180 TETRANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. cornus. 



distinclly panicled, especially when in fruit. Corolla white ; 

 fietals ovate. Drufie nearly globose, white. 

 Hab. In swamps and wet woods. Abundant near Blooming- 

 dale, on the Island of New-York, Sec. June. 



8. C. stricta L a in. : branches straight, fastigiate ; leaves 

 ovate, green on both sides, somewhat naked ; cynnes pani- 

 cled. PH erit. p. 9. t. 5. Lam. Enc. 111. p. 116, 

 W ill d. Spec. I. p. 66A. Pursh Fl.\. p. 109. Elliott 

 SA:. I. p. 209. Roem. ^ Schult. 111. p. 322. C. fas- 

 tigiala Mich, FL I. p. 92. C. sanguinea IV alt. Car. p. 

 88. 



A shrub 8 — 15 feet high, stoloniferous, branching; branches op- 

 posite, glabrous, generally red, roughened by irregular protvi- 

 berances. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, entire, gla- 

 brous, but sparingly sprinkled with short hair. Cyynes naked, 

 fastigiate. Flowers fragrant. Petals ovate-lanceolate. Lll. 

 Drupe blue. Fh. 



Hab. On the banks of riveis; Canada to Carolina. Pursh. 

 In Pennsylvania. Muhlenb e r g. June. 



This species has not come under my observation, unless I 

 have taken it for a variety of C. fianiculata. According to 

 Ellio tty the cymes are sometimes regular, sometimes irre- 

 gular. 



9, C. alternifoha L. : leaves alternate. L i n. Supp. p. 

 125. Willd. Sped. p.eQ4. PH e r i t. Corn. p. 10. t. 6, 

 Mich. Fl.l.p.Q3. PwrsAF/. I. p. 109. Elliott Sk. 

 1. p. 210. Roem. ^' Schult. III. p. 323. 



A small tree, with spreading branches, which are generally dot- 

 ted or verrucose. Leaves irregularly alternate, ovate, acute, 

 hoary beneath. Cyme depressed. Petals oblong. Drupe 

 purple, globose. 



Hab. In shady woods and in swamps. June. 



114. LUDWIGIA. L. 



Calyx 4-parted, persistent. Corolla 4-pel'alled or 0. 

 Capsule quadrangular, 4-celled, inferior, many-seeded. 

 Gen.pl. 204. kutt. Gen. I. p. 97. Juss. p. 319. 

 Lam. III. t. 77. f. 3. Roem. ^ Schult. Gen. 515, 

 Nat. Ord. On agrje Juss. Bastard Loosestrife, 



1. L. macrocarpa M i c h. : stem erect, branched, nearly 

 smooth; leaves attenuate, narrow-lanceolate, pale beneath ; 

 peduncles axillary, 1-flowered ; capsules globose-quadrangu- 

 lar, winged. M i c h. FL I. p. 89. Pursh Fl. I. p. 110. 

 Roem, 4- Schult. HI, p. 326. L. alternifolia Lin, Sp, 



