$00 BECANDRIA MONOGYNIA, 
..864. CHIMAPHILA. 
maculata, 3, C. foliis Janceolatis basi rotundatis remote serratis fascia — 
longitudinali discolore notatis, scapo 2-3-floro, fila- ^ 
mentis lanuginosis. 
Pyrola maculata, Willd. sp. pl. 2. p. 622. 
Icon. Bot. mag. 897. Pluk. mant. t.349. f4. —— — 
-In shady gravelly or sandy woods: Canada to Carolina. 
X. Joly. v.v. Flowers white ; leaves handsomely 
. variegated, This plant is in high esteem for its me- - 
dicinal T among the natives, they call it Sip-si- 
sewa. I have myself been witness of a successful 
cure made by a decoction of this plant, in a very se — 
vere case of hysterics, It is a plant eminently de- 
serving the attention of physicians... a 
corymbosa. 2, C. foliis cuneato-lanceolatis basi acutis serratis concolo- 
ribus, scapo corymbifero, filamentis glabris. 
P. umbellata. Willd. sp. pl, 2. p. 622. pik AS 
. Icon. Bot. mag. 778. Lam. illustr. t. 367. f. 2. 
In dry woods, frequent: Canada to Virginia. M. July. - 
v.v. Flowers greenish-white, tinged with red ; an- - 
hers purple. Both species are handsome evergreens, 
and known by the name of Winter-green. 1 have 
ventured to form a new genus of these tva sporas o 
Pyrola, so very distinct in habit as well as ch: oe 
The name I have given is taken from the commot —— 
name Winter-green: yewa hyems, and gids amicus. 
e n 365. LEDUM. Gen. pl. 744. 
palustre, 1. L. foliis linearibus margine revolutis subtus ferrugineo- — 
tomentosis, staminibus denis corolla longioribus. Lam. —— 
x encycl. 3. p.459. Willd. sp. pli p. 602.5 Hinks m 
: — n dan. 1031. Duham, arb. 1. t.67. Schmidt eee 
art. M i ux M - 3 ee iA P ae 
decumbens. $. L. spithamzum decumbens, Ait. kew. ed. 2.0.3. :48- — 
In swamps of Canada and round mountain-lakes of New - 
York. f. Near Hudson's Bay. h. April, May. v. v. 
latifolium. 2. L, foliis lineari-oblongis margine replicatis subtus ferru- 
gineo-tomentosis, staminibus subquinis corollam æ- 
quantibus. Lam. encycl.3.p. 459. Willd. sp. pl. 2- 
p. 602. ; 
L. grenlandicum. Retz, obs, 4. p. 26. — 
