or NOllTII A3IERICA. 87 



&.C. var. marit. Pursli Eat, Beck. Branches 

 terete fuscate pubescent, leaves petiolate obo- 

 vate elliptical membranaceous obtuse or acute 

 pubescent beneath, panicles multiflore lax, 

 bracts ovate and oblong, peduncles mostly tri- 

 flore, calix unequal, fruits elliptical purple — A 

 small tree 10 to 30 feet high, growing near the , 

 sea shores or near streams of the littoral region 

 from New Jersey to Florida, leaves 3 to 4 in- 

 ches long, commonly obovate, sometimes ellip- 

 tical, panicles with many large flowers. Var. 

 rhomhifolia Raf. leaves elliptic rhomboidal, 

 base acute, end obtuse, bracts lanceolate. In 

 Delaware, 



707. Chion. obovata Raf. domingensis? 

 Lam. Quite smooth, branches terete whitish 

 with round warts, leaves subsessile obovate 

 rounded, base acuminate, apex very obtuse, 

 panicles cymose pauciflore lax, peduncles bi- 

 flore rigid divergent, bracts obovate sessile, ca- 

 lix unequal, fruits ovate acute — Hills of Alaba- 

 ma, large leaves 4 to 6 inches long, quite round 

 at the end, firmer and broader than in the last, 

 fewer flowers. Probably also found in the An- 

 tilles and Florida. 



708. Chion. heterophyla. Raf. virginica 

 Mx. Leaves petiolate obovate acute or elliptic 

 acuminate or ovate lanceolate pubescent be- 

 neath, nerves rufous, panicles lax pauciflore, 

 bracts sessile ovate or oblong, peduncles 1-3 

 flore, calix subequal, fruits ovate subacute — A- 

 palacbian and Wasioto Mts. medial between 

 Ch. maritima and montana. 



709. Chion. Montana Raf. virg. L. var. 

 mont. P. B. E. Branches smooth pale 4anr 

 gular rugose with oblong warts, leaves firm sub- 



