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fOLYANDRlA POLTGTNIA. 



455. ATRAGENE. Gen. pi. gAQ. Sims in lot. mag. 88?. 



1. A. foliis quaternis ternatis, foliolis cordatis subintegerri- 

 mis, nectariis acutis. Sims I. c. cum icone. 

 In shady places, on the side of rivulets, climbing and 

 creeping among loose rocks : New York and Pensyl- 

 vania, near the foot of the Blue-mountains. Fp . May/ 

 June. V. V. Flowers large, purple. 



virgtnica. 



cordata. 



holosericea. 



Walleri. 



erispa. 



456. CLEMATIS. Gen.pl.Q60. 



I.e. scandens ; foliis ternatis, foliolis ovatis subcordatis 

 inciso-dentatis lobatisque, corymbis dichotomis pauci- 

 floris, petalis staminibus longioribus, floribus dioicis. 

 — JVilld. sp. pi. 2. p. 1290. 

 In hedge-rows and among small shrubberies on the side 

 of woods : Canada to Florida, fj . June — Aug. v. v. 

 Flowers small, white, and fragrant. 



2. C. scandens ; foliis pinnatis bijugis,. foliolis cordatis lo- 



batis acuminatis inciso-dentatis, dentibus mucronatis, 

 racemis compositis elongatis multifloris, staminibus 

 petalis subaequanti^Dus, floribus dioicis. 

 On high mountains : Virginia. T2 . July. v. v. Flowers 

 resembling the former species. In general appearance 

 it approaches near to C. Vitalba. 



3. C, scandens, tota holosericeo-pubescens ; fdiis ternatis 



cblongo-lanceolatis integris utrinque pubescentibus, 

 corymbis trichotomis paucifloris, petalis linearibus sta- 

 minibus longioribus, floribus dioicis. 

 In Carolina, fj . v. s. in Herb. IFalter. The flowers 

 small, white ; tails of the seeds very long, feathered. 



4. C. .scandens ; foliis pinnatis cirrhosis trijugis, foliolis 



divaricatis petiolatis lineari-lanceolatis acutis integerri- 

 mis subtus glaucis, floribus solitariis, petalis ellipticis 

 staminibus duplo longioribus. 

 In Carolina. Tj . v.s. in Herb. TFalter. Flowers white. 



5. C. scandens j foliis pinnatis ternatisque, foliolis divarica- 



tis ovato-lanceolatis acutis trilobisve integerrimis, flo- 

 ribus solitariis, corollis campanulatis acuminatis revo- 

 lutis margine undulalis. aristis seminum subulatis nu- 

 dh.— JFilld. sp. pi. 2. p. ]2b9. 



Icon. Dill. ellh. t. 73. f. 84. 



In hedges and among bushes on the side of rivers : Vir- 



