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a subg. of Ageria, as the stigma appears formed 

 of several coalescent, each answering to a seed. 



242. Synstima acuminata Raf. Ramis angul. 

 fol. eUipt. vel lanceol. acumin. basi acutis, mu- 

 cronato serratis, sabtus nervis pubesc. pedunc. 

 multifl. petiolis brevioribus Apalaciiian and 

 Wasioto Mts. disc. 1S23. 



243. Synstima rotundifolia Raf. Ramis tere- 

 tis, fol. subfascic. obov. sid^rot. utrinq, acutiiisc. 

 apice serrul. petiolis et subtus pubesc. pedunc. 

 fascic. pet, longior Florida, this has the calix 

 and corolla 4lobed as in Ageria, Macucua, and 

 perhaps it is of that group, although some fl. are 

 Sandrous, stigma not well seen. 



244. Synstima caroliniana II, Cassine do 

 Walt. Prinos ambig. Mx. E, Ramis teretis vir- 

 gatis, fol. subsess. ovali-lanceol, acum. subcrena- 

 tis, subtus pubesc. fl. masc. fascic. fem. solit - 

 Carolina, a small shrub like the others, stigma 

 well described by EUiot, 



245. Arinemia Raf. (male half) diif. Prinos, fl. 

 masc. 3fidis, 3andris, femineis 6fid is, stigma 3Io- 

 bum, fruct. 3sperm very peculiar by half num- 

 bers in male flowers. Monotvue. 



246. Avinemia lanceolata Raf. Prinos do 

 Pursh, auct fol. lanceol. serrul, glabris, fl. 

 masc. fascic. fem. geminatis Carolina. 



247. Prinos Raf. dioica vel monoica, cal. ro- 

 tato 5-6fid. cor. rot. 5-6fida, stam. 5S^ stigma 

 unicum sess. globoso vix lobato, bacca uniloc, 

 Gsperma. fol. decidtiis. The type of this G. 

 as now restricted is Fr, verticillatifs, and other 

 akin sp. commonly hexandrous. The other sp. 

 will belong to the G. Synstima^ Arinemia and 

 Ennepta, From Xgeria it chiefly diners by 

 fruit uniloc. rather a berry than a baccate drupe, 

 with more than 4 stamens and seeds: the berry 



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