POLVANORIA DI-PENTAGYNIA. Cimlcifuga. 3/3 



In shad/j stony woods : Canada to Florida. "2/ . July, 

 Aug. V. V. A tall stately plant; spikes long, white j 

 generally known under the name of £/ac^ Snake-root. 



2. C. foliis decompositis, foliolis ovatis incisis dentatis, den- fceilda. 



tibus acutis, racemis paniculatis nutantibus, floribus 

 5-gynis, capsulis ovatis uncinatis. — JFilld. sp. pi. 2. 

 p. 1244. 



Actsea Cimicifuga. Sp. pi. 722. 



Icon. Lam. illustr. 487. Amoen. acad. 7- t- Q-f- 2. 



On the north-v/est coast. % . July, Aug. v. v. 



3. C. foliis decomposito-biternatis, foliolis cordatis lobatis cordifolia. 



serrato-dentatis, racemis virgatim-paniculatis elonga- 



tis, floribus 2 — 5-gynis, germinibus glabris. 

 C. americana. Mich. Jl. avier. 1. p. 3l6. 

 In shadv woods, on high mountains of Carolina. % . 



July. V. v.; V. s. in Herb. Lambert. Resembles the 



foregoing very much in general habit. 



4. C. foliis simplicibus palmatis, floribus dichotome-pani- palmafa, 



culatis subcorymbosis polygynis, capsulis brevissimis 

 subgloboso-capitatis. — Mich. Ji. amer. 1. p. 3l6. 



Actaea racemosa. Herb. IValt. 



In the beds of mountain rivulets in Virginia and Caro- 

 lina, 1/ . July, Aug. V. V. A very tall and hand- 

 some plant ; the leaves very large, and the flowers in 

 great abundance. 



44S. ASCYRUM. Gen. pi. 1225. 



1. A. pusillum, simplex ; foliis ovalibus obtusis, pedlcellis pumilum. 



longis reflexis, floribus i-2-gynis. — Mich.Ji. amer. 2. 



p.77- 

 A. nummularifolium. Herb. Banks, mss. 

 In pine-barrens of Georgia. 11. June — Aug. v. s. 



Not above three inches high ; flowers small, yellow, 



as are all the following species. 



2. A. multicaule, difFusum ; foliis sublancealato-oblongis Crux An- 



obtusis, corymbo terminaii, floribus subsessilibus 2- drets. 



gynis, caule subtereti. — IFilld. sp. pi. 3. p. 1472. 

 A. multicaule. Mich.Ji. amer. 2. p. 77- 

 In sandy fields and woods : New Jersey to Carolina. 



Pj . July. V. V. Not above a foot high ; flowers 



pale yellow ; petals narrow. 



3. A. erectumj ramosum j ramis ancipitibus, foliis oblou- hyperitoide^, 



