PLATE CCLXXXIII.
POGONIA GLABRA.
Smooth-leaved Pogonia.
CLASS V. ORDER I.
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Two Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Corolla monopetala; tubus ad faucem pilosus. Stamina supra medium corollæ inserta. Stigma concavum, declinatum. Nux quadrilocularis.
Blossom one petal; tube hairy at the mouth. Chives inserted into the middle of the blossom. Summit concave, declined. Nut four-celled.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Pogonia foliis eliptico-lanceolatis, glabris; floribus pendulis, minutis, albis.
Pogonia with leaves eliptically lance-shaped, smooth; flowers hanging down, small and white.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.