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MONOECIA TRIANDRIA, 
2. Pumilus. 
A. glomerulis pen- 
tandris axillaribus; fo- 
lds ovatis,obtusis,emar- 
ginatis, carnosis, rugo- 
sis; caule procumbente, 
glabro. E. 
Flowers pentandrous 
in axillary clusters; 
leaves ovate, obtuse, 
emarginate, carnose, 
rugose; stem procum- 
bent, glabrous. 
Rafinesque Med. Repos. 2. p. 360. Nutt. 2. p. 210. 
Plant annual. Stem one to two feet high, procumbent and ascending, some- 
what carnose, generally purple. Leaves ovate, ribbed, succulent; with the 
margin entire and cartilaginous, dotted, slightly glaucous underneath. Flow- 
ers in sessile clusters, crowded towards the summit of the stem. Sterile and 
fertile florets intermingled. Calyx 5-leaved, leaves oval. Filaments 5, as 
long as the calyx. Styles 3. Capsule rugose, persistent. 
Grows on the drifting sands along the margin of the ocean. 
Flowers August— October. 
3. Hybridus. 
A. racemis pentan- 
dris, decompositis, con- 
gestis, erectis; foliis o- 
vato-lanceolatis. 
Flowers pentandrous, 
in decompound, erect, 
clustered racemes; 
leaves ovate lanceolate. 
Sp. pi. 4. p. 889. Walt. p. 232. Pursh, 1. p. 207- Nutt. 2. p. 210. 
Stem four to six feet high, furrowed, and somewhat hairy. Leaves ovate, 
lanceolate, acute, muncronate, ribbed, pubescent, slightly scabrous, on pe- 
tioles about an inch long. Spikes axillary and terminal, supradecompound, 
sterile and fertile florets intermingled. Calyx 5-leaved, leaves lanceolate, 
acute; filaments five, nearly as long as the calyx. Germ obovate, acuminate. 
Styles two to three. Capsule rugose, circumscissed. 
Grows in cultivated grounds, very common. 
Flowers July — October. 
4. Sanguineus. 
A. racemis pentan- 
dris, supradecomposi- 
tis, erectis; ramis pa- 
tentibus, glabris; foliis 
oblongis, acutis. 
Flowers pentandrous 
in supradecompound, 
erect racemes; branch- 
es expanding, gla- 
brous; leaves oblong, 
acute. 
