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WEEDS AXD USEFUL PLANTS. 



1. FE'DIA; L. CoEx-sAL_u). 



[Origin of the name obscure.] 



Calyx-ieetJi 3-5 or obsolete. Fruit 3-celled, — two of the cells empty, 

 the other one 1-seeded, cellular-gibbous on the back. Leaves spatulate- 

 obloDg ; fiowers in dense cymules. 



1. F. oUto'ria, Vahl. Fruit compressed, oblique, — the fertile cell with a 

 corky mass at the back, the sterile ones often confluent ; flowers pale 

 blue. 



foT-HERD Fedia. Lamb's Lettuce. Corn Salad. 



Fig. 115. The Carolina Pink (Spigelia Marilandica) . 



