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•mcute, entire thickish ; flowers sessile terminal 
in leafy ramulose fascicles.— In the sands of 
Florida, found by Baldwin, perennial, almost 
suffruticose, stems 3 to 6 inches long very ra- 
mose, stipules scariose ovate acuminate, leaves 
small 2 or 3 lines long quite brown in the dry 
specimens ; flowers minute dark purple mar- 
gined of white, the ends of segments truncate al- 
most retuse forming a vault but not a hood, these 
Sowers are at the ends of the small branches 
crowded with small leaves and stipules. 
832. ANYCHXA. Mx. The plants of this 
G, and others akin forming a small natural 
group, have been blended with the G. C&ueria, 
Paronychia, Achyranthus <J*c, their synonymy 
and sp, are in utter confusion. Having shown 
to Torrey 4 sp, widely different in habit, leaves 
and flowers ! he pronounced them all varieties 
of Queria canadensis ! They require as yet a 
monograph, and must be divided into 2 or 3 
Genera by the stamens, that must all be exam- 
ined again, since Michaux and Nuttal differ 
about them. I regret that I did not examine 
all mine when met alive. Meantime I will di- 
vide them into 3 subgenera or Genera, and add 
some new species. 
Subg. Anyci-iia calix 5 parted persistent ur- 
eeolate or segments angular or nervose on the 
back, end hooded acute. Stamens 3 to 5 fer- 
tile, none sterile ? 2 short styles, capsule utricu- 
lar monosperm. Annual dichotomous plants , 
leaves opposite sessile with scariose stipules , 
flowers in dichotomies , uncolored . 
833. Argyrgcoma Raf. Paronychia Nuttal 
not Tourn. Joss, difference, calix oblong, seg- 
ments cuspidate nervose on the back. Stamens 
5 fertile, 5 sterile ? stvie bifid 2 stigmas capi- 
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