



1 C Parvifi.ori^. Strm lenfv, sliijluly mihesccnt. IraveK altcrnntr, lan- 

 ceolate, nciite, pubt'scrnt bi'iioatli, sessile, slicalhing. Floircrs usually solita- 

 ry, outer se^Muents of the pcrianili ovate-oUlong, ncuiniiiate, the inner ones 

 linear, twisieil. bearded on the inner surface. Lip shorter tlian tiie petals, 

 beanled at the base within. 



Yellow, spotted. % May— June. Upper Dist. Car. & Ga 8-10 in. 



2 C Pi'BESCE.vs. Stem leafy. Lrnves ovnl, claspins: pubescent. Lip yel- 

 low, contrj.cted at the mouth ; lol)e of the style triangular, obU)ng, obtuse, the 

 exteri«ir petals acuminate, the interior verv long, linear, twisted. 



Bright, yellow. % May. Middle Ga. Near Culloden, 1-3 ft. 



3 C Spectabile. Stem leafy. Leaves ovate lanceolate, plaited, entire, 

 pubescent, sheathing at the base. Flowers 2-3, large, outer segments broad, 

 oval, the two in'erior linear-lanceolate, white; lobe of the style white, with 

 red spots. Lip longer than the petals, cleft in front. 



White and purple. % May — June. Mountains. 2-3 ft. 



4 C Hu.MiLE. Stem pubescent. leaves lanceolate, nerved, pubescent. 

 Flotct^rs solitary. Lip large, c'.eft in front, pubescent, the outer segments 

 brownish pur[)le, the interior narrower and twisted. 



Purple, striped. % May — June. Rocky soils. Mid. and upper Car. 

 and Ga. &-12 in. 



Order CVII. MARANTACEiE. 



Sepnis 3, superior, short. Corolla tubular, irregular, in 2 

 whorls, the outer 3-parted, nearlv equal, the inner irregular. 

 Stamens 3, wit:i only 1 fertile prtaloid. Ovary 3-celled. 

 Ovules .*iolitarv and erect, or niunerous. Stiile petaloid, or 

 swollen. Fruit capsular. Seed round. Kmhryo straight. 

 Herbaceous plants, u ith creeping root.s. Leaves simple sheath- 

 ing. Flowers spathaceous. 



Genus I CANNA. 



Calyx 4 leaved, superior. Corolla with a long tube, the 

 margin 6-parted, the three e.xterior segments retlexed, 2 of 

 the inner onos obovate, undulate, the other one very large, 

 marrrin reflc.xod, nearly roimd. Style ensiforrn. Stlijma li- 

 near, attached to the margin of the style. Capsule globose, 

 3.celled, B-valved, many seeded. 



1 C Flaccida. .*?/«« glabrous, terete />€ace« alternate, lanceolate, large, 

 mcmbrannceou.^, glabrous, with a loiiu shcaih at the base ; upper leaves 

 merely a sheath. Flowers in a terminal spike. Bracts an ovale scale. He- 

 pals hnceolate acute. PeiaU flaccid. 



Yellow. % May— July. Wet soils. Low country of Car. &, Ga. 

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