HEXANDKIA TRIGYxVIA. Tofieldia. 24/7 



seen any other plant approaching to it than Narlhe- 

 cium americujium, p. 22J, I \n as induced to take them 

 as synonymous ; but after investigation, — vid. Bol. 

 mag. 1503, — a specimen in the Banksian Herbarium 

 seems to apply better to Michuux's plant, if his short 

 definition of the species is sufficient to decide on the 

 subject. 



324. TRIGLOCHIN. Gen. pi. 6l6. 



1. T. fioribus 6-andris, capsulis brevibus ovatis sulcatis 6- viaritimum. 



locularibus. — IVilld. s[) pi. 2. p. 205. 

 Icon. FL dan. 306. Engl. lot. 255. 

 On the inundated sea-coast of Canada and New England. 



1/. July. v-v. A plant of a rusli-iike appearance J 



flowers very small. 



2. T. floribus 3-andris, capsulis linearibus basi attenuatis palustre. 



laevibus 3-locularibus. — Willd. sp. pi. 2. p. 264. 

 Icon. FL dan. 4(jO. Eni^l. hot. 3()6. " 

 In marshes round the Salt-lake of Onondago, New 



York. 1/ . July. v. v. 



3. T. floribus 3-andris 3-fidis breviter pedicellatis, capsulis triandrum. 



trigono-suhrotundis, follis subsetaceis scapum spicamve 

 subsequantibus. Mich. fl. amer. I. p. 20S. 

 In overflowed marshes, near Chariestown, Carolina. 

 Michaux. %. +. 



325. SCHEUCHZERIA. Gen. pi. 6l5. 



1. Scheuchzeria. JFilld. sp. pi. 2. p. 253. paluslris. 



Icon. Fl. dan. ~6. 



In swamps and cm the borders of lakes. New York near 

 Albany. 1/ . June. v. v. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



32G. RUMEX. Gen. pi. 613. 



1. R. hermaphroditus J valvulis integerrimis oblongis, uni- sanguineus. 



ca praecipue granifera, fohis cordato-lanceolatis. — 

 Willd. ip. pi. 2. p. 250. 



Icon. Engl. hot. 1533. 



In shady woods and moist meadows : Pensylvania to 

 Virginia, l/ . June. July. v. v. Leaves wich red 

 veins ; flowers, as in all the rest, very inconspicuous. 



2. R. hermaphroditus ; valvulis ovatis integris, omnibus gra- crispus, 



nitieris, foliis lanceulatis undulatis acutis. — JFilld. sp. 

 pi. 2./). 251. 



