HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. 
171 
Moles mucronatej longer than the obtuse cap- 
sule. — WiUd. 
Icon. Engl. hot. 672. 
Field-Rush, 
From eight inches to a foot high. In fields and neglected 
g'rassy places ; common. Perennial. April, May. 
174. FLCERKEA. Willdenow. {Portulacea?) 
Calix 3-leaved. Corolla of 3 petals^ shorter 
than the calix. Style bifid. Pericarp none. 
Seeds 3 or 3, membranaceously coated^ su- 
perior. — 
1. F. stem terete. Leaves somewhat succulent, paiustds. 
alternate, pseudopinnate ; segments mostly 5, 
narrow, oblong-lanceolate, simple, ultimate di- 
visions confiuent at the base, lateral ones £ or 
3-lobed, somewhat obtuse, di or trichotomously 
and numerously nerved, (when held to the 
light;) petiole long, semicylindric, channelled. 
Peduncles axillary, at first short, but gradually 
elongated nearly to £ inches. Calix S-parted, 
segments ovate, acute, thickish and green. Pe- 
tals 3, white alternating with the calix, and 
much smaller, oblong, somewhat obtuse, and 
persistent, pubescent at the base (seen through 
a lens,) inserted upon the calix. Stamina 6, 
minute, irregularly disposed, arising from the 
base of the calix; filaments capillary, alternate- 
ly articulated upon 3 glands near their base ; 
anthers roundish. Style 1, inserted between the 
fruit, and unconnected with it in every direc- 
tion, apex bifid, stigmas £, small, roundish. 
Fruit within the persistent calix, consisting of 
£, and rarely 3, roundish, naked, but membra- 
naceously coated seeds ; integument papillosely 
rugose. — JWtt. 
