TRIANDRIA MONOGYNI A. Dilatris. 
31 
Anonymos tinctoria. Walt.fi. car. 68. 
Heritiera Gmelini. Mich fi. amer. 1. p. 21. 
Icon. Mick.fi. amer. 1, t. 4. 
In sandy swamps of New Jersey, and from Carolina to 
Florida. 1/ . June, July. v. v. Root red ; stem and 
corymb very tomentose ; petals yellow inside. 
38. SISYRINCHIUM. Gen.pl. 1101. 
1. S. foliis scapisque simplicibus subsefaceis, spatha colo- 
rata : valva altera in mucronem longum desinente. 
Pers. ench. 2. p. 50. Mich.fi amer. 2. p . 33. 
In wet meadows of short grass in Pensylvania and Virgi- 
nia. 11 . June, July. v. v. Flowers beautiful blue, 
smaller than the following species. 
2. S. scapo simplici alato, spathis inaequalibus flores supe- 
rantibus. Pers. ench. 2. p. 50 Cav diss. 6. p. 345. 
S. gramineum. Lam encycl. I. p. 408. 
Icon. Bot. mag. 464. Cav. I. c. t. 190 . f 2. 
On dry hills and grass plots from Canada to Carolina. 
11. July, Aug. v.v. Flowers blue. 
39. BOERHAVIA. Gen.pl. 13. 
1. R. caule tetragono glabro, internodiis viscosis, floribus 
corymboso-paniculatis. Willd.sp.pl. 1 . p. 19. 
Icon. Pluk. aim. t. 22 6. f. 7. 
On the sea-coast of Carolina and Florida. 1/. July. 
v.v. $ v. s. in Herb. Walter. 
40. COMMELINA. Gen. pi. 86. 
1. C. foliis lineari-lanceolatis glabris, vaginis subciliatis, 
involucris cordatis conduplicatis. Vahl. enum. pi. 2. 
p. 165. Mich.fi. amer. 1. p. 24. 
In sandy woods of Carolina. 7/, July. v.v. Flowers 
in this as well as all the following species sky-blue. 
2. C. foliis lanceolatis petiolatis cauleque erecto- pilosis con- 
duplicatis, involucris lateralibus terminalibusque sessi- 
libus. VahL enum. pi. 2. p. 166. 
C. longifolia. Mich fi. amer. l.p. 23. 
In shady rocky situations in Virginia and Carolina. 1/ . 
July. v.v. Stems long, branchy. 
3. C. foliis lanceolatis subpetiolatis supra glabris, vaginis 
subpubescentibus, caule erecto simplici. Vahl. enum. 
pl. 2. p . 167. Willd . sp . pl 1, p. 251. 
mucronatum. 
anceps . 
erecta . 
angustifolia . 
hirtella . 
virginica. 
