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to diiTer from all mine by the tall rough rigid 

 stem 3 to 5 feet high, leaves opposite and ter- 

 nate with axillary fascicles, rough linear, flow- 

 ers subsessile and teeth of calix linear longer 

 than in any — Sea Islands of Carolina. 



380. Agalinis tenuiiolia Vahl. and all hot. 

 hut Elliot suspects some sp. are blended since 

 Nuttal calls the leaves rough, but his own spe- 

 cimens in Collins herb, are smooth. Easily 

 known by complete smoothness stem 4gone, 

 leaves linear, corolla short small smooth, pe- 

 duncles as long as leaves, teeth of calix small 

 acute — from Canada to Florida and Missouri, 

 autumnal, woods and glades var. 1 paniculata 

 2 ramosissima 2 feet high Elliot. 3 humilis 

 semipedal few branches, 4 saxatilis leaves lon- 

 ger, branches divaricate. 



381. Agalinis setacea Raf. Ger. do Pursh. 

 smooth, stem subramose terete filiform, leaves 

 setaceous, peduncles filiform longer than leaves 

 corolla short, teeth of calix minute acute — 

 New Jeri^ey to Alabama and Kentucky, Illi- 

 nois in glades,flowers as in the last. Var. humi- 

 lis 6 to 10 inches, 2. major 1 or 2 feet more 

 branched. 



382. Agalinis obtusifolia Raf. quite smooth 

 and glaucous, stem subramose angular filiform, 

 leaves setaceous sulcate, end obtuse callose, 

 flowers racemose, peduncles much longer than 

 leaves, corolla short, teeth of calix minute re- 

 mote callose — West Tennessee, Alabama and 

 Florida, distinct from last by angular stem and 

 leaves with a deep furrow, obtuse at the end, 

 all other kinds have acute leaves. Stem with 

 few slender branches, leaves and flowers often 

 alternate ; corolla smooth shallow or broadly 

 campanulate. 



