POLYANDRIA DI-PENTAGYNIA. Cimicifuga. S/S 



In sliady, stony woods : Canada to Florida. 1/ . July» 

 Aug. V, V. A tall stately plant j spikes long, wime j 

 generally known under the name of ^/ac/c Snake-root. 



2. C. foliis decompositis, foliolis ovatis incisisdentatis, den- foetida. 



tibus acutis, racemis paniculatis nutantibus, rioribus 

 5-gynis, capsulis ovatis uncinatis. — JFiUd. sp. pi. 2, 

 p. 1244. 



Actaea Cimicifuga. Sp. pi. 722. 



Icon. Lam. illustr. 437- Amoen. acad. 7- i- Q.f.2. 



On the north-west coast. 1/ . July, Aug. v. v. 



3. C, foliis decomposito-biternatis, foliolis cordatis lobatis cordifolia. 



serrato-dentatis, racemis virgatim-paniculatis elonga- 



tis, floribus 2 — 5-gynis, germmibus glabris. 

 C. araericana. Mich. ji. amer. l.p.olQ. 

 In shady woods, on high mountains of Carolina. 7L • 



July. V. v.; V. s. in Herb. Lambert. Resembles the 



foregoing very much in general habit. 



4. C. foliis siniplicibus palmatis, floribus dichotome-pani- palmata. 



culatis subcoiymbosis polygynis, capsulis brevissimis 

 subgloboso-capitatis. — Mich. ji. amer. ]. p.'6\(5. 



Actaea racemosa. Herb. IValt. 



In the beds of mountain rivulets in Virginia and Caro- 

 lina. 1/. July, Aug. V. V. A very tall and hand- 

 some plant ; the leaves very large, and the flowers in 

 great abundance. 



44S. ASCYRUM. Gen.pl. 1225. 



1. A. pusillum, simplex ; foliis ovalibus obtusis, pedicellis pumilum. 



longis reflexis, floribus i-2-gynis. — Mich.Ji. amer. 2. 



P-77- 

 A. nummularifolium. Herb. Banks, mss. 

 In pine-barrens of Georgia. I/, June — Aug. v. s. 



Not above three inches high ; flowers small, yellow, 



as are all the following species. 



2. A. multicaule, diffusum ; foliis sublanceolato-oblongis Crnx Jn* 



obtusis, corymbo terminal i, floribus subsessilibus 2- drete. 



gynis, caule subtereti. — IFilld. sp. pi. 3. p. 14/2. 

 A. multicaule, Mich.Ji. amer. 2. p. TJ . 

 in sandy fields and woods : New Jersey to Carolina. 



\l July. V. V. Not above a foot high; flowers 



pale yellow ; petals narrow. 



3. A. erectum, raniosum 3 rarais ancipitibus, foliis oblon- hypericoides. 



