. The American entomologist and botanist. 184 THE AMERICAN have two sepals, five small rose-colored petals,five stamens and a pistil with a three-cleft style,and the base or ovary of which becomes a cap-sule or box containing a few small, shining,black seeds. [Fig. 115.]. Claytoiiiii Caroliiilunii. The two species resemble each other closely,but are distinguished by the oval pointed leavesand the larger sejjals of Claytonia Caroliniana,Michx., and the long, narrow, nearly grass-likeleaves, and short sepals of 6Vai/fom»a Virginica,Linn. The specific names would indicate that one isa Carolinian
. The American entomologist and botanist. 184 THE AMERICAN have two sepals, five small rose-colored petals,five stamens and a pistil with a three-cleft style,and the base or ovary of which becomes a cap-sule or box containing a few small, shining,black seeds. [Fig. 115.]. Claytoiiiii Caroliiilunii. The two species resemble each other closely,but are distinguished by the oval pointed leavesand the larger sejjals of Claytonia Caroliniana,Michx., and the long, narrow, nearly grass-likeleaves, and short sepals of 6Vai/fom»a Virginica,Linn. The specific names would indicate that one isa Carolinian and the other a Virginian the early history of our country all the At-lantic coast, with the country stretching backindefinitely, was claimed by the English andFi-ench, under the names of Virginia and Caro-lina. Many of the plants of the New Worldwere named by Linnoeus from specimens anddescriptions sent him by the early explorers,and frequently the portion of country fromwhich they were received was indicated by thespecific names we have mentioned. One of the plants we have under considerationwas named by him Claytonia, in honor of JohnClayton, an American Botanist fiien living inVirginia; and the specific name Virginica wasapplied to indicate the por
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