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Genus II. OPLOTHECA. 



Perianth double, tlie exterior 2-loavetl, truncate ; tlie inte- 

 rior 5-clet't, tonientosc. Stamens 5, monadelphous. Capsule 

 l-seeded, enclosed in the calyx. 



1 O. Floridana. Surn erect, brnncliing nt the summit, pubescent, with 

 swollen J01IU5. I^ave.< opposite, scss^ile, linear-lanceolate, woolly beneath. 

 Flowers in paniculate snikes. The inner perianth tomentose. 

 % June — t>cpt. Middle and Weslern Ga. 



Genus III. IRISINE. 



Flowers dicecious. Sterile florets ; perianth double, exte- 

 rior one 2-3-leaved. The interior 5-lcaved, petaloid. Sta- 

 mens 5, w ith jL^lands between the filaments. Fertile florets ; 

 the inner perianth surrounded by long hair. Stigmas 2. 

 Capsule ovate, 1-cellcJ, 1 seeded. 



1. J. Celosi IDES, ^/o/i erect, glabrous, with opposite branches, fistulous, 

 furrowed. Leuvrs opposite, attenuate at the summit, lanceolate, irregularly 

 serrate, swollen at the joints. 



O Sept.— Oct. On the sea coast. 3-4 ft. 



Genus IV. ACHYRANTHES. 



Per'anlh double, exterior one 3-leaved, the interior 5-leaved, 

 unequal. Stamens 5, sitting on a nectary. Style 1. Cap- 

 sule 1-cclled, l-sCvdcd. 



1 A. Refens. Stem procumbent, hairy. Leaves opposite, usually une- 

 qual, lancmliitr, somewhat hairy beneath. Flowers in sessile, ovate heads, 

 somewhat 3-anif|ed ; the interior calj.x hairy near the base ; the two interi- 

 or sepals «m:illtr than the others, hairy at the summit. Forty knot. 

 % March— Oct. Cultivated grounds. Low country. 



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Lepuropetalon. 



Calyx catnpanulate, 5cleft, with subulate segments. Petals 

 5, inserted into the tube of the calyx, linear-lanceolate, with 

 incurved jM)ir»is. Stamens 5, alternate with the petals. 

 Style 1. Stigma capitate, 2-lol)cd. Cap^sulc 2-ceIled, with a 

 central placenta. 



1. J. ViRfii.NicA. A shrub with flexible, pubescent branches. leaves al- 

 ^mate, lanceul.uc, acuminate, serrulate, on short petio'es. Pvtals pubescent 

 on the inside. ,Jrfy/e furrowed. i^/ou«r5 in terminal, simple racemes. Seeds 

 numerou?. 



White. % April— May. Wet soils, common. 3-G ft. 



