. 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. Petals 7-10, narrow. Stamens 20-30, inserted on the disk; filaments subulate. Ovary 5-10- celled, 10-15-ribbed, its apex conic; style thick; stigma capitate, 5-10-lobed; ovules 00. Capsule fragile, ribbed, opening between the ribs. Seeds numerous, the testa membranous, reticulated, produced into a club-shaped appendage. [Latin, decern, ten; the parts being ofte
. 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. Petals 7-10, narrow. Stamens 20-30, inserted on the disk; filaments subulate. Ovary 5-10- celled, 10-15-ribbed, its apex conic; style thick; stigma capitate, 5-10-lobed; ovules 00. Capsule fragile, ribbed, opening between the ribs. Seeds numerous, the testa membranous, reticulated, produced into a club-shaped appendage. [Latin, decern, ten; the parts being often in lo's.] A monotypic of southeastern North America. I. Decumaria barbara L. Dectimaria. Fig. 2192. D. barbara L. Sp. PI. Ed. 2, 1663. 1763. Glabrous, or tlie shoots pubescent, climb- ing by aerial rootlets to a height of several feet. Petioles i'-i' long; leaves ovate, acute or obtuse at the apex, rounded or narrowed at the base 2'-4' long, entire or repand-denticulate, sometimes pubescent on the veins of the lower surface, glabrous and shining above; corymbs terminal, com- pound, 2'-3' broad; flowers white, fragrant, 3"-4" broad; calyx-teeth deciduous; cap- sule top-shaped, 2"-3" high, tipped with the conic persistent style, opening between the ribs and remaining on the plant after the seeds fall away. In swamps, southeastern Virginia to Flor- ida, west to Louisiana. May-June. Family 49. ITEACEAE Agardh, Theor. Syst. PL 151. 1858. Virginia Willow Family. Consists of the following genus : I. ITEA L. Sp. PI. 199. 1753. Shrubs or small trees, with simple alternate petioled deciduous leaves, no stipules, and small white flowers in terminal narrow racemes. Calyx-tube obconic or cainpanulate, 5-lobed, its base adnate to the ovary. Petals 5, linear, their apices inflexed. Stamens S, inserted on the disk. Ovary 2-celled; style slender; stigma 2-grooved in our species; ovules few or numerous. Capsule oblong or narrowly conic, 2-valved, several-many-seeded
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