114 TETRANDRIA MONOGTNIA. Urtica. 



leaves being not cordate and smooth, the panicles so- 

 litary and mixed with female flowers^ and the general 

 appearance of the plant. 

 canadensis. 8. U. foliisalternis covdato-ovatis acuminatis serratis utrinque 

 hispidis, paniculis axillaribus pleruraque geminatis, 

 divaricato-ramosissirais, inferioribus masculis peliolo 

 longioribus, superioribus elongatis femineis, caule his- 

 pidissimo stimuloso. — IFilld. sp. pi. 4. p. 365. 



Icon. Pluk. aim. t. 237. f 2- 



Near rivulets, in rocky or sandy situations : Canada to 

 Carolina, especially in the mountains. % . July, Aug. 

 V. V. From five to six. feet high ; leaves large. 



142. PARIETAFJA. Gen. pi. 1576. Pellitory. 



pensyluanica. i. P. foliis oblongo-lanceolatis venosis opaco-punctatis, in- 

 volucro triphyllo floribus longiore. Wilid. sp. pi. 4. 

 p. 955. 

 On moist rocks: Pensylvania, &c. O-June. v. v.; 

 V. s. in Herb. Nuttall. 



143. VISCUM. Gen. pi. 1504. Misseltoe. 



Jlavescens. 1. V. foliis lanceolatis obtusis, spicis axillaribus aggregatis. 

 — IFilld. sp.pl. 4. p. 740? 



V. album. Walt.fl. car. 241. 



Parasitic on oaks and other trees 5 rare. T? . May. v. v. 

 It is doubtful whether this is truly Y.flavescens ; but 

 the specimens observed by me in the West Indies were 

 exactly the same as those of North America ; berries 

 white. 



144. CEPHALANTHUS. Gen. pi. U7. Button-wood. 



occidentahs. 1. C. foliis oppositis ternisque. Willd. sp. pi. 1. p. 543. 

 Icon. Schmidt arh. t. 45. Pluk. aim. t. 77. f. 4. 

 In deep swamps and morasses, common : Canada to 



Florida, ip . July, Aug. v. v. Flowers white, in a 



round ball. 



145. ELiEAGRUS. Ge?i. pi. 213. Oleaster. 



argenlea. 1. E. inermis, foliis oblongis utrinque acutis argenteo-le- 



pidoti?, floribus subsolitariis nutantibus. 

 Jn the extensive plains on the banks of the Missouri. 

 M. Leivis and T. Nuttall. \i . July. v. s. in Herb. 



