. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 2. Jussiaea decurrens (Walt.) DC. Upright Primrose-Willow. Fig. 3024. Ludwigia decurrens Walt. Fl. Car. 89 Jussiaea decurrens DC. Prodr. 3 : 56. 1788. 1828. Erect, stem angled, branching, glabrous, i°-2° high. Leaves lanceolate, acute or acumi- nate at the apex, narrowed at the base and decurrent on the stem, entire, i'-4' long; flow- ers very short-peduncled,
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 2. Jussiaea decurrens (Walt.) DC. Upright Primrose-Willow. Fig. 3024. Ludwigia decurrens Walt. Fl. Car. 89 Jussiaea decurrens DC. Prodr. 3 : 56. 1788. 1828. Erect, stem angled, branching, glabrous, i°-2° high. Leaves lanceolate, acute or acumi- nate at the apex, narrowed at the base and decurrent on the stem, entire, i'-4' long; flow- ers very short-peduncled, yellow, 4"-6" broad; calyx-lobes 4, ovate-lanceolate, acute, about equalling the 4 obovate petals; stamens 8; cap- sule club-shaped, 2-3 times as long as the peduncle, 4-sided, the angles somewhat winged; seeds in several rows in each cell. In swamps, Maryland to Georgia and Florida, Illinois, Arkansas and Texas. July-Sept. 5. CHAMAENERION [Tourn.] Adans. Fam. PI. 2: 85. 1763. Showy perennial herbs, with tufted stems which are often woody at the base. Leaves alternate, leathery, entire; flowers perfect, irregular, showy, white or purple, in terminal racemes; calyx-tube not prolonged beyond the ovary, narrow, the 4 calyx-segments decidu- ous; petals 4, entire, broadest above the middle, spreading; stamens 8, declined; filaments dilated at the base; anthers oblong; ovary 4-celled; united styles filiform; stigmas 4-cleft; ovules numerous, in 2 rows, ascending. Capsule 4-celled, obtusely 4-angled, elongated, opening loculicidally. Seeds numerous, with a tuft of hairs. [Greek, ground rose-bay.] About 4 species, chiefly in the north temperate zone. Type species: Epilobium angustifoHum L, Bracts small; lateral nerves of the leaves confluent in marginal loops ; style pubescent at the base. I. C, angustifoHum, Bract9 leaf-like ; lateral nerves- of the leaves obsolete ; style glabrous. 2. C. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images tha
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