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S. C^ESIA, L. A cultivated and branching form, from " Ilort. 

 Chelsea," with unusually racemose-paniculate inflorescence, the S. 

 gracilis of Schrader. There is a depaui^erate indigenous specimen, 

 from "New York, Anderson, 1778," which naturally was thought 

 different, and is ticketed '• S. tenera." There is also one of the 

 more normal form of the species, upon which is founded S. axillaris.^ 

 Pursh. 



S. A5IBIGUA. No native country assigned; but, from the speci- 

 men, it may be probably referred to the European S. Virgaurea. 

 Under this name, also, an altered form of S. latifolia, L., was in 

 early cultivation. 



S. MULTiKADiATA. The Original in Solander's manuscript is from 

 Labrador, 17 Go, and is designated as '■'■ Solidaginis minutce maxime 

 affinis, cujus forte sole varietas radiis plurimis." Upon the same sheet 

 are similar but more dwarfed specimens, of later date, from " North- 

 west Coast, Sledge Island, Dav. Nelson ; " and from the same sta- 

 tion and collector there is a sheet filled with a larger form, which 

 Solander was disposed to refer to S. Camhrica ; on a third sheet 

 are specimens from Kew Gardens, 1780, also from " Gordon ad Mile 

 End, 1777, Decembri," ticketed " var. ramosa" abnormal plants, 

 flowering out of season. 



For the species taken up by Pursh from Herb. Banks., see further 

 on, viz. p. 187. 



m. Of Michaux, Flora Boreali-Americana, 1803. 



It is known through tradition that this work was prepared by 

 L. C. Richard, from the collections of the elder Michaux; but he 

 wholly withheld his name, which therefore cannot be cited. 



Of the twelve species of Solidago, all well determined, four here 

 originate ; viz. — 



S. PAUCiFLOscuLOSA. A peculiar species of the Florida coast, 

 the only shrubby one. 



S. GLOiiERATA. A robust large-flowered species of the Alleghany 

 Mountains. 



S. viRGATA. Proves to be the original S. stricta, Ait. ; vide 

 p. 182. 



S. RETRORSA. Is S. odora, Ait., while the S. odora of Michaux is 

 S. tortifolia, Ell. 



