© PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA, | 
_ 206, CEANOTHUS. Gen. pl. 361. 
1. C. foliis ovatis acuminatis serratis triplinervibus subtus 
Dervis venisque pubescentibus, paniculis axillaribus 
longe peduneulatis, pedicellis cory tubosis, W. ald. sp. 
pl. 1. p. 1114. 
Icon. Duham.arb.51. Schmidt art. 132. 
In dry woods ; common: Canada'to Florida. h. May, 
June. v.v. Flowers small, white. It is commonly 
called New Jersey-tea or Red root ; having been ac- 
tually used in the American war as a substitute for tea. 
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americanus. 
2. C. foliis oblongo-ovalibus acutis mucronato-serrulatis intermedius. 
triplinervibus subtus pubescentibus, paniculis axillari- 
bus longissime pedunculatis, pedicellis p yabo 
laxis, > 
Icon. Pluk. alm. t 28 f. 6. a 
In the woods of Tennassce. Lyon, b. Fond; ay. v.v. 
Leaves not one fourth the size of the foregoing species. 
3. C. foliis obovatis serratis subtus pubescentibus, paniculis 
axillaribus thyrsoideis brevissime penne, pedi- 
cellis aggregatis, 
Near the Rocky mountains on the banks of the Mis- 
a soun, 4. Lewis. h. May, June. v. s. in Herb. 
- Lewis. Branches blood-red or purple; panicles not 
longerthan the leaves. —— 
ry C. foliis ovalibus subserrulatis glabris,- paniculis thyrsoi- 
deis terminalibus axillaribusque. 
sanguineus. 
perennis. 
On rocks i near rivers : Virginia and Carolina, 2. “May. : 
_v.v. Leaves the size of the first species, but smooth ; 
the stems scarcely ever remain over winter, but die 
down to the root. 
" 5.C. subdecumbens ; foliis minutis BEE i Es RRS papig: 
subintegerrimis glabriusculis, sorti terminalibus. 
.. Mich, fl. amer. 1.p. 184. | 
du sandy woods : Carolina to Florida, b. May, June. 
v.v. -A very delicate iittle shrub, the root of which, 
Tike. all the foregoing species, is large and red, from 
"which er derive the name of Red-root, 
E. 
E cen = aor.  CELASTRUS. Gen. pl 372. diga 
LCi inermis, scandens ; foliis oblongis acuminatis serratis, 
racemis terminalibus. Willd. sp. pl. 1. p. 1125. 
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