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gin, ferruginous-tomentose beneath ; stamens 5, a.> 



long as the corolla. 

 HAB. Sphagnous swamps. June. H • A small 



evergreen shrub ; fl. corymb., wh. 

 2. L. palustre : leaves linear, revolute on the margin ; 



ferruginous-tomentose beneath; stamens 10, longer 



than the corolla. 

 HAB. Borders of mountain lakes. 



291. LEIOPHYLLUM. Rhododendracece. 



L. buxifolium. 



HAB. Pine barrens and high mountains. May. A 



small evergreen shrub, erect; leav. oval, half in. 



long : fl. num. in term, umb., wh. 



292. CLETHRA. Ericece. 



C. alnifolia: leaves cuneate-obovate, acute, coarsely 

 serrate, smooth and green on both sides ; racemes 

 spiked, simple, bracteate, hoary-tomentose. 



HAB. Swamps. Aug. Shrub 4 — ti ft. high; leav. 

 ah. ; fl. wh., sweet-scent. 



293. CASSIA. Wild-pea. Leguminosa . 



1. C. marilandica : nearly smooth ; leaves in G pairs. 



lanceolate-oblong, mucronate ; gland on the petiole 

 obovate ; racemes axillary, many-flowered ; legume 

 linear, arcuate. 

 HAB. Wet meadows. Aug. If.. Stem 2 — 4 ft. 

 high; fl. yellow, in large oxill. racem. 



2. C. Chamazcrista : smoothish ; leaves in many pairs. 



linear, with the gland on the petiole subpedicellate ; 

 buds 2 — 3-flowered ; 2 of the petals spotted ; le- 

 gume pubescent. 

 HAB. Sandy fields. June— May. 0. Afoot high, 

 leav. somewhat sensitive ; fl. yellow, in bract, fas 

 : base of 3 pet. spotted. 

 '>. C. nictitans : stem spreading, pubescent; leaves in 

 many pairs, linear ; gland on the petiole pedicel- 

 late ; peduncles fasciculate, few-flowered : flower* 

 pentandrous ; stamens equal. 



