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nate ones, alone, linear; spike very long and flowers much 
larger than in P. verticillata. 
83. P. verticillata, L.—N. Orl. (n. 35.) St. Louis. 
84. P. attenuata, Hook. (non Nutt.), racemis laxis apice 
attenuatis, pedicellis longitudine floris, alis ovatis acutis con- 
cavis carinam barbatam vix superantibus, caule gracili elon- 
gato angulato ramoso, foliis (parvis) linearibus oppositis raro 
quaternis superioribus alternis.—Jacksonville, Louisiana.— 
Habit of P. ambigua, Nutt. and P. sanguinea, Linn. (accord- 
ing to Nutt. in Herb. nostr.), but very different in size and in 
the flowers and racemes. It is remarkable for the lax spike 
and long pedicels of the flowers, which, in the dry state, ap- 
pear flat and membranous. The flowersseem to be greenish. 
. Stems very slender, erect, a foot and a half high. Root 
annual. 
85. P. corymbosa, Mich. (non De Cand.) —P. attenuata, 
Nutt.—P. graminifolia, Poir.—N. Orl. (». 36.) Covington, 
Louisiana. 
86. P. ramosa, Ell—P. corymbosa, Nutt. and DC. (non 
Mich.)—N. Orl. (n. 37.) Covington, Louisiana. 
87. P. Senega, L.—Alleghanies. 
88. P. polygama, Walt.—P. rubella, Ph.—N. Orl. (n. 38.) 
89. P. pubescens, Nutt.— Covington, Louisiana. 
90. P. paucifolia, L.—Alleghanies. 
CARYOPHYLLEZ. Juss. 
91. Silene Antirrhina, L.—N. Orl. (n. 39.)—Var. minor. 
St. Louis.—4A very small plant, 6—8 inches high, and ex- 
tremely slender: yet apparently agreeing with S. Antirrhina. 
92. S. regia, Sims, Bot. Mag. t. 1124. Nutt. Gen. v. 1. 
p. 288.—S. Catesbeei, JValt.? De Cand. ?—St. Louis. —À 
very superb species, excellently figured in the Botanical 
Magazine, and as well described by Mr. Nuttall, who dis- 
covered it at St. Louis, and considers it “one of the most 
splendid species in existence." : 
93. S. Pennsylvanica, Mich.—Alleghanies. Pennsylvania. 
94. Sagina procumbens, L.—N. Orl. (n. 40.) Pennsyl- 
vania. 
