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subulate oft equal to pedicels, segments of ca- 

 lix lanceolate acute unequal. 



210. Lobelia parvifolia, R. smooth, stem 

 procumbent ramose diffuse flexuose, leaves few 

 small, lower spatulate obtuse subentire, medial 

 oblong subserrate, upper linear entire acute, 

 flowers subracemose lax, pedicels longer than 

 leaves, segments of calix linear — Apalachian 

 mts. flowers small bluish. Seen alive in gar- 

 dens spontaneous. Annual. 



211. Lobelia paniculata R. stem striate 

 naked above, leaves pubescent obovate spatu- 

 late obtuse repand, mostly radical, only 1 or 2 

 on stem ; raceme ramose subpaniculate, flow- 

 ers scattered lax, bracts subulate equal to pe- 

 dicels — mts. Alleghany, rare, annual, stem bi- 

 pedal, flowers white small. Probably a devia- 

 ted sp. from L. claytoniana, disc. 1818. 



212. Lobelia incur v a R. glaucous pubes- 

 cent, stem erect branched, leaves linear cune- 

 ate obtuse ; flowers axillary racemose, pedicels 

 incurved subequal to leaves, segments of calix 

 lanceolate acute— Florida, annual, pedal, flow- 

 ers small and blue, akin to L. Kalmi and con- 

 similar blended sp. 



213. Lobelia falcata R. glaucous smooth, 

 stem simple, leaves long linear falcate acute en- 

 tire, lower subcuneate ; raceme lax leafy, flow- 

 ers equal to leaves, calix linear acute — found 

 on Lakes Erie and Ontario, very near to the 

 true L. Kalmi of Canada, but with longer fal- 

 cate leaves, flowers larger pale blue, probably 

 a deviation, collected 1825. 



214. Lobelia fistulosa R. stem round 

 smooth fistulose slender, leaves scattered re- 

 mote linear acute revolute adpressed; fl. ra- 



