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of the southeastern part of the United States, which at first sight 

 is often mistaken for a composite, that the two genera should not 

 be united. Having described several species as Kulinistera I now 

 desire to transfer them to Pctalostcmon, where tlicy properly be- 



long. 



Petalostemon Gattingeri 



Kjihnistcra Gattingeri Heller, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 23 ; 121 



1896. 



Petalostemon pulcherrimum 



Kuhnisitra piilchcrrima Heller, Cont. Herb. F. & M. Coll. I : 



50,//. 2. 1895. 



Petalostemon tenue (Coult.) 



Petalostemon violacens var. tenuis Coult. Cont. U. S. Nat. Herb. 



I : 34. 1890. 



Kuhnistera tenuis Heller, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 23: 124. 



1896. 



Petalostemon microphyll 



non pldeoides var, micropli) 



310. 1838. 



Kuhnistera microphylla Heller, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 23 : 122. 



1896. 



Bedford Park. New York City 



