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. 1160, Tursitis fllifera Raf. pubescens, cau- 
lib. panctatis prostr. petiolis brevis, fol! ovatis 
sagittatis acutis, pedunculis filif. flexuosis ramo- 
sis bracteis ovatis, calicib. ovatobl. subeq. caps. 
bivalvis—Louisiana, Alab. blended with last by 
our botanists, differing by smaller leaves, pedun- 
cles long slender branched bracteate, as in the 
next. 
1161, Tursitis egyptiaca Raf. Antir. do L. 
P.—South Europe, North Africa, differs from 
last by being smooth suberect, leaves narrow 
hastate, fl. minute. t 
1162. Tursitis rotundifolia Raf. Antir. 
spurium L. P. non omnis? pilosa, caulib. assur- 
ens, fol. subsessilib. ovatis subrotundis obtusis 
integris vel subdent. pedicelis breviusc. calicib. 
ovatobl. calcar obt. caps. bivalvis— Europe,stem 
3 to 6 inches, leaves uncial, the name of spu- 
rium is absurd and has been applied to the 2 
next'also. 
1163, Tursitis flexuosa Raf. pilosa, caulib. 
prostr. flexuosis, fol. subsess. cordatis acutis in- 
tegris, pedic. fol. longior, calicib. ovatis, calcar 
acuto, cal. bivalvis— Europa, stem elongate 
snakelike, leaves small, 3 to 5 lines long. thus 
quite unlike the last. 
1164, Tursitis reniformis Raf. pilosa, cau- 
licib. prostr. reétis, fol. brevi petiol. reniformis 
integris obt. mucronulatis, superis acutis hasta- 
tis. pedic. fol. brevior, cal. ovatobf. subeq.—Si- 
cily, long stiff stem, densely pilose, leaves often 
one inch broad, shorter than broad. 
1165, BPROBATEA Raf. Asarina Moench 
(ad asarum) diff. Antirhinum, corolia basi sac- 
cata, ventricosa clausa, caps. 2valvis, valvis in- 
tegris, sem. centralis muricatis—Prostrata, 
fol. oppos. pet. fl. axil.—very distinci G. habit 
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