ADDITIONS. 



363', Sec. Flowering- in May. Flowers small and white - 

 Lycopsis virginica P Pa. 



p. 164. Cynanchnm angustifoUum is the J.yonia maritima of Mr. 

 EJliolt; but is it sufficiently distinct from this genus ? 



p. 167- .iscleplas lorigifolia and perhaps also A. xnridifiora^ Pii. 

 constitute the genus Acevates proposed by Mr. Elliott, and 

 characterised solely by the absence of the arista or little 

 horn, common to the segments of the lepanthium in the 

 other species of Asclepias. 



p. 170. Stylandra is the Podastigma of Mr. Elliott, published 

 since the printing of this article. 



p. 189. (EnantJie; — the American species accord precisely with 

 Phelandrium and ought with tiiat species to form a distinct 

 section in the genus. (E. ^fiUformis of Waher now describ- 

 ed b}- Mr. Elliott, p. 354, producing both a general and 

 partial involucrum, can scarcely appertain to CEnunthe. 



p. 252. after No. 365. add ELLIOTTIA. Muhlenberg. 

 Calix 4-toothcd, inferior. Corolla deeply 4-pancci, 

 Stigma subclavate, entire. Capsule 4-celled ? 



A virgately branching shrub with alternate entire leaves, 

 and flowers in terminal racemes; corolla almost tctrapcti;- 

 lous. A genus nearly allied to Clethra. 



p. 270. after No. 386, add SCliVVEINITZlA. Ill- 

 liott. — Calix 5 -leaved, leaflets concave, equal v.itii 

 the corolla. Corolla monopetalous, campanukle, 

 border 5 -cleft. A 5-clefi nectarium ai the Ijase of 

 the corolla. Anthers adnate to the filaments, 1- 

 celled, opening from the inverted base by 2 naked 

 pores. Stigma subglobose, closed, internally 5 -cleft. 

 Cafisrule 5-celied ? Seed .... 



A small herbaceous, and probably parasitic plant, des- 

 titute of proper leaves and verdure, scape squamose; fiow- 

 ers terniinall^' aggregated, sessile, bracteate; bractes large. 

 Natural Order Monotrope.s:, and proximately allied to 

 Pterospora. Hab. " In rich shaded woods, in Stokes coun- 

 ty, Nordi Carolina." Flowering in February and March. 

 Flowers odorous, reddish-wiiite. v. s. In Herb. Collins, 

 p. 282. Baptisia *Ieitcopha;a, appears to be J5. 6mc^eo/a^a, of El- 

 liott, p. 469. published since the printing ot this article. 

 YoL, II.— p. 43. LiNDERNiA ienuifoUa, cultivated by Dr. Ives, 

 germinates uith 2 filiforrnly laiectr cot\ ledoncs. v, s. with 

 Z. ColUns, csqr. 



