103 AUT. BOT. 
714, Pyr. asarifolia Mx. to which Radi has 
refered P. chlorantha, virens, convoluta ; but 
his 4 var. figured offer 4 distinct. sp. therefore I 
must describe mine—petiolis elongatis ; fol. sub- 
cord. subrot, obt. et retusis integris membr. vix 
reticulatis, scapo vix angul. sq. 2 obl. acutis, ra- 
cemo multifl. bract. ped. eq.—New England, 
Canada, 4 to 8 inches, leaves uncial like those 
of Asarum virginicum, fl. many from 5 to 10, 
fl. medial. 
715, Pyr. ovata Raf. petiolis brevis, fol. 
ovatis obtusis integris vix retic. scapo angul. 
contorto 8-10 fl. sq. 2 lanceol. ac. bract. similis 
eq.—Allegh. Mts. leaves and fl. larger than in 
last. 
716, Pyr. subcordata R. petiolis longis, fol. 
ovatis obt. subcord. integris membran. vix ner- 
vosis, scapo angul. 6-10fl.sq. 1-3 obl. acum. 
bract, similis eq.—Germany and England, sent 
me as P.rotundif. again, medial between last 
and P. petiolaris, 8 or 10 inches high, petiols 2 
inches, leaves 1, flowers small. 
717, Pyr. virgata R. repens, folia unica mi- 
nima subrot, retusa integra vix nervosa, petiolo 
subeq. scapo virgato angul. subnudo basi sq. 2 
subulatis, apice 6-8f. laxo, bract. subul. ped. 
brevior, —Apalachian Mts. semipedal, leaf mi- 
nute 1-3d of inch, flowers small: of subg. Toxi- 
lis, perhaps the P. aphyla of Amer. botanists. I 
lack P. dentata and picta. 
BRAXILIA Raf. diff. Pyrola, cal. 5part. 
petalis vix patens, stam. rectis brevis, stylo bre- 
vis recto, stigma 5dent. &c. 
718, Braxilia parvifolia Raf. Pyrola minor 
L. O. fol. ovatis acutis serrulatis mucronatis pe- 
tiolis eq. caule apice nudo squamis 3-4 lanc. 
aeutis racemo paucifl. subsecund. fl. nutans, pe- 
