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Calyx petals and pedicels white at the time of blossoming, but 

 bright pea-green before expansion ; panicles sometimes leafy at the 

 base. 



The form of flowers as usual in this genus ; calyx divisions in- 

 flexed turbinate ; petals saccate or hooded ; unguiculate pistil three- 

 parted about one-third its length. Fruit unknown. 



This species appears to be near C. Mrsutus (Nutt.) ; but the 

 leaves are not " nearly sessile," nor " glandularly serrulate," nor 

 " panicles terminal." Nor does it answer to (7. divaricatus (Nutt.) 

 as the leaves are not " grandularly serrulate," and seldom half the 

 size ; nor are the flowers " blue." 



Dr. Kellogg presented also the following description : 



Hosackia balsamifera, (Kellogg). 



Stem branching from a perennial crown, ascending, flexuous ; 

 striate, very villous throughout with short viscid hairs. 



Pinnate leaves three to four inches long ; petiole falcate above, 

 about one-third the whole length ; leaflets broadly obovate, cuneate 

 two to three-nerved, abruptly very short acurainate-mucronate, 

 mostly scattered, nine to thirteen leaflets ; axils always foliaceous ; 

 stipules large foliaceous, rhombic-cordate acuminate, about five- 

 nerved. 



Peduncles axillary, (super axillary ?) about as long as the leaves ; 

 umbel eight to twelve-flowered ; pedicels purple, about a quarter of 

 an inch long ; flowers small, purplish mixed with white, the tubular 

 calyx purple ; teeth very short, minute, subbilabiate, slightly ven- 

 tricose above the obconic base. 



Bracts three or more foliate, subsessile or petioled ; axils foha- 

 ceous (often merely a few rudimentary leaves, or only one or two 

 conspicuously developed) ; bracts situated midway or below the 

 middle of the peduncles. 



Legumes an inch or more in length, nearly straight, curved 

 towards the point, shghtly compressed, seven to nine-seeded, with 

 spongy partitions between the seeds", seeds oblong, smooth, black ; 

 position of the radicle quite prominent. 



A well marked species, readily recognized by its manifold sensi- 

 ble properties, e. g. : its viscid character, which renders it difficult 

 again to restore its natural form if once carelessly pressed together ; 

 also by the remarkably fragrant aroma which the whole plant ex- 

 hales, evidently enticing various insects which too often devour the 

 fruit. The very grateful balsamic exudation mentioned above has 

 to the taste the delicious sweet, warm carminative flavor of the 

 common garden anise or fennel. 



Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Dec, 1861. " 



