stenopetalum. 
ternatum, 
decandra, 
DECANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. Sedum. 
On rocks near Knoxville. Michaux. Y. July. +. 
Flowers purple. Resembles S. reflexum, 
3.8. glabrum; caulibus assurgentibus, foliis sparsis con- 
gestis adnato-sessilibus compresso-subulatis acutis, cy- 
ma terminali trichotoma dichotoma, spicis recurvatis, 
floribus sessilibus 10-andris, petalis linearibus calyce 
multo longioribus. d 
On rocks on the banksof Clarck's river and Kooskoosky. 
X. June, July. v. s. in Herb. Lewis. Flowers 
golden yellow ; has some affinity with S. reflexum. 
4. S, pumilum, repens; foliis planis rotundato-spathulatis 
' ternis, cyma subtristachya, floribus sessilibus 8-andris, 
centro 10-andro,— Mich. fl. amer. 1. p. 277. 
S. saxatilis floribus albis &c. Clayt. virg. 891. 
S. americanum. Herb. Banks. : 
On rocks in the western parts of Pensylvania, Virginia, 
and Carolina. . Y. May, June, v.v. An elegant 
little species ; flowers white. ; 
5. S. foliis planis ovalibus utrinque subacutis dentatis, c0- 
. rymbo multiplici fasciculato. Mich. fl. amer. 1. p. 277- 
On rocks on high mountains: Virginia and Carolina. 
Y. June, July. v.v. Flowers pale purple. —— 
VL DECAGYNIA — 
398. PHYTOLACCA. Gen. pl. 800. 
1. P. foliis ovatis utrinque acutis, floribus decandris deca 
gynis.— Willd. sp. pl. ii p. 822. EL s d 
Icon. Dill. elth. t. 339. f. 399. Pluk. alm. t. 225. f. 9- 
-In open woods and old fields : New England to Carolina. 
M. June, July. v.v. Flowers white, on red pedun- 
“cles; berries black, and give an elegant purple colour 
to any liquor. The young sprouts in spring give a fine 
Vegetable for the table, resembling asparagus. The 
plant is known by the name of Poke-weed. 
