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fibres fasciculated, interwoven, and mixed with the 
pith. 
Fiowers with a single ovary, connected with the pe- 
rigone. 
Bodies with a root and caudex , often a stem , seldom 
woody , not often branched, frequently with leaves, scales 
or sheaths • flowers, fruits, and seeds conspicuous : ger¬ 
mination commonly monocotyle and lateral. 
507. Canna elegans Raf.—C. angustifolia Pursh.—C. 
glauca Walter.—C. indica Bartram trav. p. 426. 
Found by him on the banks of the Amete and near 
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Lake Maurepas, where it grows with luxuriance, 
the stems rising from six to nine feet, bearing 
beautiful spikes of scarlet flowers. 
508. Leptanthus ovalis Mich. 
509. Iris cuprea Pursh.—I. fulva ? Mg. Found by 
Enslen near New-Orleans. 
CLASS VI.—GYMNOGYNIA. 
Stem or caudex vascular and fibrous, vessels and 
fibres fasciculated, interwoven, and mixed with the 
pith. 
Flowers with one or many ovaries, unconnected with 
the perigone: always a perigone, no glumes nor spadix. 
Bodies with a root and caudex, often a stem, scarcely 
ever woody , seldom branched, of ten with leaves, scales or 
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