SB°rt rigjd- ¥ lr- Elliott.—A. rare species, first described by
Mr. Elliott, who raised it from seeds collected on Wilmington Island.
„P18‘ ^ ^ w(Gay.): glabrous; leaves hastately 3-lobed, acuminate,
®®or,at3i,1cioroUa tubular-campanulate; capsule ovate, acuminate, glabrous;
seeds silky — Cai). diss 6. p . 352.1 198, f . 2 ; Willd. sp. 3. p. 808; Pursh,
'R V,fi t 56 ’ nll\ Sk'^ 'J 3' 168 ’ D c -prodr. 1. p. 451; Bot. mag. t. 2385.
virm nS;t tUS’ ^ 2‘ P' ^ riparius, Pers. syn. 2. p. 254. H.
Vnginicus Walt. Car. p. 187. H. laevis, Scop. del. insub. 3. t. 27.” '
| r s .°1 .nT.ers, Pennsylvania, {Pursh, Muhlenberg) to Georgia! Ohio
and Mississippi, Michaux ! July-Aug.— If . Stem 3-4 feet high! Leaves
3-5 inches long, somewhat cordate, conspicuously lobed at the base in a
hastate manner. Peduncles shorter than the petiole, jointed above the mid-
dle. Leaves of the mvolucel 12-14, Hnear-subulate, incurved. Corolla pale
toward die base & ^6£g)er cen*-rei about 2J inches long, hairy on the outside
9. II. coccineus (Walt.): glabrous; leaves palmately 5-parted; segments
linear-lanceolate, acuminate, distantly serrate; calyx deeply 5-parted; corolla
expanding; capsule glabrous, ovate, acute; seeds pubescent.— Walt. Car.
f nln p sPe®10?usi 4 » l l f l 2. p. 456; Michx. ! fl. 2. p. 47; Bot. mag.
t. 360, Pursh, fl. 2. p. 456 ; Ell. sk. 2. p. 170; DC. prodr. 1. p. 451.
Damp sods Georgia! Florida! July-Sept.— If Stem 4-7 feet high.
Leaves divided to the base; segments 5-8 inches long, tapering to a long
narrow point. Peduncles articulated near the summit. Leaves of the invo-
W m t u SegI? ents of the caJyx lanceolate, with a long tapering point.
Corolla bright scarlet: petals obovate, 4-5 inches long. Column as long as
the petals.—W e restore the prior name of Walter.
10. H. grandiflorus (Michx.): leaves coriaceous, cordate, 3-lobed, to-
men ose on both surfaces, hoary beneath; corolla expanding; capsule tomen-
tose somewhat truncated. Michx.! fl. 2. p. 46; Pursh, fl. 2. p. 455; Ell.
sk. 2.p. 167; DC.prodr. 1. p. 451.
Around ponds, Georgia to Florida, and west to the Mississippi, Michaux !
c 7, Stem 5-7 feet Leaves very large, velvety like those
of Marsh Mallows. Peduncles axillary. Petals flesh-color, red at the
base, 5-6 inches long.
i,„vripfllhduso f R a fmesque, is merely H. Trionum, which is frequently found about
habitations; but is hardly naturalized. 1
Or d e r XXXIX. TILIACEJE. Juss.
Sepals 4 -5 , deciduous: aestivation valvate. Petals 4- 5 , hypogy.
nous,^rarely wanting. Stamens usually indefinite, distinct, hypogy-
n ou s. anthers 2 -celled, fixed by the middle, opening longitudinally.
Torus often with 4 or 5 glands at the base o f the petals. Ovary o f
2 -1 0 united carpels : styles united : stigmas as many as the carpels.
Fruit a 2-5-celled capsule with several seeds in each cell, or coriaceous
or drupaceous, sometimes by abortion 1-celled and 1- 2-seeded.
Seeds anatropous. Embryo in the axis o f fleshy albumen : cotyledons
flat and foliaceous, sometimes bent upon the radicle.—Trees or shrubs,
very seldom herbs. Leaves alternate, with deciduous stipules. Flowers
axillary.
1. CORCHORUS. Lin n .; Lam. ill. t. 478.
Sepals 4-5. Petals 4-5, rather shorter than the sepals, inserted under the
ovary. Stamens indefinite, or rarely the number of the petals. Style very
short, deciduous : stigmas 2-5.- Capsule pod-like or roundish, 2-5-celled, lo-
culicidal, with no central axis. Seeds usually numerous in each cell.
Shrubs or nearly herbaceous plants. Leaves undivided, serrate. Peduncles
axillary or opposite the leaves, very short, 1-few-flowered. Flowers yellow.
1. C. siliquosus (Linn.) : branching; leaves ovate or lanceolate, acute,
equally serrate; capsules pod-shaped, linear, 2-valved, nearly glabrous.
Plum. ic. t. 103. ƒ. 1; Willd. sp. 2. p. 1218 ; DC. p ro d r .1. p- 504.
Ne'w Orleans, Dr. Ingalls ! Drummond ! Alabama, Dr. Cates! Also
a native of the West Indies, &c.—Nearly herbaceous, glabrous or somewhat
pubescent. Sepals and petals commonly 4. Stamens 14. The vernal flowers,
according to Linnaeus, have 4 sepals and 4 stamens; the autumnal 5
sepals and numerous stamens.
Sepals 5. Petals 5. Stamens numerous, more or less pentadelphous; the
central one in each parcel (in the North American species) transformed into
a petaloid scale (nectary, Linn, staminodium, Spach.) Ovary globose, villous,
5-celled; the cells with 2 ovules. Fruit coriaceous, or woody, subglobose,
by abortion 1-celled, 1- 2-seeded.—Trees, with cordate leaves and a tough
fibrous bark. Flowers cymose, with the peduncle adnate to a large foliace-
ous bract.—Linden or Lime-tree. Basswood.
1. T. Americana (Linn.): leaves obliquely cordate, or truncate at the
base, somewhat coriaceous, glabrous, abruptly acuminate ; petals obtuse or
truncate, crenate at the apex.— Willd. sp. 2. p. 1261; Michx. f . sylv. 2, p.
233. t. 131; Bigel. fl. Host. p. 214. T. glabra, “ Vent. 1. c. t, 1 . / . 1 ; ”
Pursh, fl. 2. p. 62; Ell. sk. 2. p. 2; DC. prodr. 1. p. 513; Hook. fl.
Bor.-Am. 1. p. 108 ; Darlingt. fl. Cest. 1. p: 312. T. Canadensis, Michx.
f l . 2 . p . 3 0Q. \
Woods, Canada! (lat. 52°) to Virginia, and along-the Alleghany Mountains
to Georgia. June.—A large and beautiful tree, often 60-70 feet high
and 2-4 feet in diameter; the wood soft and white. Leaves 3-4 inches wide,
coarsely and mucronately serrate: petioles 2 inches long. Peduncle 4-6
inches long, adnate the lower half of its length to a linear-oblong yellowish-
green strongly-veined bract. Cymes compound, 12-18-flowered, pendulous.
Flowers about half an inch in diameter. Sepals triangular-lanceolate, pubescent
outside, woolly within. Petals longer than the sepals, yellowish-white.
Staminodia obovate-lanceolate, exactly resembling the petals, but smaller.
Style sometimes longer, sometimes shorter than the petals, hairy toward the
base. Fruit the size of a large pea, nearly globose, covered with a short
gray pubescence, usually perfecting but one seed.
2. T.heterophylla (Vent.): leaves glabrous and deep green above, very
white and velvety-tomentose beneath, the veins dark-colored and nearly glabrous,
with coarse mucronate serratures; petals obtuse, crenulate; stamino