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* Pedunde 4r-bradeaie at the summit; the brads foliaccous mid dilated. 



12. L. involucrata (Herb. Banks.) : stem erect or reclined ; branches 

 prominently 4-an2;led ; leaves ovate-oblong or oval, petioled, obtuse or acu- 

 minate, hirsute-pubescent beneath; peduncles shorter than the leaves, 2-3- 

 llowered ; exterior bracts ovate or subcordate ; the interior broadly obovate 

 or obcordate, at first very small, at length many times larger than the distinct 

 ovaries and enclosing the fruit ; corolla pubescent, gibbous at the base on the 

 outside.— .S/;?-e«ir- si/st. l.p. 759 ; DC. x>rodr. 4. p. 336 ; Lindl. hot. reg. t. 

 1]79 ; Hook. ! fl. Bor.-Am. \.p. 284. L. Ledebourii, Eschs. in mem. acad. 

 St. Petersh. 10. p. 284 ,- DC. I. c. ; Cham. Sf Schlrcht. in Linno'a, 3. p. 138 ; 

 Hook. Sf' Am.! hot. Beechei/, p. 143, Sfsvppl.p. 349. Xylosteon involucra- 

 tum, Richards.! appx. Frankl. journ. ed. 2. p. 6. 



Saskatchawan ! (and woody country from.lat. 54° to 64°) and Rocky 

 Mountains, to the North West Coast between lat. 54° & 56°. Also in Cali- 

 fornia, Eschscholtz, Doui-las ! Nuttall ! — Stem 2-10 feet long, " often sup- 

 ported by other plants." {Nult.) Leaves 2-3 inches long, on petioles 2-4 

 lines in" length, usually whh a short acuminate point. Corolla yellowish, 

 6-7 lines long, pubescent and glandtdar, cylindraceous; the lobes short. 

 Stamens included. Stigma mostly somewhat exserted. Bracts somewhat 

 pubescent and glandular ; the exterior often nearly half an inch in length : 

 the interior at first very small, but becoming large and conspicuous in fruit, 

 each consisting of two partiall}' united and overlapping bracts. 



* * Peduncle minutely 2-braftcola.te at the simmiit. 



13. L. ciliata (Muhl.) : stem erect; leaves ovate-oblong, often cordate, 

 pilose-ciliate, the younger ones villous beneath ; peduncles shorter than the 

 leaves ; bracts shorter than the ovaries; teeth of the calyx very obtuse; co- 

 rolla obtusely saccate at the base; the lobes short and somewhat equal; style 

 exserted; berries distinct, diverging.— Mw/;L cat. p. 22; DC! prodr. 4. p. 

 335; Hook.! ft. Bor.-Am. 1. p. 283. L. Canadensis, Rcfm. &; Schnlt. syst. 

 b.p. 260. Xvlosteum Tartaricum, Michx. ! Jl.l. p. 106. (not L. Tartari- 

 ca, Linn.) X. ciUatum, Pursh ! fl. 1. p. 161 (excl. /3. album, which is 

 Symphoricarpus racemosHs, fide Nutt.) ; Torr.! fl. 1._/j. 245; Bigel. ! fl. 

 Bost. ed. 2. p. 88. 



Rocky woods and hill-sides, throughout Canada (from the Saskatchawan), 

 and the northern portions of the New England States! New York ! Pennsyl- 

 vania and Ohio ! May- — Shrub 3-5 feet high, with sparing straggHng 

 branches. Leaves membranaceous, light green, 1-2 or more inches long, 

 rather acute : petioles short, beset with a few bristly hairs. Corolla pale 

 greenish-yellow, somewhat funnel-form, about three-fourths of an inch long. 

 Filaments glabrous. Berries ovoid, red, about one-fourth of an inch long, 3- 

 5-seeded. 



14. L. aerulea (Linn.): stem erect; leaves oval or oval-oblong, hirsute 

 on both surfaces, nearly or cjuite glabrous above when old ; peduncles very 

 short, reflexed in fruit ; bracts subulate, longer than the ovaries ; corolla gib- 

 bous at the base ; the lobes short, nearly equal ; berries (deep blue and glau- 

 cous) globose, formed by the union o"f 2 ovaries. — Linn. spec. 1. p. 174; 

 Pall.fl. Ross. t. .37; Bot. mag. t. 1965 ; DC prodr. A. p. 337; Hook.! fl. 

 Bor.-Am. 1. p. 283. L. casrulea Canadensis, Lum. diet. 1. p. 731, ex DC 

 L. villosa, DC' I. c.(excl.syn. Goldie, Torr. S^x.) ; Hook. cV Am. ! hot. 

 Beechey, p. U5. Xylosteum Solonis, Eaton! num. hot. p. 5\8. X. villo- 

 sum, Bigel. ! fl. Bost. ed. 2. p. 88 ; Torr. ! fl.. 1. p. 245 (excl. syn. Gold. &; 

 Muhl.) ;" Richards. ! appx. Frankl. journ. ed. 2. p. 6. 



l3. villosa: branches and both surfaces of the leaves densely villous-lomen- 



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