Descriptive Flora 



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mistaken for a calyx) small, reddish, glandular-hairy, 5-lobed 

 increasing in size as the solitary fruit develops within its folds. 

 At maturity this involucre opens wide exposing its scurfy, 5- 

 lobed fruit, the whole resembling a wart fastened in the middle 

 of an umbrella, giving rise to its popular name. Corolla-like 

 calyx similar to the preceding plant. 



Nyctaginia oapitata Chois. Devil's Bouquet. 



An unusual and striking greyish-green, ill-scented plant with 

 thick, frequently sticky, jointed stems that straggle awkwardly 

 over the ground and fling out bright patches of scarlet at or near 

 the ends of the forked branches. Leaves simple, opposite. Blades 

 thickish, entire or wavy, ovate-triangular or broadly lanceolate. 

 Flowers scarlet with a musky odor, in clusters about two inches 

 across. Calyx scarlet, tubular, 1 — 1*4 inches long, five-lobed, 

 covered with sticky hairs on the outside. Stamens long, thread- 

 like, extending fully one inch beyond the colored calyx tube. 

 Root large and thick like a parsnip. April to July. Widespread 

 but not common. Flowers open in the evening and close in the 

 hot sun. 



Acleisanthes longiflora A. Gray. Angels' Trumpet. 



Trailing plants with long, vine-like, forking stems and re- 

 markably long, white, slender-tubed, fragrant flowers that bloom 

 at night and gradually close with the advance of the morning 

 sun. Leaves simple, opposite. Blades thick, lanceolate, one to 

 two inches long, entire or wavy. Flowers four to six inches 

 long. Stamens 5, unequal. In open ground, roadsides and along 

 railroad tracks. 



Boerhaavia oaribaea Jacq. Wine Flower. 



Plants with thick, spreading, forked branches, opposite, 

 ovate leaves that are white underneath, and slender, axillary, 

 usually wiry, sticky stems each ending in a small cluster of tiny 

 wine red flowers or equally small clusters of sticky, club-shaped, 

 5-ribbed, nut-like seeds. Leaves usually opposite. Blades ovate, 



