102 ALT. BOT. 



714, Pyr. asarifolia Mx. towhich Radi has 

 refered P. chlorantha, virens, convoluta ; birt 

 his 4 var. figured offer 4 distinct sp. therefore l 

 must describe min^ — petioliselongatis ; fol. sub- 

 cord. subrot. obt. et retusis integris membr. vix 

 reticulatis, scapo vix angul. sq. 2 obl. acutis, ra- 

 cemo multifl. bract. ped. eq. — New England, 

 Canada, 4 to 8 inches, leaves uncial like those 

 of Asarum virginicum, fl. miiny from 5 to 10, 

 fl. mediai. 



715, Pyr. ovata Raf. petioiis brevis, fol. 

 ovatis obtusis integris vix retic. scapo angul. 

 contorto 8-10 fl. sq. 2 lanceoi. ac. bract. similis 

 eq. — Allegh. Mts. ieaves and fl. iarger liian in 

 last. 



716, Pyr. subcordala R. pctiolis longis, fol. 

 ovatis obt. subcord. integris membran. vix ner- 

 vosis, scapo angul. 6-lOfl. sq. 1-3 obl. acum. 

 bract, simiiis eq. — Germany and Engiand, sent 

 me as P. rotundif. again, medial between last 

 and P. petioiaris, 8 or 10 inches high, petiols 2 

 inches, leaves 1, flowers smail. 



717, Vyr. virgata R. repens, folia unica mi- 

 nima subrot. retusa integra vix nervosa, petioio 

 subeq. scapo virgato angui. subnudo basi sq, 2 

 subuiatis, apice G-8fl. iaxo, bract. subul. ped. 

 brevior, — Apaiachian Mts. semipedal, leaf mi- 

 nute l-3d of inch, flqwers smaii : of subg. Toari- 

 lis^ perhaps the P. aphyia of Amer. botanists. I 

 lack P. dentata and picta. 



BRAXILIA Raf. diff. Pyrola, cal. Spart. 

 petalis vix patens, stam. rectis brevis, styio bre- 

 vis recto, stigma 5dent. &c. 



718, Braxilia parvifolia Raf. Pyrola minor 

 L. O. foi. ovatis acutis serrulatis mucronatis pe- 

 tiolis eq. caule apice nudo squamis 3-4 lanc. 

 aeutis racemo paucifl. subsecund. fl. nutans, pe- 



