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acumin. laciniate serrate pale beneath, cymes 

 hardly radiate, bracts oblong — Banks of the 

 Delaware and Susquehaimah in Alts, Allegha- 

 nies, a large shrub G to 10 feet high, leaves very 

 large 5 to 8 inches long, petiols 3 to 5 inches, 

 cymes ample, only 1 or 2 neutral rays. 



685. Hydr. (Meg.) discolor Raf. Branches 

 angular, leaves elliptic acumin. base often acute 

 serrulate, beneath whitish closely tomentose, 

 cyme villose subradiate, bracts 2 lanceol. fal- 

 cate sessile, rays small obovate acute — Apala- 

 chian Mts. often blended with the next proba- 

 bly, but distinct by leaves and rays, shrub 6 to 

 10 feet high, seen alive in gardens. 



686. Hydr. (Meg.) nivea ]\Ix. P. E. ^c. ra- 

 diata Walter. Branches terete dark purple, 

 leaves firm ovate acum. base subcordate, ser- 

 rate, rugose above and pubescent along the 

 nerves, beneath snowy white tomentose, cymes 

 subradiate, rays lanceolate — Apalachian and 

 Unaka Mts. on the R. Santi &c, elegant shrub, 

 well described by Elliot, my speciniens are but 

 slightly cordate, flowers white late vernal. 



687. Hydr. (Meg.) quercij olia Bartr. trav. 

 ic. Pursh, E. 4*c. A well known shrub, now 

 common in our gardens, found by Bartram in 

 the Cheroki mts. 60 years ago, published and 

 figured in his travels 45 years ago, yet omitted 

 by Wild. Pers. and all till Pursh ! Easily known 

 by the lobate leaves and large thyrsoid panicle 

 of pink flowers many neutrals: Bartram says 

 it grows on the R. Oconi and in North Alaba- 

 ma near streams, has many divergent stems 5 

 to 6 feet high, the bark peals as in Physocarpa, 

 the broad oboval neutral flowers are at first 

 rosate, but gradualy change to red, purple, rus- 

 ty and brown. 



