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428. Pohjf^onnm imhricatum, Raf. mul- 

 ticaule, caulib. l)revis flexuosis vix ra- 

 mosis, fol. imhricatis linearibus. ochreis la- 

 ceris scariosis, axillis unifloris — annual, Ken- 

 tucky, dwarf only 3 to 4 inches. 



429. Polygonum angustifolium Raf. caule 

 erecto flexuoso ramoso, fol. longis. linear! b. 

 angustis, ochreis integris, axillis unifloris — On 

 the Sea shore and islands of Jersey and Vir- 

 ginia, pedal different from P. tenue. 



430. Discolenta sccibra Raf. Polyg. lapa- 

 thifol. of Amer. hot, non alis. Caule erecto 

 subramoso, fol. longe lanceolatis acuminatis 

 scabris, infimis petiolatis, ochreis laceris, spiels 

 paniculatis gracilis carneis — North America, 

 2 or 3 feet, large leaves, 6 to 8 inches long. 



431. Mitesia dlrergens Raf. caule nodoso 

 dichotomo ramis divergens vel retroflexis debi- 

 lis, fol- sessilis longis lineari lanceol. glabris, 

 ochreis ciliatis, spicis filiformis carneis — annual 

 in Kentucky, singular sp. with widely spread 

 branches. 



432. Peidalis linearis Raf. caule simplex 

 .nodoso, foli is linearib. elongatis, margine gla- 

 bris, ochreis ciliatis, spicis plurimis filiformis 

 rubiis — Carol, and Florida, one or two feet, 

 flowers very small sessile and pedicellate. 



433. GoNOiXcrs Raf. (k' lees swelled) I have 

 to add here a very lingular Genus, that unites 

 many anomalies on the same spikes. Polygam. 

 cal vix coloratus, \\\Qi\. 4-5fidus 2-3ext. major, 

 stam. 6-8, ovar. et Sem. trigonis vel lenticula- 

 ris, stylis brevis 2-3, stig. capitatis. Flores Spi- 

 catis, mascuUs el su perms sepe ^jidis. There- 

 fore this appears to unite the characters of 

 Ibrara, i^eiiialts and Mitesia, yet differs 

 from all by the calix less divided, hardly color- 



