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SYNGENESIA JE QUA LIS 



nearly twice as long as the involucrum. Style longer than the corolla. 



5e6fZ angled. Pappus scabrous. 



Grows from New-Jersey to Carolina. Pursh. 



Pennsylvania. 

 Flowers August — October. 



JMy specimens are from 



15. CUNEIFOLIUM. 



Willd. 



E. foliis petiolatis, I Leaves on petioles, 



obovato - lanceolatis, obovate 



apice siibserratis, tri- 

 plinervibus, iitrinque 

 pubescenlibus. 



lanceolate, 



slightly serrate at the 

 summit, triplinerved, 



pubescent on each sur- 

 face. 



Sp. pi. 3. p. 1753. Pursh, 2. p. 514. 



Stem terete, pubescent, heaves opposite, pubescent oh hoth surfaces ; 

 the lower obovate, lanceolate, obtusely serrate, slightly petiolate ; the upper 

 petiolate, with a kvf serratures near the summit. Flowers yfhite. ^ 



With this species I am unacquainted, it is however singular that both 

 Willd. and Pursh should quote as a synonyme the E. Marnibium of Walt, 

 which is described as having sessile, deltoid leaves. 



Grows in Carolina. Willd. Pursh. Not above a foot high. Pursh. 



Flowers. 



^^ Involucris rmilti 



Jloris (5 



50.) 



** Inmlucrum many 

 Jlowered, 



\ 



16. Perfoliatum. 



E. 



fohis 



connato 



Leaves connate-per 



perfoliatis, rugosis, foliate, rugose, tomen 

 subtus tomentosisj cau- | tose underneath; stem 

 le villoso. 



Sp. pL 3. p- ir6l. Walt. p. 200 

 E. Connatum. Mich. 2. p. 99- 



villous* 



Pursh, 2. p. 51 6. 



Stem three to six feet high, striate, villous ahuost tomentose, and with tiJ^ 



and 



stirfuce 



!, rugose, slightly pubescent on the 

 Invohicnim niany leaved, (fourteen 



to s^"^"- 



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