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fOLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 



455. ATRAGENE. Gen. pi. g4g. Sims in lot. mag. 887. 



americana. I- A. foliis quaternis ternatis, foliolis cordatii5 subintegerri- 

 mis, nectariis acuiis. Sims I. c. cum icone. 

 In shady places, on the side of rivalets, climbing and 

 creeping among loo.^e rocks : New York and Pensyl- 

 vania, near the foot of the Blue-mountains. Pj . May, 

 June. V. V. Flowers large, purple. 



456. CLEMATIS. Gen. pi gQO. 



virginica. I . C. scandens ; foliis ternatis, foliolis ovalis subcordatis 



inciso-dentatis lobatisque, corymbis dichotomis pauci- 

 fioris, petalis staminibus longioribus, floribus dioicis, 

 — JVdld.sp.pl 2. p. 1200. 

 In hedge-rows and among small shrubberies on the side 

 of woods : Canada to Florida. V^ . June — Aug. v. v. 

 Flowers small, white, and fragrant. 



tordata. 2. C. scandens ; foliis pinnatis bijugis, foliolis cordatis lo- 



batis acuminatis inciso-dentatis, dentibus mucronatis, 

 racemis compositis elongatis multifloris, staminibus 

 petalis subsequantiJ3Us, floribus dioicis. 

 On high mountains : Virginia. T^ . July. v. v. Flowers 

 resembling the former species. In general appearance 

 it approaches near to C. Vitalha. 



holosericea. 3. C. scandens, tota holosericeo-pubescens ; foliis ternatis 

 oblongo-lanceolatis integris utrinque pubescentibus, 

 corymbis trichotomis paucitloris, petalis linearibus sta- 

 minibus longioribus, tloribus dioicis. 

 In Carolina, fj • ^- *• ^" Herb. IVulter. The flowers 

 small, white ; tails of the seeds very long, feathered. 



Walteri. 4. C. scandens ; foliis pinnatis cirrhosis trijugis, foliolis 



divaricatis pet;olatis lineari-lanceolatis acutis integerri- 

 mis subtus glaucis, floribus solitariis, petalis ellipticis 

 staminibus duplo longioribus. 



In Carolina. Tj . v. s. in Herb. IFalter. Flowers white. 

 erispa. 5. C. scandens ; foliis pinnatis ternatisque, foliolis divarica- 



tis ovato-lanceolatis acutis trilobisve integerrimis, flo- 

 ribus solitariis, corollis campanulatis acuminatis revo- 

 lutis margine undulatis, aristis seminum subulatis nu- 

 dis. — JFil/d. sp. pi. 2. p. ] 2«g. 



Icon. Dill. ellk. t. 73. f. 84. 



In hedges and among bushes on the side of rivers : Vir- 



