DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



378. VIRGILIA. Lam. illustr. t. 326. 



1. V. foliis pinnatis, foliolis alternis ovatis brevi-acuminatis 

 glabris, racemis elongatis pendulis, leguminibus pe- 



tiolatis planis. — Mich. arb. ( 



On the mountains between Georgia and Tennasses, Tj . 

 June. V. V. s. ft.; v. s. c. fi. et fr. 'm Herb. Lyon. 

 A handsome tree, resembling Cyiisiis Laburnum very 

 much. Its bark gives a beautiful yellow dye. 



309 



lutea. 



II. DIG YNIA. 



379. HYDRANGEA. Gen. pi. 76O. 



l.H. foliis oblongo-ovatls basi obtusis acuminatis dentatis vulgaris. 



subtus glabris, cymis nudis. 

 H. arborescens. JViltd. sp. pL 2. p. 633. 

 Icon. Bot. mag. 437. Lam. illustr. t. 37O. /. 1. Mill. 



ic. 251. 

 On the banks of rivulets, in shady situations : Pensylva- 



nia to Virginia. Tj . July, Aug. v. v. A shrub about 



five feet high ; flowers white. 



2. H. foliis lato-ovatis basi snbcordatis acuminatis grcsse den- cordata. 



tatis subtus glabris, cymis subradiatis. 

 H. vulgaris. Mich.Jl. amer. I. p. 268. 

 On the mountains of Carolina. 12 . June, July. v. v. 



This, though nearly allied to the preceding, is a very 



distinct species, and easily known from that by its more 



robust appearance and larger leaves. 



3. H. foliis ovatis acuminatis dentatis subtus niveo-tomen- nivea. 



tosis : serraturis mucronatis, cymis radiatis. — Mich. 



Ji. amer. 1. p. 208. 

 H.radiata. JFali.fl.car. 251. 

 Icon. Lam. illustr. t. 307. f. 2- 

 On the head- waters of the Savannah river ; in Tennas- 



see, &c. Tj . July, Aug. v. v. A very ornamental 



shrub. 



4. H. foliis oblongis sinuato-lobatis dentatis subtus tomen- (juercifolia. 



tosis, cymis radiatis thyrsoideo-paniculatis. — iVilld, 

 sp.pl. 2. p. 634. 

 H.vadh\.a. Smith ic.picl. 12. 



