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ed doubtful by Elliot, but 1 have received spe- 

 cimens from Alabama and Georgia and des- 

 cribe it anew^. The branches are round and 

 smooth, not punctate nor geniculate as in 509, 

 the fruit is rounded and pubescent, not sessile 

 as in 509. 



514. Tr. or H. dentata Raf. Autikon. 

 Leaves oboval acute with unequal acute teeth, 

 base obliqual cordate, flowers sessile clustered 

 — In Canada and New England, flowers poly- 

 gamous and odorous as in most species, nearest 

 to 509, but leaves smaller while shrub larger 

 often 10 to 12 feet high. Mistaken for H. Vir- 

 ginica by many or for a variety. 



515. Tr. or H. parvifolia Nut. R. aut. 

 Leaves oblong obovate obtuse, undulate cre- 

 nate, pubescent beneath, flowers agregate, ca- 

 lix oblong colored. — Mts. Alleghany of Penn- 

 sylvania yet very different from 210, a small 

 shrub 3 to 5 feet high with smaller leaves : yet 

 deemed only a var. of 509 by Eaton, Beck, T. 

 4*c. They will probably deem all these 6 sp. 

 as mere varieties also : yet they have good pe- 

 culiar characters. As to those of Walter they 

 must yet be described, since all the species are 

 more or less polygamous and some even dioi- 

 caly so. See Fothergilla for other natural 

 affinities. 



LONICERA or CAPRIFOLIUM. 



I shall begin now. the account of my new or 

 rare Loniceras or Honeysuckles by those of 

 fhis Genus, their main type. They are all ver- 

 nal, and blossom so early that the flowers are 

 not easily seen in their native localities. 



216. L. or C. RUPESTRis Raf. Autikon. 

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