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pand, middle lobe often trifid ; flowers axillary 
geminate or ternate subsessile — in Florida and 
Georgia, where first discovered by Dr. Boykin 
and called M elothria sessilis , but never pub- 
lished. Stem slender 3 or 4 feet high, climbing 
with tendrils, leaves 2 or 3 inches broad and 
long, flowers green very minute, berries not seen 
probably oval and black as in Melothria. 
SAMOLIDES. 
I conclude by 3 new plants of this family of 
mine established 1815 , . . which is now greatly 
increased since all thd Houstonias, some Hedy- 
otis and several presumed Rubiacea will belong 
thereto. Decandole has by mistake deemed the 
Houstonias of Gentianides tribe, because he 
found the stamens opposite to corolla ; but then 
Samolus which is lately put with Primulacea, 
should also rank with Gentians ; yet the Samo- 
lides differ by adherent or inferior ovary as in 
Rubiacea, and these differ only by alternate sta- 
mens, essential character, little attended to till 
noticed by Jussieu in several families, but over- 
looked in Houstonia and Gentians. Every 
Genus with stamens isoperial or equal in num- 
ber to segments of corolla, must be verified and 
ascertained if opposite thereto —The Oldenlan- 
dia or Hedyotis uniflora is a' Samolides and a pe- 
culiar G. my Edrastima uniflora . The O. or 
H. glomerata is another G. with unequal calix, 
my Stelmotis glomerata . 
998. Houstonia biloba Raf. dwarf dicho- 
tome leaves linear oblong acute, lower petiolate; 
flowers axilary, peduncles equal to leaves, co- 
rolla tube campanulate, limb patent, capsule 
compressed obcordate bilobe — in Arkanzas, 
small plant 1 or 2 inches high, leaves 2 or 3 
lines long, flowers red, segments of calix linear; 
