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COMPOSURE. [SoMago. 



and smaller flowers than our other specimens. The y. of Herb. Banks, and Hort Kew. foliis sultus 

 vilhsiSy we have from Canada. Messrs, Lay and CoUey have gathered S, Canadensis in California. It is 

 omitted by Michaux. 



2. S. procera; caule villoso erecto, foliis lanceolatis serratis triplinerviis scabris subtus 

 villosis, racemis spiciformibus erectis interruptis nutantibus, ligulis abbreviatis. Ait Hort 

 Kew. ed* 1, v. 3. p. 211. Pursh, FL Am. v, 2. p. 535, Rtcfu in FrankL \st Journ. erf. 2. 

 App, p. 33. 



Hab. Canada. Pursh, — Woody country between lat. 54° and 64°. 



3. S. serotina; caule erecto tereti lasvi, foliis lineari-lanceolatis glabris margine asperis 

 serratis triplinerviis, racemis paniculatis secundis. Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. \.v. 3. p. 211. Pursh^ 

 FL Am. V. 2. p. 535. — /3, minor; foliis angustioribus. 



Hab, Lake Huron. Dr. Todd. Newfoundland. Miss Brenton. Columbia River and De Fuca, N.W. 

 America. Dr, Scouler, — /3. Saskatchawan. Drummond, 



4. S. gigantea; caule erecto glabro, foliis lanceolatis glabris serratis mai'gine scabris 

 triplinerviis, racemis paniculatis secundis, pedunculis hirtis, ligulis abbreviatis. Ait Hort, 

 Kew. ed. 1. r- 3. p. 211. Pursh^ FL Am. v. 2. p. 535. — /?. racemis brevioribus obtusls. 



Hab. Canada. Cleghorn, Plains of the Red River. Douglas. Fort Vancouver, Dr, Scouler. — ^, Sas- 

 katchawan. Drummond. 



5. S. lateriflora; caule erecto pilosiusculo, foliis lanceolatis subtriplinerviis glabris 

 margine scabris, infei'ioribus subserratis, racemis paniculatis subrecurvis secundis. Ait. 

 Linn. — Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 1. v. 3, p. 211. Pursh^ FL Am. v. 2. p. 536. Elliott, Carol. 

 V. 2. p. 370. 



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Hab, Canada. PursJi, — " Not more than half the size of S. Canadensis; flowers larger than any of this 

 division." Ph, — Probably all the "triple-nerved" species might, without violence to nature, mer^e into one. 



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Racemis secundis; foliis venosis. 



6. S. attissima; caule erecto Imto, foliis lanceolatis scaberrimis rugosis serratis enerviis, 

 paniculis secundis. Ait. — Lin7u — Ait Hort. Kew. ed. 1. v. S. p. 212. Purshy FL Am. v. 2. 

 p. 536. Elliott, CaroL v. 2. p. 571. 



Hab. Canada. Mrs. Percival. Mr, Cleghom. 



7. S. rugosa; caule erecto hirto, foliis lanceolatis inferioribus adpresso-serratis scaber- 

 rimis rugosis, racemis paniculatis secundis patentissimis, Willd. — Mill. Diet — Willd. Sp. PL 

 V. S. p. 2058. Purshy FL Am. v. 2. p. 537. Elliott, CaroL v. 2. p. 574. — S. altissima. ? Ait 

 Hort. Kew. ed. 1. v. S. p. 213. 



Hab. Canada. Pursh. Lake Huron. Dr. Todd. (Small and youngf specimens.) 



8. S. villosa; caule erecto viUoso, foliis lanceolatis molliusculis serratis enervibus, racemis 

 paniculatis secundis. Herb. Banks. MSS. — Pursh, FL Am. v. 2. p. 537. Elliott, CaroL 

 V. 2. p. 372.— S. pilosa, MilL Dlct—S. altissima. f3. Ait Hort Kew. ed. I. v. S. p. 212. 



Hab. Canada, Ladi/ Dalhousie. Lake Huron, Dr. Todd. Newfoundland. Miss Brenton. Labrador. 

 Dr. Morrison. 



