6.  S.  Elliottii,  Toit.  &  Gray.  Perennial ;  stems  slender,  ronghish,  erect,
with  long  and  straight  branches  ;  leaves  smoothish,-  lanceolate  or  linear,  acute,
serrate,  on  short  petioles ;  stipules  setaceous  ;  flowers  large,  single ;  peduncles
longer  than  the  petioles  ;  carpels  10-12,  strongly  reticulated,  truncate  or  slightly
2-pointed.  (S.  gracilis,  Ell.,  not  of  Rich.)  —  Open  woods,  Florida  to  North  Car-
olina and  westward.  July  -  October. —  Stems  l°-3°high.  Leaves  1' -2' long.
Flowers  1 '  wide,  yellow.
7.  S.  Lindheimeri,  Engel.  &  Gray.  Stem  shrubby,  smooth,  slender,  much
branched  ;  leaves  rigid,  narrow-linear,  obtuse,  serrate,  paler  and  downy  beneath,
the  short  petioles  spineless  at  the  base ;  stipules  subulate,  persistent,  as  long  as
the  petioles  ;  peduncles  about  as  long  as  the  leaves  ;  carpels  10,  faintly  reticu-
lated, pointed  with  two  short  and  broad  spines.  —  Key  West.  —  Stems  1°  high.
Leaves  1'  long.    Petals  barely  exceeding  the  calyx  in  length.
5.    ABUTILON,    Tourn.      Indian  Mallow.
Involucel  none.  Stigma  capitate.  Ovaries  5  or  more,  1-celled,  2-9-ovuled.
Carpels  1  -6-seeded,  partly  2-valved,  tardily  separating  from  each  other  or  from
the  central  axis.  Radicle  ascending.  —  Leaves  cordate.  Flowers  yellow,  white,
or  purplish.
1.  A.  Avicennse,  Gairtn.  Tomentose  ;  leaves  round-cordate,  acuminate,
crenate ;  peduncles  axillary,  1-3-flowered,  shorter  than  the  long  petioles ;  car-


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pels  12-14,  hairy,  inflated,  tmneate,  3-sceded,  with  two  long  and  spreading
spines.  —  Waste  places  chiefly  in  the  middle  and  upper  districts.  Introduced,  [jj
—  Stem  2°  -  5°  high.     Leaves  4'  -  6'  wide.     Flowers  orange-red.
