Flora of the Vicinity of San Francisco (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 Excerpt: ...Leaves with scarious stipules. 1. Spergula L. Corn-spurrey. Stamens 5 or 10. Ovary oo-ovulate; styles 5, alternate with the sepals. Capsule 5-valved. Valves opposite to the sepals.--0. 1. L. Arvensis L. Flowers white.--San Francisco. Summer. Ballast weed, introduced from Europe. 1. Spergularia Pera. (Lepigonum Friea). Sand-sporrey. Ovary co-ovulate; style 3-5-cleft. Capsule 3-5-valved. 1. S. Macrotheca Fisch. & Meyer. Leaves with large ovate stipules; flowers rose-colored.--2 . Margins of salt marshes. Summer. 2. S. Media Fries. Leaves with short stipules; flowers white.--0. Contra Costa. Spring. 3. Pentacaena Bartl. Divisions of the calyx unequal, persistent in fruit; the three external with cucullate apex, ending in a spine; two internal mucronate. Petals 5, minute. Stamens 3-5. Ovary 1ovulate; style 2-cleft. Fruit a utricle.--0. 1. P. Ramosissima Hook. & Arn. Prostrate; pungent; everlasting.--2 .Presidio. Cemetery. Spring. Family 4. PORTULACACEiE. Flowers regular, but parts not corresponding in numbers. 1. Portulaca Tonrn. Purslane. Calyx tube connate with ovary. Limb 2parted, free and circumscissile. Petals 4-6. Stamens 8 to oo. Capsule circumscissile. 1. P. Oleracea L. Fleshy herb; petals yellow.--0. San Francisco. Spring. Summer. Escaped from cultivation. 2. Calandrinia Hbk. Sepals 2, persistent. Petals 5 to Co, equal. Stamens opposite to the petals, variable in number. Ovary co-ovulate; style 3-cleft. Capsule 3-valved, co-seeded. 1. C. Menziesii Hook. Petals red.--0. Common. Spring. 3. Claytonia L Miner's Lettuce. Sepals 2, persistent. Petals 5, equal. Stamens 5, opposite to the petals. Ovary 3 or 6ovulate; style 3-cleft. Capsule 3-valved, 3seeded. 1. C. SiBnucA L. Inflorescence in loose, simple racemes. Herbaceous bracts with most ...