PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. 
115. IMPATIENS. Gen. pi. 1365. (Gerania J 
119 
Calix 2-leaved. Corolla 4-petalled, irregular; 
the two interior petals unequally biiobed ; 
lepanthium (nectarium, L.) hooded, calca- 
rate. Anthers at first cohering. Capsule 
superior, 5-valved, elastic. — Nutt. 
1. I. peduncles solitary, 3 or 4-flowered ; lepan- paMa, 
thium (petaloid nectary) obtusely conic, dilated, 
shorter than the petals : spur recurved, very short ; 
flower citron-yellow, sparingly punctate ; leaf 
rhombic-ovate, mucronately toothed. — Nutt, 
1. Nolitangere, Pursh. 
Pale Jiowered Touch-me-not, 
On the margins of streams, and in shaded swampy thickets. 
More rare than No. 2. Annual. July, August. 
2. I. peduncles solitary, 3 or 4 flowered ; lepanthi- fuiva. 
urn acutely conic, longer than the petals ; spur 
resupinate, emarginate, nearly as long as the ga- 
lea ; flower fulvous, crowded with spots ; leaf 
rhombic ovate, obtuse, mucronately toothed. — 
Nutt, 
I. biflora, Willd. and Pursh. 
I. maculata, Muhl. 
Fulvous^Jlowered Touch-me-not, 
In similar places. Much more common than the preceding, 
but very like it. Flowers brownish-yellow and spotted. This 
species, Mr. Nuttall says, is sometimes used for dyeing salmon- 
red. Annual. June. 
116. VIOLA. Gen.pl. 1364. (CMJ 
Calix 5-leaved, produced at the base. Corolla 
5-petalled, irregular, the lower petal cornute 
