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tonia, diftering from all by the bearded corolla 

 inside, concealing the anthers and stigma — 

 Type E. jnitnilum. Caule pumilo erecto basi 

 nudo, fol. imis imbricatis, linearib. acutis marg. 

 revolutis, capsulis obov. pubescens — Mts. Apal- 

 aches, in Wasioto hills of East Kentucky, an- 

 nual, biuncial, 11. axill. solitary, sessile, rather 

 large, whitish, capsule large. 1 can find no syn- 

 onym to this plant, and it is probably quite new, 

 discovered in 1823. Autik. bot. and Ic. rar 



197. CoiviARUM L. PancGvia Heist. Ad. Some 

 late botanists have rejected this linnean G. and 

 made it a mere section of Potenfilla ; yet it is 

 as distinct as Tormentilla and Fragaria; it 

 comes nearest this last; but has a larger folia- 

 ceous colored cadix 10-14 parted, petals shorter. 

 5 to 7 and red; receptacle and fruit ovate simi- 

 lar thick, but fungose instead of fleshy, besides 

 the pinnate leaves. I can increase it to 3 Spe- 

 cies; all in my Autikon. Only one was known. 

 If Arum is retained Com-arum is a bad com- 

 pound name, Pancovia is better. 



198. Comaruni (or Pancovia or Potentilla) 

 palustre L. fol. pinnatis, petiolis vaginatis nudis, 

 foliolis 5-7 ellipt. grosse serratis subtus pallidis, 

 fl. corymbosis petalis ovatis acuminatis — In Eu- 

 rope and Sibiria ; it has even 2 varieties or devi- 

 ations. I stipulatum stipulis parvis lanceol. pe- 

 talis ovatis ligulatis obtusis — 2 villosum, foliis 

 villosis. Pluk. t.. 212. Pers. Probably several Sp. 

 blended yet, as the two next were. 



199. Comarum (Pane. Pot.) digitatum Raf. 

 Caule hirsuto, fol. glabris, digitatis 3-5nis, sti- 

 pulis ovatis, foliolis 3-5 ellipt. basi integris, apice 

 argute serratis, subtus glaucis ; fl. corymbosis, 

 petalis ovato lanceol. acuminatis — North Ame- 

 rica, Canada &.c.: this is C. palustre of all the 



