monadelphia folyandria. 
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POL YANDRIA. 
SIDA. Gen. Pl. 1129. 
Calyx simplex, an- 
gulatus. Stylus mul- 
tipartitus. Capsules 
plures, 1 — 3 spermae. 
1. Gracilis. E. 
Calyx simple, an- 
gled. Style many 
parted. Capsules nu- 
merous, 1 — 3 seeded. 
S. caule gracili, 
glabro ; foliis lineari- 
bus serratis ; pedun- 
eulis solitariis, axil- 
laribus,longitudine pe- 
tiolorum; eapsulis (10) 
bicornibus, glabris. 
Stem slender, gla- 
brous ; leaves linear, 
serrate ; peduncles so- 
litary, axillary, as 
long as the petioles ; 
capsules (10) two 
horned, glabrous. 
Hoot fibrous, perennial. Stem herbaceous, 2 — 3 feel high, glabrous, 
sparingly branched and with the branches very slender. Leaves alternate, 
obtuse at base, glabrous, sometimes sprinkled with a few hairs ; the low- 
er ones narrow, lanceolate. Petioles 4 — -8 lines long, pubescent. Sti- 
pules linear, as long as the petioles. Calyx 1 leaved, angled, persistent, 
a little hairy, 5 cleft. Petals 5, expanding, striate, yellow, obovate with 
the summit obliquely sinuate. Staminiferous column short, pubescent, 
many cleft ; segments 3 — 4 lines long. Anthers incumbent. Germs 
superior, depressed, glabrous. Style as long as the stamens, many deft. 
Stigmas capitate. Capsules 10, united in a depressed spherical head, gla- 
brous. Seed 1 in each capsule, reniform. 
Grows in sandy soils upon the Sea Islands. Common about Beaufort. 
Flowers August — September. 
2. Hispida. 
S. hispido-pilosa ; 
foliis lanceolatis, ser- 
ratis ; pedimeulis soli- 
Hispid ; leaves lan- 
ceolate, serrate ; pe- 
duncles solitary, axil- 
