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POPULAR FLORA. 
2. Four-leaved L. Stem simple; leaves lance-ovate, in whorls of 4 (sometimes of 3 or 6); flowers 
long-stalked from the axil of the leaves. Sandy grounds. L. quadrifblia. 
3. Cilia te L. Leaves opposite, lance-ovate, with a rounded or heart-shaped base, on long ciliate 
footstalks; flowers long-stalked from the upper axils; divisions of the corolla ovate, pointed, and 
with wavy or slightly toothed margins. Low grounds. L. cilicita. 
4. Lance-leaved L. Leaves lance-shaped, oblong, or linear, narrowed into a short margined foot- 
stalk; flowers, &c. nearly as in No. 3. S. & W. in low grounds. L. lanceolata. 
59. BIGNONIA FAMILY. Order BIGNONIACEiE. 
Plants with mostly opposite leaves, and large and showy flowers : the corolla 2-lipped 
or rather irregular, bearing on its tube 4 stamens (2 long and 2 short) or only 2, often 
with rudiments of the other one or three. 
Fruit a large 2-celled pod, with many large 
seeds : the whole kernel is a flat embryo. 
Calyx free and corolla on the receptacle, a? 
it is in all the following families with mono, 
petalous corolla. 
Woody plants, with winged seeds, in long 
pods. Vine climbing by rootlets: 
leaves pinnate. Calyx 5-toothed. 
Corolla funnel-shaped, 5-lobed: sta- 
mens 4, ( Tecoma ) Trumpet-Creeper 
Tree, with simple heart-shaped leaves, 
and white flowers (purple-tinged or 
dotted) in large panicles. Calyx 2-lipped. Corolla bell-shaped and 2-lipped: stamens 
generally 2, with vestiges of one or three others, ( Catalpa ) Catalpa. 
Rank clammy herb (cult, and wild S. W.) with wingless seeds in a large and long-pointed 
fruit, the outer part of which is fleshy and falls off from the inner fibrous-woody part: 
this is crested and long-beaked, the beak at length splitting into 2 hooked horns. Corolla 
full-colored : stamens 2 or 4, perfect, ( Martynia ) Unicorn-plant. 
432. Corolla of Catalpa laid open, with the stamens. 
433. Winged seed of Trumpet-Creeper. 
60. BROOM-RAPE FAMILY. Order OROBANCHACEvE. 
Herbs parasitic on the roots of trees, &c., readily known by their irregular monopetalous 
corolla, 4 stamens, in two pairs ; the ovary one-celled with innumerable small seeds on the 
walls. Also, like other parasitic plants, they are entirely destitute of green herbage, yel- 
lowish or brownish throughout, and with scales in place of leaves. 
Stems slender and branched, with few ana small scales and many flowers scattered along 
the branches, ( Epiphegus ) Beech-drops 
Stems short and thick, covered with broad scales, so that the plant resembles a fir-cone 
Flowers under the upper scales : stamens projecting, ( Conopholis ) Squaw-root. 
Stems or naked and 1-flowered scapes slender, from a scaly base : stamens included in the 
eurved and salver-shaped corolla, ( Aphyllon ) Naked Broom-rape. 
