838 FLORA. 



2. Gerardia aspera Dougl. Rough Purple Gerardia. (I. F. f. 3309.) 

 Annual, 3-6 din. high, hispidulous scabrous with slift" short whitish hairs, the 

 branches nearly erect. Leaves 2.5-4 cm. long, less than 2 mm. wide, erect or 

 ascending; pedicels equalling or becoming longer than the turbinate calyx; calyx- 

 teeth triangular-ovate or triangular-lanceolate, acute, one-fourth to one-third as 

 long as the tube; corolla deep purple, about 2.5 cm. long, nearly or quite glabrous 

 within, very pubescent without, the lobes ciliate; filaments villous; anthers obtuse 

 at the base; capsule oblong, 6-8 mm. high, considerably longer than the calyx. 

 On dry plains and prairies, Ind. to S. Dak., Kans., Mo. and Ark. Aug. -Oct. 



3. Gerardia purpurea L. Large Purple Gerardia. (I. F. f. 3310.) Gla- 

 brous, 3-8 dm. high. Leaves narrowly linear, usually widely spreading, 2.5-4 cm. 

 long, about 2 mm. w r ide, sometimes with smaller ones fascicled in their axils; flow- 

 ers racemose on the branches, purple (rarely white), about 2.5 cm. long and broad; 

 pedicels shorter than or but little longer than the campanulate calyx; calyx-teeth 

 triangular-lanceolate to ovate-oblong, acute, one-third to one-half the length of the 

 tube; corolla much expanded above, the lobes ciliolate; anther-sacs mucronulate at 

 the base; filaments villous; capsule 4-6 mm. in diameter. In moist fields and 

 meadows, Me. and southern Ont. to Fla., mostly near the coast. Aug.-Oct. 



4. Gerardia paupercula (A. Gray) Britton. Small-flowered Gerardia. 

 (I. F. f. 3311-) Annual, smooth or nearly so, 1.5-4.5 dm. high, the branches 

 nearly erect. Leaves narrowly linear, 1-2.5 cm - l° n g? l ~ 2 n ' m - wide; pedicels 

 equalling the calyx, or longer in fruit; calyx campanulate, its teeth about one-half 

 the length of the tube, acute, or acuminate; corolla 1.2-2 cm. long, rose purple, its 

 limb about as broad, somewhat villous in the throat, the lobes ciliate; stamens vil- 

 lous; anther-sacs mucronulate at the base; capsule 6 mm. high. In bogs and low 

 meadows, Quebec to N. J., Manitoba and Wis. July-Sept. 



5. Gerardia maritima Raf. Sea-side or Salt-marsh Gerardia. (I. F. 

 f. 3312.) Annual, fleshy, 1-4 dm. high, the branches ascending. Leaves linear, 

 I-2.5 cm. long, 2 mm. wide or less, obtuse, spreading, the uppermost very small 

 and subulate; pedicels in flower shorter than or equalling the calyx, about twice as 

 long in fruit; calyx-teeth obtuse; corolla rose-purple, 1-2 cm. long, glabrous, the 

 limb about as broad; anther-sacs mucronulate at the base, capsule 4-6 mm. high. 

 In salt marshes, Me. to Fla. and La. July-Aug. 



6. Gerardia tenuifolia Vahl. Slender Gerardia. (I. F. f. 3313.) An- 

 nual, glabrous; stem slender, paniculately branched, 1.5-6 dm. high, the branches 

 spreading or ascending. Leaves linear, acute, 1-4 cm. long; pedicels mostly 

 equalling or longer than the flowers; calyx campanulate, its teeth short, pointed; 

 corolla light purple, spotted, rarely white, 1.2-2 cm. iong, vertically compressed 

 when fully expanded, minutely puberulent, or glabrous; anther-sacs mucronate at 

 the base; capsule 4-5 mm. in diameter. In dry woods and thickets, Quebec to 

 Ga., Ont., Kans. and La. Aug.-Oct. 



Gerardia tenuif61ia aspe>ula A. Gray. Leaves scabrous on the upper surface, linear- 

 filiform ; corolla not compressed. On dry hills and banks, Ont. to lnd. and Mo. 



7. Gerardia Holmiana Greene. Holm's Gerardia. Slender, smooth or 

 nearly so, paniculately branched, 3-5 dm. high. Leaves filiform-linear, spreading, 

 about 2.5 cm. long, acute, minutely roughened; pedicels filiform, about as long as 

 the leaves, ascending; calyx campanulate, its teeth very short, acute; corolla rose- 

 purple, 1.5 cm. long, its lobes spreading, truncate or retuse, ciliate. its throat very 

 villous within. In dry sandy woods. Long Island to D. C. Sept.-Oct. 



8. Gerardia viridis Small. Small-flowered Gerardia. Annual, drying 

 green. Stems 2-6 dm. tall, sharply angled; leaves mostly opposite, narrowly 

 linear, 1-2 cm. long, acute, revolute, sessile or nearly so; pedicels ascending, 8-15 

 mm. long; calyx becoming 4-5 mm. high, the tube turbinate or campanulate-turbi- 

 nate, the segments acute, about one- third as long as the tube; corolla yellowish- 

 pink, less than 1 cm. long, the lobes ciliate, truncate, or barely einarginate. In 

 sandy soil, Mo., Ark. and La. Summer and tall. 



9. Gerardia decemloba ('.rone. TEN-LOBED Gerardia. Slender, about 

 3 dm. high, with a few branches above the middle. Leaves setaceous, about 1 cm. 

 Long, acute, roughish, the lower ascending, the upper spreading; pedicels about 

 18 mm. long, ascending, rather stiff; calyx-tube veiny, the teeth short; corolla 



