OF NORTH AMERICA, S3 



lanceolate, on the Susquehanah. 2 Var, lati- 

 folia. Leaves broader and shorter, rather acute 

 than acum. High Mts. a small tree. Perhaps 

 these are two incipient Sp. I regret that I did 

 not see the fruits. 



697. Castanea pumila of late Authors, Fa- 

 gus do L. &c, our well known Chincapin nut, 

 edible sw^eet, from Delaware to Florida. Var. 



fulva Raf. Leaves broader often nearly obo- 

 vate, almost fulvous beneath, nerves quite so, 

 aments compact. Alleghany Mts. 



698. Castanea nana Mg. El. Eat. alnifolia 

 Nut. a small shrub 2 or 3 feet high with ovate 

 lanceol. leaves, almost obtuse, subtomentose be- 

 neath, capsules monosperm — Carolina to Flo- 

 rida, in sandy tracts, creeping. 



699. CLADRASTIS Raf. fl. Kent. 1824, 

 Neog. 1825. Virgilia Sp. Mx. and others. Ca- 

 lix gibbose campan. unequaly 51obed, petals 5 

 unequal unguiculate, superior larger obovate 

 notched, 4 oblong obtuse subcordate at base. 

 Stamens 10 free unequal filiform, pistil stipitate 

 oblong, style curved compressed, stigma acute. 

 Pod stipitate linear flat membranaceous poly- 

 sperm, seeds oblong. Trees with odly pinnate 

 leaves and racemose white flowers^ without 

 bracts. As soon as I found this tree in Ken- 

 tucky in 1821 I ascertained that it was not con- 

 generic with the African Virgilias which have 

 calix bilabiate, 2 of the petals cariniform, stig- 

 ma obtuse, seeds lenticular &c. The name 

 means brittle branches. 



700. Cladrastis tinctoria (or albiflora) 

 Raf. Virgilia lutea Mx. ic. Nut. Eat. Dec. 

 Kentukensis Dumont. Smooth tree. Leaves 

 5-7folioles petiolate alternate ovate acumin. en- 

 tire, glaucous beneath, the odd larger ovate 



