NAT. ORDER. 
PersonatcB. 
CHELONE OBLiaUA. RED FLOWERED GHELONE. 
Class XIV. DiDYNAMiA. Order II. Angiospermia. 
Gen. Char. Calyx^ one leafed, five-parted, short, and permanent. 
Divisions, erect ovate. Corolla, monopetalous, ringent. Tube, 
cylindric, short. Throat, inflated, oblong, convex, flat beneath. 
Stamens, consist of four filaments, hid. Anthers, incumbent. 
Spe. Char. Pistillum, an ovate germ. Style filiform, length of the 
stamens. Stigma, obtuse. Seeds, many, roundish. 
The roots of this plant do not creep so long as some of its species, 
but are to be considered as creeping roots ; the stalks rise from three 
to four feet in height, are strong, and assume quite a w^oody appear- 
ance ; the leaves are broad, large, oblique, deeply notched on their 
edges, and stand upon short foot stalks ; the corolla is of a bright 
purple color, and consequently makes a more beautiful appearance 
than any of its species. This is strictly an American plant, a native 
of Virginia. It flowers from September to November. 
Chelone hirsuta. Hairy Chelone. This species resembles CAe/owe 
glabra, bujt the stalks and leaves are very hairy, and the flower is of 
a purer white. This is a native of all parts of New England. 
There are also varieties with white flowers, with blue flowers, with 
red flowers, and with purple flowers. 
Chelone penstemon. Forking Chelone. This plant has a cylin- 
dric, pubscent, upright stem, which is about a foot and a half high, 
and puts out several side branches ; the leaves oblong-lanceolate, 
ending in a point ; the flowers are in short loose spikes from the 
divisions of the stalks, and of a purple color. It is a native of North 
America. All the species and varieties, flower in the autumn, from 
September to November. 
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