80 AUT. BOT. 
nearly 2 inches, but narrow, perforated by 
Pande as Hypericum. 
553, Am. glauca Raf. petiolis semiteres, 
folioles 17-21 oppos. petiol. stipulatis puberulis 
glaucis opacis latoblongis utrinque acutis cus- 
pidatis, ultima obovata; racemis obl. cal. gla- 
bris camp. dentib. brevis acutis subeq. stam. 
exertis—Missouri, leaves 3 or 4 inches long, fo- 
lioles half inch: spikes dense short, stamens lon- 
ger than corolla. 
554, Am. retusa Raf. ramis sulcatis, petiolis 
trigonis, foliolis 11-15 oppos. subpetiol. exstipul. 
opacis, ovatobl. obt, retusis emarg. muticis con- 
color subtus tomentosis; ultima ovata; spicis 
obl. cal. acutidens—Apalachian Mts. large 
shrub, leaves 4 to 6 inches, folioles often uncial, 
flowers sessile. 
555, Am. flexuosa Raf. glabra, ramulis 
flexuosis angul. petiolis trigonis, foliolis 9-15 
subopp. petiol. exstipul. perforatis ellipticis obt» 
cuspid. subtus pallidis, ultima obovata : fl. race- 
mosis, cal. acutis, legum. clavatis curvis glandu- 
losis Ispermis—Unaka Mts. of Carolina, very 
distinct. folioles half inch long, peduncles often 
biflore as long as calix, pod 4 times longer, 
glands bright warty, seeds oblong. 
556, Am. verrucosa Raf. fruticosa? L. O. 
(all are such) ramulis rectis subteres furfura- 
ceis, petiolis subteres, foliolis sepe 15 opp. et 
alt. petiolis pubens, stipul. ovato ellipt. obt. vel 
acutis, infimis et ultimis ovatis, opacis subtus 
punctatis pallidis: fl. racemosis, cal. acutis, 
stam. exertis, legum. curvis verrucosis lsp.— 
Alabama, leaves 6 inches long, folioles nearly 
uncial, pod like the last, but warts much larger 
—A. fruticosa of L. included all our sp. and is 
yet a doubtful shrub, I have seen 5 sp. under 
that name. 
