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CLETHRA TOMENTOSA. Downy CLETHRA. 
Seok eR KEKE KEE KEE EK 
Class and Order. 
DecanpriA Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—Enicine. ) 
Generic Character. 
Calyx 5-fidus. Petala 5. Stigmata 3. Capsula 3-locu- 
laris, placentis liberis in quovis loculo. Spreng. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Cierura tomentosa ; foliis cuneato-obovatis acutis superne 
serratis subtus albo-tomentosis, racemis simplicibus 
bracteatis pubescenti-tomentosis. 
Crerara tomentosa. Lam. Encycl. 2. p. 46. Pursh, Fl. 
Am. v. 1. p. 301. Elliott, Carol. v. 1. p. 502. Spreng. 
Syst. Veget. v. 2. p. 315. 
Crerura alnifolia, var. tomentosa. Mich. Am. ». 1. p. 260. 
Whether or not this be a species really distinct from the 
Cxiernra alnifolia may admit of a doubt: but it is quite 
certain that it is the C. tomentosa of American authors, 
which they seem universally to consider a genuine species. 
Yet to me they appear only to differ in the almost entire 
absence of down on the C. alnifolia, whilst the kind before 
us has the leaves, young branches, under-side of the leaves, 
peduncles, pedicels, and calyx clothed with hoary down. 
C. alnifolia inhabits the middle and northern States of 
America, while our plant is confined to the southern, and 
was sent to the gardens of this country by the late Mr. 
Drummonp, from New Orleans. It forms with us a small 
handsome shrub, bearing copious racemes of fragrant, white 
flowers in the latter end of the summer. 
Descr. A low shrub, with straggling branches, slightly 
tinged with red, and clothed with short, white, fasciculated 
. tomentum, 
