of AUS. BOT. 
388, DIPLEINA Raf. diff. Actea fc, cal. 
colorato 4sepalo, petalis 4 ineq. unguic, obl; 
stam. plura filif, antheris obov. pistilis 1-2 ova- 
tobl. sessilib. stig. sess. magno plano. fol. bi- 
tern. fl. umbellatis.—Very striking G. by um- 
bellate habit, probably blended with Actea and 
Blondia (see fl. tel. 279) by authors. E cannot 
tell if the fruits are berries or capsules. The 
name implies that the single pistil is often dou- 
bled in the same umbel. 
Direna umbellata Raf. glabra. fol. 2-3fur- 
catis biternatis, foliolis 6-9ineq. sess, vel petiol. 
obliq. ovatis incisis acutis, terminalis trifidis ; 
umbelis term. 3-5floris, bract. 2-3subulatis—Si- 
biria, sent me as an Actea! same habit, long 
petiols, folioles very unequal 1 or 2 uncial, flow- 
ers rather large white, calix rounded. t 
389, Hetenium discovatum Raf. new fl, 942 
Florida. 
390, Hel. anceps. Raf. n, fi. 943— Florida. 
891, Hel. flexuosum R. n. 8. 944--Wabash. 
492, Hel. dichotemum. R. n. fl. 945 West 
Kentucky. 4 * 
m» Hel. traxilum R. n. fl..946— Illinois. 
394, Hel. cuneifosium Raf. caule subalato 
corymboso, fol. cuneatis obtusis-integris angus- 
tis supra scabris, pedunc. filif.. disco globoso— 
Unaka Mts, annual? ultra pedal, leaves small 
uncial, radical often oblong: flowers rather small, 
calix obl, linear obtuse, + 
395, Hel tenuifoliam Riddell JMpt..cayle.nn- 
gulato ramoso: subumbellato, ramis. 1:9... fel. 
tenuiter linearib, obtusis integris imbrieatis, ax- 
illis foliosis fascicul. pedunc. filif. perianthis se- 
palis dinear. disco. glob.—Ljouisiana at Lake 
Pontchartrain, very distinct sp. disc, by Rid- 
dell, stem 10 to 20 inches high, leaves uncial 
