8 AUf . BOT. 



oblong and elliptic, acute acnminate or ob- 

 tuse ; there is nothing permanent but the 

 short petiols, margin serrulate, and pale or 

 glaucous lower surface. Capsules conical 

 villose in all. 

 Cyrilla L. &c, the racemijlora of Mx, dis- 

 tinguished from the antillana is as Variable 

 in leaves as the last G. tne only perman^nt 

 characters are the entire leaves with reticu- 

 late nerves on both sides ; but I have foond 

 in the fruit characters for 3 distinct blended 

 species. 



24, Cyr. polystachia Raf. fol. reticul. {xcllidis 

 mediocris petiolatis, infimis obov. obtusis, 

 imis cuneatis acutis ; racemis fascicul. elon- 

 gatis, bracteis subul. brevis, capsulis subglo- 

 bosis — Louisiana and Florida near wat^s, 

 leaves 2 or 3 inches long, of a yellowish green, 

 racemes 6 to 8 inches. 



25, C«/r. parvifoUa Raf. fol. retic. subscssilib. 

 virens parvis, oblongis vel cuneatis obtj vel 

 acutis vel acum. racemis iasoic. abbreviatis, 

 bract. subul. ped. subeq. capsulis oyatis— 

 Florida and Alabama, leaves small mostiy 

 uncial, racemes 3 to 5 inches long. 



26, Ct/r, fuscata Raf. fol. reticul. brevipetiol. 

 fuscatis amplis, sepe ellipt. obtusis, nonnaiis 

 obl. cuneatis ; racemis geminis ternisque ab- 

 breviatis, bracteis subul. pedic. eq. capsulis 

 oblongis — Alabama and Geora^ia, leavesmost 

 ly 3 to 4 inches long of a dark fuscate color 

 above, paler beneath, racemes 4 or 5 inches 

 long — all these shrubs have evergreen coria- 

 ceous leaves; but their shapes and color, 

 with bracts and capsules are permanent dis- 

 tinctions. 



27, Florkea uliginosa W. &c — Pennsylv. to 



