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seeded. (Flowers axillary.) Poly- 

 gonatum. 



• . C. multiflora: stem terete; leaves alternate, am- 

 plexicaul, oblong-oval ; peduncles axillary, many- 

 flowered. 

 HAB. Rocky hills. June— July. "4- Stem 2— 3 ft. 

 high, smooth ;fl. gr. white. 



7. C. hiflora: stem terete, smooth; leaves alternate 



elliptical-lanceolate, 3-nerved ; peduncles axillary, 

 solitary, 2- flowered. 

 HAB. Rocky places. V-. Fl. yellow white, with 

 green lips. -}-. 



8. C. pubescent : stem nearly terete, furrowed ; leaves 



alternate, amplexicaul, ovate, pubescent beneath ; 

 peduncles axillary generally 2-flowered. 

 HAB. Rock. June. U . Stem 1 8 in. high, smooth ; 

 fl. yet. wh. and green. 

 .*». C. canaliculaia ; stem canaliculate ; leaves alternate, 

 amplexicaul, oblong, pubescent on the margin ; 

 peduncles axillary, 2-flowered. 

 HAB. Shady woods. U. -f. 

 10. C. latifolia : stem angular ; leaves sessile, ovate, 

 acuminate ; peduncles one or many-flowered. 

 HAB. Rocky banks. June— July. Stem 3—5 ft. 

 high ; ped. 3 — 6fl. ; fl. gr. wh. 



249. ASPARAGUS. Asparagece. 



A. officinalis : unarmed ; stem herbaceous, erect te- 

 rete, very much branched ; leaves setaceous, fasci- 

 culate, flexible ; peduncles jointed in the middle. 



HAB. Rocky and gravelly shores. June. U . Fi. 

 gr. while. §. 



250. ORONTIUM. Golden club. Aroideaz. 



O. aquaticum : leaves lanceolate-ovate ; scape cylindri- 

 cal, spiked. 

 HAB. In water. May. V-. Lcav. rad. large ; spa- 

 dix yellow. 



