80 ACT. BOT. 



nearly 2 inches, but narrow, perforated by 

 glanas as Hypericum. 



553, Am. glauca Raf. petiolis semiteres, 

 folioles 17-21 oppos. petiol. stipulatis puberulis 

 glaucis opacis latoblongis utrinque acutis cus- 

 pidatis, ultima obovata ; racemis obl. cal. gla- 

 bris camp. dentib. brevis acutis subeq. stam. 

 exertis — Missouri, leaves 3 or 4 inches long, fo- 

 Holes half inch: spikes dense short, stamens lon- 

 ger than corolla. 



554, Am. retusa Raf. ramis sulcatis, petiolis 

 trigonis, foliolis 11-15 oppos. subpetiol. exstipul. 

 opacis, ovatobl. obt. retusis emarg. muticis con- 

 color subtus tomentosis ; ultima ovata ; spicis 

 obl. cal. acutidens — Apalachian Mts. large 

 shrub, leaves 4 to 6 inches, foholes often uncial, 

 flowers sessile. 



555, Am. flexuosa Raf. glabra, ramuHs 

 flexuosis angul. petiolis trigonis, foHoHs 9-15 

 subopp. petiol. exstipul. perforatis eHipticis obt» 

 cuspid. subtus paHidis, ultima obovata : fl. race- 

 mosis, cal. acutis, legum. clavatis curvis glandu- 

 losis Ispermis — Unaka Mts. of CaroHna, very 

 distinct. folioles half inch long, peduncles often 

 biflore as long as caHx, pod 4 times longer, 

 glands bright warty, seeds oblong. 



556, Am. verrucosa Raf. fruticosa ? L. O. 

 (aU are such) ramuHs rectis subteres furfura- 

 ceis, petioHs subteres, foHoHs sepe 15 opp. et 

 alt. petioHs pubens, stipul. ovato eUipt. obt. vel 

 acutis, inflmis et ultimis ovatis, opacis subtus 

 punctatis paHidis : fl. racemosis, cal. acutis, 

 stam. exertis, lcgum. curvis verrucosis Isp. — 

 Alabama, leaves 6 inches long, foHoles nearly 

 uncial, pod Hke the last, but warts much larger 

 — A. fruticosa of L. included aU our sp. and is 

 yet a doubtful shrub, I have seen 5 sp. under 

 that name. 



