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Class and Order. 
»  Dipynamia Anciospermia. 
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Generic Character. 
Cal. 5-fidus. Caps. 2-locularis, mucronata, obliqua: 
Sem. tunicata.~ ' pe? nr Mee 
Specific Character and Synonyms. ee 
-Pepicutaris canadensis ; caule simplici, foliis pinnatifidis 
inciso-dentatis, capitulo basi folioso hirsuto, corollis 
galea setaceo-bidentata. Pursh. Flor. Amer. Sept. 2. 
p. 425. Sweet Flower Garden, 67. ‘ : 
Pepicutaris canadensis ; caule simplici, spica subfoliosa, 
corollis galea setaceo-bidentata, calycibus deorsum 
truncatis. Lin. Mant. 8. Willd. Sp. Pl. 3. p. 211. 
_. Hort. Kew. ed. alt. 4. p. 4. ce : 
Pepicutaris canadensis; caule simplici debili, capitulo 
basi frondoso, calycibus deorsum truncatis. Michaux 
Fl. Amer. Boreal. 2. p. 18. 
Stee 
_ Descr. Stem simple, assurgent, pubescent. Radical 
leaves lanceolate, pinnatifid: pinne doubly incised-dentate, 
petioled, hairy on the underside, especially along the 
nerves: cauline leaves petioled, sub-opposite, pinnatifid, 
dentate. Flowers in a terminal oval capitulum, with leaf- 
like Bractes at the base and intermixed, upper ones quite 
entire. Calyx inflated, angular, hairy at the angles, with 
an oblique quite entire opening, giving the appearance 
of a one-lipped calyx. Tube of the Corolla straight, lon- 
el than the calyx ; upper-lip or galea falcate, with two 
‘bristle-like teeth at the lower edge ; lower-lip three-lobed : 
lobes rounded, hollowed underneath. Capsule (unripe) 
conical, 
