DECANDRJA JPENTAGYNIA. Sedum. 



On rocks near Knoxville. Michaux. 1/. July. +, 

 Flowers purple. Resembles S. reflexiim. 



3. S. glabrum ; caulibus assurgentibus, foliis sparsis con- 



gestis adnato-sessilibus compvesso-subulalis acutis, cy- 

 ma terminali trichotoma dichotoma, spicis recurvatis, 

 floribus sessilibus 10-andris, petalis linearibus calyce 

 multo longioribus. 

 On rocks on the banks of Clarck's river and Kooskoosky. 

 %. June, July. v. s. in Herb. Lewis. Flowers 

 golden yellow j has some affinity with S. rejiexum. 



4. S. pumilum, repens ; foliis planis rotundato-spathulatis 



ternis, cyma subtristachya, floribus sessilibus 8-andris, 



centro 10-andro. — Micli.Jl. amer. 1. p. 277. 

 S. saxatilis floribus albis &c. Clayt. virg. 89 1. 

 S. americanum. Herb. Banks. 

 On rocks in the western parts of Pensylvania, Virginia, 



and Carolina. 1/. May, June. v. v. An elegant 



little species ; flowers white. 



5. S. foliis planis ovalibus utrinque subacutis dentatis, co- 



rymbo multiplici fasciculato. Mich.fi. amer. 1 . p. 277. 

 On rocks on high mountains : Virginia and Carolina. 

 % . June, July. v. v. Flowers pale purple. 



VI. DEC AG YNIA. 



398. PHYTOLACCA. Gen. pi. 800. 



1 . P. foliis ovatis utrinque acutis, floribus decandris deca- 

 gyms.— lFil/d. sp. pi. \.p. 822. 



Icon. Dill. elth. t. 33g. f. 399. Pluh aim. t. 225. f. 3. 



In open woods and old fields : New England to Carolina. 

 % . June, July. v. v. Flowers white, on red pedun- 

 cles ; berries black, and give an elegant purple colour 

 to any liquor. The young sprouts in spring give a fine 

 vegetable for the table, resembling asparagus. The 

 plant is known by the name of Poke-weed. 



