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Dodecandria. 
in a short time reach the mud, where they strike root, 
and become supports to the parent tree* 
Lythrum Salicaria , Purple Loose-strife. Cal. 
twelve-cleft ; inferior petals six, inserted in the calyx ; 
caps, two-celled, many seeded ; leaves opposite, heart- 
shaped-lanceolate ; flowers spiked, with twelve stamens. 
Perennial ; flowers in July and August, and is a fine 
ornament to marshy places and banks of rivers, where 
it is most common. 
Haxesia Tetraptera , Four-winged Snowdrop Tree. 
Cal. four-toothed, superior; cor. four-cleft; nut quad- 
rangular, four-celled ; seeds solitary; leaves ovate, point- 
ed, with hairy veins on the lower surface ; wings of the 
seed equal. Native of South Carolina ; flowers in April 
and May, and from the beauty of its flowers might be a 
fine ornament to pleasure grounds in this country. 
Sot. Mag. 910. 
Order II. Dictstnia. 
Hexiocarfus Americana , Sun-seed. Cal. four- 
leaved; cor. four-petaled ; caps, two-celled, one seed- 
ed. Native of Vera Cruz, and remarkable for the fring- 
ed or radiated structure of its fruit. 
Agrimonia Eupatoria, Common Agrimony. Cal. 
five-toothed, calyculated, or with a double calyx ; petals 
five, inserted in the calyx ; seeds two, in the bottom of 
the calyx ; stem leaves pinnated, the odd leaflet with a 
foot-stalk %, seed rough, with hooked bristles. Peren« 
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