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S. E, vtrttcillatiim or Tall Boneset (Joepye, &c.) 

 Stem solid J smooth^ five to eight feet high^ leaves 

 whorled three to five^ sessile, ovate-lanceohte, base 

 attenuate, unequally serrate, smooth : flowers pur- 

 plish with many florets — With. E. purpurenm^ same 

 properties often blended together, 



4. E. maciilahLm or Spotted Boneset. Stem solid 

 sulcate, spotted ; leaves petiolate, ovate-lanceolate, 

 pubescent beneath, four to five in a whorls — With 

 the last, Stem four to five feet high. 



5. E. tnfoliatum or Wood Boneset. Stem solid, 

 leaves petiolate, ternate, ovate, acuminate, serrate, 

 punctate, rough. — In woods from New England to 

 Kentucky, Stem three to four feet high. 



6. E. sessilifolium or Bastard Boneset Described 



above, common in dry and hilly grounds, \Yhile the 

 E. perfoliatum is always found in damp and low 



grounds. 



7. JE. urfice/o/inm or Deerwort Boneset, Leaves 

 opposite, petiolate, ovate, serrate, similar to nettle 



leaves, flowers white, many floscules In woods, 



exceedingly common in the Western States, eaten 

 by Deer. 



S. J5. violac2%my Violet Boneset Leaves oppo- 

 site, petiolate, cordate, toothed, undulate, pubescent. 

 •In Louisiana, Alabama, &:c. a beautiful species^vith 



fine blossoms of "a violet color, deserving to be culti- 

 vated. 



These and many others are much weaker than the 

 three first. 



