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cund, pedicels short, ext. cal. double of the in- 

 ternal linear, internal silky lanceolate, capsules 

 oblong — Discovered 1823 in the glades of West 

 Kentucky, rare, 6 inches high, small flowers, 

 petals white oblong obtuse, stigma red, 3 oblong 

 seeds in the capsules. It blossoms in June and 

 July. Annual. Is it L. thymifolia Smith? 

 which is an Eudiexa ! certainly not that of Mx. 

 neither have the leaves like thyme. 



17. L. PAUciFLORA Raf. adpressed pubescent 

 stem humble diffuse ramose, leaves scattered, 

 slender,linear cuneate, imbricate rather obtuse, 

 flowers few scattered extraxillary, pedicels 

 short, sepals smooth, external a little longer, 

 capsules globose — Near the Sea Shore in Long 

 Island and New Jersey, small plant only 3 

 inches high, it blossoms in July. Annual. 



18. L. BREviFOLiA Raf. adpressed pilose, 

 branches fastigiate, leaves scattered petiolate 

 short, lanceolate or oblong ciliolate mucronu- 

 late ; racemes erect, bracteoles linear lanceol. 

 flowers secund, pedicels equal, ext. sepals not 

 much longer, capsules ovate — Mts. Apalaches, 

 semipedal, very distinct sp. by petiolate short 

 leaves. Annual. 



19. L. UNiFLORA Raf. Smooth, stem slender 

 angular with few leaves, above naked, subuni- 

 flore, leaves scattered adpressed narrow linear 

 cuneate ; sepals membranaceous, ext. sepals 

 oblong obtuse not much longer, internal ovate 

 obtuse, capsule globose about 6 seeded — Sum- 

 mit of the Alleghany Mts. of Maryland, disc. 

 1825, only 3 or 4 inches high, only 5 or Cleaves 

 and 1 or 2 flowers. Capsule commonly with 6 

 oval seeds. 



20. L. STELLATA Raf. Pilose, stem erect 

 nearly simple, leaves 3-4nate petiolate elliptic 



