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DID JfNAMlA ANGI0SPERM1A. 
OBOLARIA. 
Gen. Pl. 1044. 
Calyx 0 ? Corol- 
la campanulata, 4 fi- 
da. Stamina aequalia 
ex divisuris corolla;. 
Stigma bifidum. Cap- 
sula 2 valvis, 4 locu- 
laris ? Semina pluri- 
ma, parva. 
1. VlRGINICA. 
Calyx 0? Corol- 
la campanulate, 4- 
cleft. Stamens equal 
in the divisions of the 
corolla. Stigma 2- 
cleft. Capsule 2 val- 
ve d, 4 celled? Seeds 
numerous, small. 
Sp. pl. 3. p. 346. Pursh 2. p. 431. Nutt. 1. p. 103. 
Root perennial ? Stem herbaceous, 4 — 6 inches high, smooth. Leaves 
obovate, obtuse, sessile, and slightly decurrent, entire, smooth, glaucous. 
Flowers generally 2 — 3 on the summit of small, opposite, axillary branch- 
es, sometimes sessile. Bracteas? 2 leaves similar to the leaves of the stem 
at the base of each flower, performing perhaps the functions of a calyx. 
Corolla campanulatr, deeply divided, white; segments equal, acuminate, 
sometimes fimbriate. Filaments inserted in the divisions of the corolla, 
about half as long as the segments. Germ superior. Style rather longer 
than the filaments. Stigma deeply 2 cleft. Capsule 2 valved, 4 celled ? 
or perhaps 1 celled with the rudiments of partitions. Seeds very small. 
This plant, from the structure of the corolla and the insertion of the 
stamens, certainly belongs to the class Tetrandria where it has been cor- 
rectly placed by Mr. Nuttall. 
Grows in rich soils, near Clouter’s spring, 6 miles from Charleston. 
Flowers March ? 
OROBANCHE. Gen. Pl. 1045. 
Calyx 4 — 5 fidus. 
Corolla sub-ringens, 
5-fida. Capsule ova- 
ta, acuta, 1-locularis, 
2-valvis. Semina plu- 
rima, minima. Glan- 
dula sub basi germi- 
nis. 
Calyx 4 — 5 cleft. 
Corolla somewhat rin- 
gens, 5-cleft. Cap- 
sule ovate, acute, 
1 -celled, 2-valved. 
Seeds numerous, very 
small. A gland under 
the base of the germ. 
