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 102nd meridian . maller; calyx-segments lanceolate or spatulate, acuteor acuminate; corolla purplish or white, about 4high, its lobes ovate, acute, the spurs deflcxed ordescending, one-fourth to one-half the length of thecorolla or none; capsule narrowly oblong, 6-/long, about twice as long as the calyx. In moist woods and thickets. Newfoundland and Lab-rador to Massachusetts, New Sork, Saskat
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 102nd meridian . maller; calyx-segments lanceolate or spatulate, acuteor acuminate; corolla purplish or white, about 4high, its lobes ovate, acute, the spurs deflcxed ordescending, one-fourth to one-half the length of thecorolla or none; capsule narrowly oblong, 6-/long, about twice as long as the calyx. In moist woods and thickets. Newfoundland and Lab-rador to Massachusetts, New Sork, Saskatchewan, Mon-tana. Michigan and South Dakota. Races dilTcr in sizeof the plant and of the flowers and in the developmentof the corolla-spurs. Recorded from the Indian Ter-ritory (Oklahoma), apparently erroneously. July-Aug. 9. OBOLARIA L. Sp. Fl. 632. 1753. A low glabrous perennial herb, the stem simple or branched, the lower leaves reduced to opposite scales, the upper foliaceous, subtending the racemose-spicate or thyrsoid white or purplish flowers. Calyx of 2 spatulate sepals. Corolla oblong-campanulate, 4-cleft, the lobes imbricated, at least in the bud. Stamens 4, inserted in the sinuses of the corolla; fila-. i6 GEXTIAXACEAE. Vol. III. ments slightly longer than the ovate sagittate anthers. Ovary i-celled, with 4 internalplacental projections; ovules numerous; style distinct; stigma 2-lamellate. Capsule ovoid,2-valved or irregularly bursting. Seeds minute, covering the whole interior of the capsule.[Greek, obolus, a coin, alluding to the thick round leaves.] A monotypic genus of eastern North America. I. Obolaria virginica L. Pennywort. Fig. 3366. Obolaria virginica L. Sp. PI. 632. 1753. Stems 3-6 high from a perennial base with thick fibrousroots, bearing 2-6 pairs of thick small obtuse scales inplace of leaves. Floral leaves broadly obovate-cuneate,obtuse, purplish, 4-6 long; flowers sessile or nearly soin the axils, in clusters of 1-4 (usually 3), and terminal;corolla a
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