TETRANDRIA. MONOGYNIA, PlantagO. QQ 



P. nngustifolia glabra, &c. Clayt.Jl. virg.753. 

 la sandy grassy woods : Virginia to Carolina, (J . June, 

 July. V. V. ; V. s. in Herb. Walter. 



7. P. foliis ovato-lanceolatis integerrimis villosiusculis, spica interrupta. 



longa gracili interrupta, floribus glabris. — Lam. en- 



cycl. 5. p. 375. 

 P. sparsiflora. Mich.Jl. amer. 1. p. g4. 

 In shady woods : Virginia to Carolina. 1/. July, Aug. 



V. V. 



8. P. foliis Hneari-lanceolatis integerrinnis glabriusculis, sea- paucifiora, 



po tereti foliis breviore, spica pauciflora interrupta, 

 bracteis ovatis acutis glabris. 

 On the sea-coast of New England and New Jersey. 

 1/ . Aug. v.v. In the Herbariunn of A. B. Lambert, 

 Esq. are specimens from Labrador, agreeing in every 

 respect with this species. 



9. P. undique argenteo-villosa ; foliis lineari-lanceolatis in- Lagopus. 



tegenimis supra nudiusculis, scapis teretibus foliis vis 

 longioribus, spica cylindrica imbricata, bracteis linea- 

 ribus longissime ciliato-villosis. 

 In dry situations on the banks of the Missouri. Nuttall. 

 ©. July. V. s. in Herb. Nuttall. This beautiful little 

 plant is very variable in size. 



10. P. foliis carnosis subulato-linearibus basi pilosis, scapo maritima. 



tereti pubescente, spica cylindrica, bracteis obtusis. — 



Willd.sp.pl. 1. p.647. 

 Icon, Engl. hot. 175. Fl. dan. 243. 

 On the banks of rivers near the sea : Canada to New 

 York. % . Aug. V. v. 



11. P. foliis subsetaceo-linearibus, spica oblongo-cylindrica, aristata, 



bracteis subulato-aristatis flore longioribus. Mich.Jl. 

 amer. 1. p. Q5. 

 In the natural meadows of Illinois. Michaux. -f . 



123. POLYPREMUM. Gen. pi. 178. 



P. polypremum. Willd. sp. pi. 1. p. 623. 

 Icon. Larn.illuslr.l. t. 71. 



In dry pastures : Virginia to Georgia. O.May — Aug. 

 V. V. Flowers white, very small. 



procumlens. 



124. CENTAURELLA. Mich.Jl. amer. 1. p. g7. 

 I. C.caulesimplici, pedunculis sparsis subcorymboso-elon- 

 gatis, laciniis corollae oblongis acutis calyce duplo 

 H 3 



vernaiis. 



