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| ward. June~ Ai L Stem 1°-1}° high. Leaves 2!—3! longs 
364 ASCLEPIADACEZ. (MILKWEED FAMILY.) 
long as the peduncle; corolla deep red; leaves of the crown oblong, erect, 
bright orange, more than twice as long as the subulate incurved horn andthe  — 
short-stalked gynostegium ; follicle lanceolate, minutely pubescent. — Marshes, 
Florida, and northward. June and July. — Stem 2°-4° high. Leaves 6! an 
long. Corolla 3” - 4" long. 
11. A. Curassavica, L. Stem somewhat shrubby, branching, slightly 
pubescent, leafy to the summit; leaves thin, lanceolate, acuminate, smooth; 
umbels corymbose, long-peduncled, 8 -~ 10-flowered, pubescent ; pedicels much 
shorter than the peduncle ; corolla scarlet ; leaves of the crown bright orange, 
oblong, erect, longer than the stalked gynostegium, shorter than the thick in- 
curved horn ; follicle ovate-lanceolate, velvety. — South Florida. Arribaa 
— Stem 19-2? high. Leaves 3'-4'long. Corolla 3” long. : 
, + + + Leaves opposite, ovate or oblong, more or less cordate, nearly wilt 
12. A. rubra, L. Smooth; stem simple, naked at the summit; Jeaves 
ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, rounded or slightly cordate at the base, 
very short-petioled ; umbels 1-3, terminal, sessile, few-flowered ; lobes of the 
corolla lanceolate, acute, reddish-purple ; leaves of the crown oblong, acute, 
purplish, barely longer than the subulate incurved horn, and twice as long 8 
the short-stalked gynostegium ; follicle smooth. (A. laurifolia, Michz. jara 
pine barrens, Georgia, and northward. June - July. — Stem 2°- 4° high. Leaves 
2' — 4! long. 
13. A. obtusifolia, Michx. Smooth and somewhat glaucous; stem erect; 
leaves oblong, undulate, mucronate, cordate and partly clasping at the baso; 
umbels 1—3, lateral and terminal, long-peduncled, many-flowered ; 
greenish-purple; leaves of the crown truncated and somewhat toothed at tho | 
apex, rather longer than the gynostegium, much shorter than the 
incurved horn; follicle smooth. — Sandy soil, Florida, and northward. June- 
July. — Stem 20 -3° high. Leaves 2! - 3! long, the midrib very broad. 
lobes 3" long. Pedicels pubescent. 
14. A. amplexicaulis, Michx. Smooth and pies on stem decpnines 
very leafy ; leaves large, fleshy, ovate, obtuse, cordate and clasping at the bas’ 
veined with white ; umbels 3-6, lateral and terminal, mang Sores the i» 
and slender pedigels shorter than the peduncle ; corolla ash-color ; ves of 
crown oval, obtuse, white, longer than the gynostegium, and the ar veni 
horn.— Dry sandy pine barrens, Florida to North Carolina. ie and BN 
—Stems several, 1°-2° long. Leaves 4'—5' long, the midrib 
prominent. 
ee ee oer, ones E * 
15. A; quadrifolia, Jacq. Somewhat pubescent; stem slender, "M E 
leaves thin, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, contracted into a petiole, dun de E 
beneath; umbels 2~5, many-flowered, the slender peduncle longer than ice 
pedicels ; corolla pale-ink; leaves of the crown white, oblong, obtuse, ' 
