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3. G. PiLOSA. Stem erect, terete at the base, square at the summit, hairy. 

 Leaves oval, amplexicaule, serrate, rugose. Flowers axillary, solitary. Sepals 

 unequal. Capsule smooth. 



White, tinged with purple. % In wet places, common. July— Sept. 



4. G. Sph^rocarpa. Stem procumbent, jointed, terete, furrowed. Leave' 

 sessile, obovate, serrate, obscurely 3-nerved. Flowers solitary, axillary. Sep' 

 als equal. Bracts, larger, expanding. Stamens 2. Style short. Capsule glo' 

 bose. Seeds numerous. 



n\ Sept.— Oct. In ponds. 



(6) Calyx without bracts 



5. G. QuADRiDENTATA. Stem procumbeut, terete, pubescent, slightly fur- 

 rowed. Leaves opposite, subulate, with 2 teeth near the summit. Flowers 

 solitary, axillary. Sepals unequal. Anthers white. 



White, tinged with yellow and purple. % Around ponds. 



6. G. Tetragona. Stem procumbent, square, jointed, glabrous. Leaves 

 sessile, lanceolate, slightly toothed, obscurely 3-nerved. Flowers, solitary, 

 axillary, on square peduncles. Sepals linear, equal. Capsules oblong. 



White, streaked. % In water. Sept. — ]Sov. 



7. G. Acuminata. Stem erect, square, glabrous. Leaves lanceolate' 

 toothed at the summit. Flotoers folitary, axillary; Stamens ■i, fertile. Cap- 

 suh compressed, acute. 



% August— Sept. Wet places. 12-18 in. 



8. G. Megalocarpa. Leaves lanceolate, serrate, pubescent. Flowers op" 

 posite, on peduncles longer than the leaves. Sepals linear. Capsule large, 

 globose. 



Yellow. % July — Aug. Wet places. 



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Flowers monoecious : sterile florets ; calyx 3-5-leaved. 

 Stamens 3 or 5. Fertile florets 3-5-leaved. Styles 3. Cap- 

 siile 1 -celled, 1 -seeded. 



1. A. LiviDUs. Stern erect, glabrous, usually purple. Leaves alternate, 

 ovate or eliptic, slightly undulate, veins prominent. Flowers clustered, axil- 

 lary and terminal, with the sterile and fertile intermingled. Stamens 3. 

 Styles 2 or 3. 



© June— Sept. Cultivated lands, common. 2-3 ft. 



2. A. PuMiLUS. St^w procumbent, fleshy, slabrous, usually purple. Leaves 

 ovate, fleshy, obtuse, emarginate. Floivers in sessile, axillary clusters. Pe- 

 rianth 5-leaved. Stamens 5. Styles 3. 



© August— Oct. On the sea coast. 1-2 ix. 



3. A. Sanguineus. Siew* naked. Leave.? red, oblong, acute. Flowers \n 

 terminal, erect racemes. J5ro«f^£s^expanding, glabrous. Stamens 5. 



July — Aug. Cultivated grounds. 2-3 fi. 



4. A. Hypocondriacus. Stem erect, glabrous, furrowed. Leaves large 

 oblong, lanceolate, entire, red or purple, on long petioles. Flowers in coni" 

 pound, paniculate raceme'. Perianth purple, 5-leaved. Stamens 5. Styles 3- 



<v) June — Oct. Cultivated grounds. 4-8 ft. 



5. A. Spinosus. Stem erect, glabrous, much branched. Leaves lanceo 

 late, mucronate, entire with 2 spines at the base of the petiole. Flowers in 

 compound axillary and terminal racemes. Stamens 5. Styles 3. 



© June— Oct. Cultivated grounds. 2-3 ft. 



