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monadelvhia polyandria. 
rioribus oblongis, tri- 
lobis ; racemo ter- 
minali ; floribus cer- 
nuis ; pistiilis nutan- 
tibus. 
racemes terminal ; 
flowers cernuous; pis- 
tills nodding. 
Sp. pi 5. p. 830. Mich. 2. p. 46. Pursh 2. p. 456. 
II. Clypeatus. Walt. 177- 
Stem 2 — 4 feet high, and with the leaves tomentose and scabrous, the 
lower and upper leaves cordate, ovate, acuminate, the intermediate and fully 
grown 3-lobed, the lateral lobes short and slightly angled, the petioles 1 — 
4 inches long. Flowers in paniculate racemes. Peduncles about 2 inch- 
es long. Calyx tomentose, the exterior 8 or 9 leaved, leaves subulate 
and very narrow. Petals about 2 inches long, bright purple, fringed and 
hairy on the outer surface. Capsule hispid, 5-angled, with the angles 
acute. 
Grows in wet soils, very common on the Islands near the ocean. 
Flowers July — September. 
6. Carolinianus. Muhl? 
H. foliis cordato o- 
vatis, acuminatis, ser- 
ratis, utrinque laevi- 
bus, interdum laevis- 
sime trilobis ; floribus 
purpureis ; seminibus 
hispidis. E. 
Leaves cordate, o- 
vate, acuminate, ser- 
rate, smooth on both 
surfaces, sometimes 
slightly 3-lobed ; flow- 
ers purple ; seeds his- 
pid. 
Stem 4 — 6 feet high, smooth. Leaves large, sometimes 6 inches long, 
obscurely 3-lobed when old, veins prominent on the under surface. Pe- 
tioles as long as the leaves. Flowers axillary. Peduncles 2—3 inches 
long, slightly adhering to the petioles. Calyx a little scabrous, the exte- 
rior 12 leaved. Petals 4 inches long, smooth on the outer surface and pu- 
bescent on the inner. Capsule nearly round, hairy on the inside. Seeds 
obovate, a little angled, hispid with short rigid hair. 
This plant was raised in my garden from seeds collected by Mr. Oem- 
foler on Wilmington Island, Georgia. 
Flowers July — September. 
7. Militaris. 
H. glaberrimus; fo- I Glabrous; leaves 3 
Mis 3-lobo-hastatis, a- lobed, hastate, acumi- 
