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205. CEANOTHUS. Gen. pi. 36l. 



1. C, foliis ovatis acuminatis serratis triplinervibus subtus americanus. 



nervis venisque pubescentibus, paniculis axilliiibus 

 longe peJunculatis, ped;ceUis corymbosis. IFUld. s[j. 

 pi. I. p. 1 114. 



Icon. Duham.arh. 5\. Schmidt arb. 132. 



In dry woods ; common : Canada to Florida. Tj . May, 

 June. v.v. Flowers small, white. It is commonly 

 called New Jei'sey-tea or Red-root ; having been ac- 

 tually used in the American war as a substitute for tea. 



2. C. foliis oblongo-ovalibus acutis mucronato-serrulatis intermeditis. 



triplinervibus subtus pubescentibus, paniculis^ axillaii- 



bus longissime pedunculatis, pediceilis corymbosis 



laxis. 

 Icon. Phik. aim. t. 28./ Q. 

 In the woodsof Tennassee. Lxjon. Pj . June, July. v.v. 



Leaves not one fourth the size of the foregoing species. 



3. C. foliis obovatis serratis subtus pubescentibus, paniculis sanguineus. 



axillaribus thyrsoideis brevissime pedunculatis, pedi- 

 ceilis aggregatis. 

 Near the Rocky mountains on the banks of the Mis- 

 souri. M. Lewis, fj . May, June. v. s. in Herb. 

 Lewis. Branches blood-red or purple ; panicles not 

 longer than the leaves. 



4. C. foliis ovalibus subserrulalis glabris, paniculis thyrsoi- perennis. 



dels terminalibus axillaribusque. 

 On rocks near rivers : Virginia and Carolina. 11. May. 

 V. V Leaves the size of the first species, but smooth ; 

 the stems scarcely ever remain over winter, but die 

 down to the root. 



5. C. subdecumbens ; foliis rainutis subfasciculatis oblongis microphyllus. 



subintegerrimis glabriusculis, corymbulis terminalibus. 

 Alich.Ji. amer. \. p. 154. 

 In sandy woods : Carolina to Florida. Tj . May, June. 

 V. V. A very delicate little shrub, the root of which, 

 like all the foregoing species, is large and red, from 

 which they derive the name of Red-root. 



207. CELASTRUS. Gen. pi 372. 



I. C. inermis, scandens j foliis oblongis acuminatis serratis, 

 racemis ternainalibus. Willd. sp. pi. i. p. 11 25. 



scandens. 



