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FOTHERGILLA ALNIPOLIA, Ur. a. OBTUSA, 
BLUNT-LEAVED FOTHERGILLA, 
Clafs and Order. 
Potyanpria Dicyntias 
Generic Charaéer. 
Cal. truncatus, intégerrimus, perfiftens. Cor. o. Germen 
RS: Capf. 2-locularis, 4-fariam dehifcens, Sem. folitaria, 
offea, ; 
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Specific Name and Synonyms. 
FOTHERGILLA alnifolia. Linn. Suppl. 267. Willd. Sp. Pl. 
2.1225. Ejufdem Arb. 113. Hort. Kew. 2. 
241. Mart. Mill. Did. 
FOTHERGILLA Gardeni ; foliis fubovalibus, fuperne 
crenato-dentatis, fubtus fubcanefceutibus. 
Michaux Flor. Bor, Am, 1. p. 313. 
a obtula; foliis obovatis Juperne crenulatis ; juntoribus fubtus 
Safciculatim puberulis. 
B. acuta; folits anguftis acutis fubintegerrimis fubtus albidis. 
FOTHERGILLA Gardeni, Facqg. Ic. Rar, 100. Colle? 1. 
: er : 
y- Major; foliis fuperne ferratis obtufifimis quandoque cum 
acumine : junioribus fubtus tomentofis. (vide N™ 1342.) 
&. ferotina; foliis oblongis acutis fuperne crenato-dentatis fubtus 
viridibus. 
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Foruercitya alnifolia is a native of Carolina, where it 
was firft difcovered by the late Dr. Garpen of Charleftown, 
who named it in honour of Joun Foruerciit, M.D. many 
years a celebrated Phyfician in London, and a great pation of 
Natural hiftory. He formed an extenfive Botanic garden at 
Upton in Effex, where he accumulated plants from cvery 
quarter of the globe, and particularly from North-America, a 
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