300 



J5ECANDRIA MONOGYSIA, 



maculata. 



eoryml'osa. 



364. CHIMAPHILA. 



1, C. foliis lanceolatis basi rotundatis remote serratis fascia 



longitudinali discolore notatis, scapo 2-3-floro, fila- 

 mentis lanuginosis. 



Pyrola maculata. IFilld. sp. pi. 2. p. 622. 



Icon. Bot. vmg. Sg?. Pluk. mant. t. 349./ 4. 



In shady gravelly or sandy woods ; Canada to Carolina. 

 1/ . July. V. V. Flowers white ; leaves handsomely- 

 variegated. This plant is in high esteem for its me- 

 dicinal qualities among the natives, they call it Sip-si. 

 sewa. I have myself been witness of a successful 

 cure made by a decoction of ttiis plant, in a very se- 

 vere case of hysterics. It is a plant eminently de- 

 serving the attention of physicians. 



2. C. foliis cuneato-lanceolatis basi acutis serratis concolo- 



ribus, scapo corymbifero, filamemis glabris. 



P. umbellata. JVilld. sp. pi. 2. p. ti22. 



Icon. Bot. mag. 778, Lam. illustr. t. 0^7. f. 2. 



In dry woods, frequent : Canada to Virginia. 1/. July. 

 V. V. Flowers greenish-white, tinged with red ; an- 

 thers purple. Both species are handsome evergreens, 

 and known by the name of ff' inter-green. J have 

 ventured to form a new genus of these two species of 

 Pyrola, so very distinct in habit as well as character. 

 The name I have given is taken from the common 

 namQ IVinter-green : %£<//<« hyems, and f jXo; amicus. 



365. LEDUM. Gen. pi. 744. 



palustre. 1. L. foliis linearibus margine revolutis subtus ferrugineo- 



tomentosis, staminibus denis corolla longioribus. Lam. 

 encycl. 3. p. 45g. IVilld. sp. pi. 2. p. 002. 

 Icon. Fl. dan. 1031. Duhavi. arb. 1. t. 67. Schmidt 

 arl. 163. 

 decumbeos. /3. L. spithamaeum decumbens. Ait. kew. ed. 2. v. 3. p. 48. 

 In swamps of Canada and round mountain-lakes of New 

 York. /3. Near Hudson's Bay, Tj . April, May. v. v. 

 Flowers white. 



latifolium. 2. L. foliis lineari-oblongis margine replicatis subtus ferru-. 

 gineo-tomentosis, staminibus subquinis corollam ae- 

 quantibus. Lam. encycl. 3. p. 45g. JVilld. sp. pi. 2. 

 p. 602. 

 L. groenlandicum. Retx. obs. 4. p. 26. 



