88 ^EW SYLVA. 



sessile ovate lanceol. acute at both ends, glau- 

 cous beneath and smooth, nerves fuscate hardly 

 puberulent, panicles multiflore compact, pedun- 

 cles triflore, bracts ovate or oblong, calix equal, 

 fruits oval. — Alleghany and Apalachian Mts. 

 from Virginia to Georgia, a small tree 4 to 10 

 feet high, leaves 3 to 4 inches long. The warts 

 are singular oblong with a fissure. 



710. Chion. longifolia Raf. Branches su- 

 bangular pubescent fuscate, leaves subpetiolate, 

 oblong lanceol. undulate acum. at both ends, 

 nerves fuscate pubescent, racemes simple elon- 

 gate paucilKore lax pubescent bracts elliptic, 

 peduncles filiform l-2flore, calix equal — Lou- 

 isiana and Texas, leaves 6 to 8 inches long, 

 about 2 wide, flowers rather smaller than in 

 the others : fruits not seen. 



711. Chion, angustifolia Raf. virginica? 

 Elliot, virg. angustif Ait. Quite smooth, bran- 

 ches pale subangular with flat ringed warts, 

 leaves petiolate lanceolate acute or acuminate 

 glaucous beneath, panicles lax pauciflore, bracts 

 ovatoblong, peduncles mostly triflore, calix sub- 

 equal elongate — Carolina and Florida, a very 

 distinct Sp. by leaves very narrow, 8 to 4 inches 

 long, but hardly one broad, flowers small, fruits 

 globular. Very peculiar warts on the stem 

 round flat with a circular concentric furrow. 

 Shrub 3 to 10 feet high (Elliot.) Var. cylin- 

 drica Elliot, with long cylindrical multiflore 

 panicles. 



712. FORESTIERA Foiret 1811, Bige- 

 lowia Smith 1821 not of Raf. 1817- Adelia 

 Brown and Michaux not of Lin. Borya of 

 W^ildenow and Persoon, not of Labilardiere 

 and Poiret. See my article Adeha in first part; , 



