30 AUT. BOT. 
patulis, pedunc. 4gonis fol. brevior, capitulis 
paucifl.—Carol. Florida, this and all the North 
Amer. sp. of this G. belong to my subg. Eupo- 
danthes fl. T. 977, so natural as to have been 
made a single sp. by some. ‘This has long nar- 
row leaves obt. triuncial. small heads and 
flowers. 
244, Dianth. longifolia Raf. caule herb. cos- 
tato rigido, tol. sess. lanceol. acutis longissimis, 
basi cuneatis integris patulis, pedunc. brevis sul- 
catis, capitulis depressis—found in R. Susque- 
hannah, akin to last, but robust with large broad 
leaves, 4 to 6 inches long, perhaps a remarka- 
ble deviation. 
245, Dianth, repanda Raf. caule rigido cos- 
tato, fol. adpressis sessil. oblongis repandis,apice 
obtusis callosis, pedunc. longissimis 4sulc. sub4fl, 
—very distinct sp. from Arkanzas, smaller,with 
short leaves biuncial, larger flowers &c. + 
246, Dianth. ensiformis Raf. Just. do Walt. 
pedunc. Mx, &c, repens, caulib. herb, 4gonis 
acutangulis erectis,fol. sess, lin. lanc. acutis sub- 
repandis, pedunc. 4gonis fol. subeq. capit. spica- 
tis—such is the most common kind from New 
England to Carolina and Missouri. 
247, Dianth. humilis Raf. Just. do O.—re- 
pens, caulib. adscendens, costatis, fol. sess. obl, 
vel. cuneatis obtusis subintegris, pedunc. fol. 
longior angulatis, fl, spicatis—Alabama to Lou- 
isiana, 2 sp. have also been blended in J. humi- 
lis, this is small, semipedal or less. 
248, Dianth. heterophyla Raf. caule recto 
acutang. fol. subsess. ellipt. vel ovatis vel. obov. 
vel. obl. integris vel repandis, sepe obtusis, ped. 
fol, subeq. spicatis—Carol. to Florida, pedal, 
leaveslarge quite variable, not at all humble, 
spike often of 5 remote flowers. 
