218 D1ADE.LPHIA DECANDRIA* 



Stem 3 — 4 feet high, branching, and with most parts of this plant mort 

 scabrous than any other species we have described. Leaves of a pale 

 green, beautifully veinedjhairy,and scabrous particularly on the under sur-* 

 face, very obtuse at base, common peduncles 2 — 3 inches long. • Stipu- 

 les dilated at base, large, obliquely ovate, acuminate, hairy and persis- 

 tent. Bracteas ovate, lanceolate, hairy. Calyx 4 cleft. Corolla^ times 

 as large as the calyx, purple. Lomentum larger than in any other of our 

 own species, 3 — 6 jointed^ joints somewhat triangular- 



This is one of the species which has been referred to the H. Canescens 

 of Linnaeus — The H. Canescens of Willdenow, is the H. Rotundifolium 

 of Michaux, and our later botanists. I have among my specimens one 

 sent me as the H. Canescens, according to Sir James Edward Smith, in 

 whicli the leaves resemble this very much in shape, size, and colour, but 

 are thinner in their texture, less hairy, less scabrous, not so distinctly ar- 

 ticulate, and the flowers apparently forming much more compact racemes, 

 with bracteas nearly thrice as long as in our plant. 



Grows in dry soils. Very cominon. 



Flowers June and August. 



17. LiNEATUM.- Mich* 



H. caule repente, vi- | Stem creeping^ 

 ridilineato; foliis sub- streaked with green; 

 sessilibus/ trifoliatis, leaves nearly ses- 

 suborbiculatis; racemis ! sile, trifoliate, nearly 

 elon*gatis, laxe parvi- I round; racemes long, 

 floris; lomenti ar- I with small scattered 

 ticulis lenticularibus. flowers; joints of the 



Mich. 2. p. 72. 



pod lenticular. 



If the Stem of this plant had been rigidly erect, it would resemble ve- 

 ry much the H. ciliare of this sketch. If no error has crept into the des- 

 cription of Michaux, his plant has not recently been seen by any of owf 



botanists. 



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Grows in Carolina. Michaux. 



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ZORNIA. 



Calyx campanula- 

 tus, 2-labiatus. Vex- 

 ilium cordatum, revo- 



lutum, Antherm 



Calyx campanU' 

 late, bilabiate. Vex 

 ilium cordate, revo- 



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lute. Anthers alter 



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