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(perhaps the true Menandra of Gr.) leaves and fruit different ; calyx 
reddish; seeds convex and concave. [?] 
[Sub-genus I1.] -Lechea, 
8. L. mucronata, Raf. precis, 1814 ; villosa, Elliott, 1820; major 
of Walter and Mchx., not of Linn. —Villose; stem erect, sterile 
stems prostrate ; leaves ‘opposite and ternate below, chiefly lanceolate, 
mucronate, on short petioles ; flowers in compound spikes, axillary 
- to foliaceous bracts ; exterior sepals acute, reflexed in anthesis, in- 
ternal sepals obtuse ; capsules ovate, villose—From New England 
to Carolina, the must common species, but not the Linnean Z. 
major with leaves rough above tomentose beneath, and scattered 
flowers, which is the real Cistus Canadensis! [Helianthemum. ] 
Flowers subsessile ; exterior sepals linear, adpressed in the fruit; 
internal sepals lanceolate; petals lanceolate, obtuse ; cominonly 3 
seeds, oblong, acute, with an angle inside, Several varieties. ... . 
3. sesstliflora, leaves lanceolate; petioles very hairy, branches fastigiate 
spikes axillary and short, flowers sessile, from- Missouri. All 
perennials. : 
g. L. heterophylla, Raf., L. minor, Smith. Stem paniculate 
above, adpressed pubescent, leaves commonly ternate ; lower obvate, 
subsessile ; upper cuneate and linear petiolate, acute, smooth; 
racemes paniculate, lax, sub-naked; pedicels equal to flowers; 
internal sepals lanceolate, acute, Carinate; capsules ovate. wien: 
tucky and Illinois in woods and glades; trigone ; exterior sepals 
subequal, linear. Several varieties [&c.] It has no sterile stems. 
Perennial. [?] 
10. L, glomerata, Raf. Siasths 4 branches short adpressed; 
leaves variable oblong, lanceolate or cuneate, petiolate, mucronate; 
flowers axillary and terminal on short pedicels, glomerate; sepals 
ovate, acute, carinate; capsules subglobose.—Appalachian Mts. ; 
pedal, no sterile stems, ‘calyx trigone over the fruit, external sepals 
linear. Perennial. [?] 
11. L. corymbosa, Raf. Stem erect, rough, above pilose corym- 
bose; leaves petiolate, broad oblong, nearly obtuse, pubescent, 
ciliate ; flowers corymbose ; pedicels equal to flowers; sepals round 
concave, exterior linear ; capsules globose.—Mts. Alleghany, 6-12 
inches high, leaves small : capsules large with 3 to 6 seeds; dis- 
covered 1818. [?] 
12. L. Surculosa, Raf. Stem with spreading branches, sterile 
stems prostrate, pilose, with leaves ternate, ovato-oblong, acute, 
ciliate, petiolate; branches smooth, with leaves opposite and 
alternate, smooth, linear; flowers paniculate, pedicels equal, bracts 
subulate : exterior sepals linear ; internal ovate, acute; capsules 
ovate.—In Pennsylvania on dry hills: the L. minor of some authors; 
stem 3 to 6 inches; leaves and flowers small. [1.. minor, Lam ?] 
rs le revoluta, Raf., minor of Linn, not of Smith or other 
authors. Stem erect; branches opposite and ternate; leaves 3-4 
nate Or opposite ; lower ovate, upper linear lanceolate, scattered, 
petiolate, smooth above, pubescent below, margin revolute ; flowers 
paniculate. —Found by Kalm in Canada, woody glades. This des- — 
cription is taken from. Linneeus altogether, and agrees very well with 
