Excerpt from An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions, Vol. 2 of 3: From Newfoundland to the Parallel of the Southern Boundary of Virginia, and From the Atlantic Ocean Westward to the 102d Meridian A genus of about 12 species, all but 1 or 2 natives of America. In addition to the following, about 4 others occur in the western and southwestern United States. Flowers 5 - 8 broad; sepals deciduous. Stamens 10 - 30; capsule globose. 1. Stamens only 5; capsule oval. 2. Flowers Io - 15 broad; sepals persistent. 3. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.