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sis, petiolis teretib. pubescens, foliolis ovatts 

 acutis 2-5fidis, utrinque reticul. supra scabris, 

 subtus villosis lutescens, drupis globosis villosis 

 luteis — Florida to Louisiana, my specimen in 

 fruit deeply umbilicate quite yellow very hairy ; 

 leaves firm and thick, a very large vine : for the 

 Louisiana plant, see flora Lud. for a long ac- 

 count, but fruit not described there ; very dif- 

 ferent froni all. 



571, FESTANIA Raf, (bot.^diff. Sumacus, 

 cal. urceol. 5fidus,petalis minimis obl. obt. stam. 

 5 subsessil, fl. fem . . . foL ternatis^ foliolis 

 omnis sessilib, fl. panic — at least a subg. leaves 

 disposed as in Lobadium, flbwers as in Suma- 

 cus. 



Festania nipea Raf. (Rhus do. Coll. herb.) 

 ramuHs fuscatis angul. fol. brevi petiol. foholis 

 sess. ineq- oblongis acutis integris, supra reti- 

 culatis, subtus canis furfuraceis, nervis fulvis — 

 Africa, leavcs small, flowers very.minute. 



572, LoBADiuM Raf. N. G. 1819. Torrey 

 has omitted Myrica trifoliata L. in the synon- 

 ymes and has only one sp. (not aromatic) but 

 there are 3 sp. or var. besides his «ew, my Lob. 

 trilobatum, 



Lobadium rupestre Raf. ramis subangul. 

 punctatis, folioUs ovatis acutis grosse serratis, 

 supra glabris subtus pubescens — Virginia, Ken- 

 tucky, Carol. ad rupes. 



573, Lobad. fetidum Raf. ramis teretib. fo- 

 liolis ovatis obovatisque acutis grosse serratis 

 supra scabris, subtus tomentosis fulvescens — 

 Alle^h. Mts. wood fetid, leaves scentless as in 



all. 



574, Lobad. rotundifolium Raf, ramistere- 

 tib, foUoUs subrot, sepe obtusis subintegris vel 



