CRYPTOGAMIA STACHYOPTERIDES. LyCDpodiUm. 



653 



Icon. Fl. dan. 78. DHL muse. t. sg.f. 3. 

 In shady woods, on rocky soil : Canada to Virginia. 1/ . 

 July, V. V. 



4. L. caulibus erectis, ramis alternis dichotorais subcom- iristachi/um. 



pressis, foliis lanceolatis acui.is quadrifariis adpressis, 

 pedunculis soliiariis elongaiis tristachyis^ spicis tereti- 

 bus, squamis subrotmidis acominatis. 

 On high mountains in Virginia, near the Sweet-springs, 

 11 . July. V. V. This species is intermediate between 

 the preceding and following one. 



5. L. caule erecto, ramis alternis dichotomis, foliis lanceo- sabincefoli- 



latis acutis quadrifariis adpressis convexis, pedunculis «"i. 



solitariis monostachyis, spicis teretibus, squamis sub- 



cordatis acuraiuatis. — IVilld. sp. pL 5. p. 20. 

 L. alpinum. Mich.Ji. amer. 1. p. 282. 

 Icon. Dill. muse. t. 58. /. 2 ? 

 In Canada. Michaux. ;2/.July. +. 



** Spicis sessilibus ; foliis canlem eircumobsidentilus. 

 Q. L. caule erecto, ramis alterois confertis dichotomis pa- dendroideujn. 

 tentibus, foliis sparsis sexfariis lineari-lanceolatis patu- 

 lis, spicis solitariis terminalibus sessilibus. JFilld. sp. 

 pi. 5. p. 21. 



L, obscurum. Sp. pi. 1566. 



Icon. Schkuhrjilic. t. l64. Dill muse. t. 64. f. 12. 



In dry shady woods : Canada to Carolina. 1/ . July. 

 V. V. This and some other species are known by the 

 name of Ground Pine, and made use of for orna- 

 menting rooms and chimney-pieces, it forming, when 

 properly tied up, beautiful festoons. 



7. L. caule repente, raniis adscendentibus basi bis biparti- annotinum. 



tis, ramulis simplicibus, foliis quinquefariis lineari- 

 lanceolatis mucronatis apice serrulatis patentibus, ad 

 incrementa annua contractis, spicis solitariis sessilibus 

 terminalibus. If^illd. sp. pi. 5. p. 23. 

 Icon. Schkuhrjiiic. l62. FL dan. 127. Dill. muse. t. 63. 



/•9- 

 In shady woods : Canada to Pensylvania. 1/. July. v. v. 



8. L. caule subramoso repente, ramis simplicibus solitariis inundatuvi, 



erectis apice monostachyis, foliis linearibus sparsis acu- 

 tis integerrimis supra curvis, spica sessili foliosa. IFilld. 

 sp.pl. 5. p. 25. 

 Icon. Schkuhrjilic. I60. Fl. dan. 336. Dill. muse. 

 /.61./.7. 



