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205. EPATITIS Raf. a name of Diosko- 

 rides for Eupatorium. A Genus akin to it 

 and Mikania, but ^vithout calicule and the 

 florets reduced to the minimum number of 2 

 or 3. 



Perianthe simple 2 or 3 sepals, no calicule, 

 floscules 2 or 3 longer tubular 5fid, seeds com- 

 pressed linear, pappus simple pilose, phoranthe 

 naked. Habit of Mikania and Cacalia. 



206. Epatitis obliqua Raf. smooth, stem 

 angular erect, leaves petiolate obliqual cordate 

 or subsagittate, (one side rounded, another sa- 

 gitate) acute dentate, flowers corymbose fasci- 

 culate, peduncles pubescent, bracts linear, se- 

 pals of perianthe cuneate oblong obtuse flat — 

 sent me from Oregon, pedal and higher, flow- 

 ers white and small. It is akin to the Cacal- 

 ia alpina of Sibiria, but the leaves are not 

 properly cordate, nor flowers with 5 florets. 



207. ROPALON Raf. name of Teophrastus 

 for a Nymphea, to which it is akin, but lacks 

 the petals. 



Calix Ophyle, no petals, anthers many sub- 

 sessile, stigma with 12 or more rays truncate. 

 Remainder and habit as in Nuphar. 



208. RoPALON sAGiTTATUM Raf. Nymphca 

 sagittifoha Wild. Elliot, N. longifolia Mich, 

 &,c — leaves oblong obtuse sagittate, fruit ovate. 

 — In Carolina and Florida in waters, leaves 6 

 to 8 inches, elongate, flowers estival yellow. 



209. Lobelia cladlomesa Raf. smooth, stem 

 erect angular, with short branches in the mid- 

 dle, leaves all linear acute adpressed entire : 

 flowers racemose adpressed, capsules subin- 

 flate equal to pedicels — sent me from Alaba- 

 ma, 1 or 2 feet high, flowers blue estival size 

 of L. inflata, leaves one inch or more, bracts 



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