PENTANDRIA MONOGYieiA, 889 



reti;iamis alternis; co- I nearly terete; brandies 

 rolla alba. E. j alternate j corolla white* 



Pursh, L p, 13&. 



Cldronia pauiculata, Mich. 1. p. 146. 



S'm 1—2 feet high, nearly terete^ slightly marked by a decurrent 

 line, much and diffusely branched ; branched alternate. Leaves linear- 

 bceolate, or linear. Ti.be of the calyjc very small ; segments seta- 

 cms, shorter than the corolla. Corolla 5 parted ; segmeAts lanceo- 

 «te. Filaments short. Anthers revolute. 



Though the description of Michaux applies more peculiarly to th© 

 ^-corjmbosa, yet as this species was certainly included, and is the 

 «Iyone to vvhicli the term paniculata is correctly applicable, I have 

 werred to him here. 



Grews in damp pine barrens. Common* 

 Flowei's July— October. 





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2. Corymb osA. Baldwin. 



S. foJiis ovatis, acutis, Leaves ovate, acute, 

 •ircte sessilibus ; caule closelysessile; stem near- 

 ^ubangulato j floribus co- ly square ,• flowers in co- 

 O'nibosi^ 5 corollis albis. | rymbs j corolla white, 



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Chironia lanceolata, Walt. p. 



, ^^w erect, nearly square ; branches near the summit, oppo3it«, 



achiate Leaves somewhat amplexicaule, sometimes obtuse Co- 



generally 6 parted, much Iou<;er than the calyx. Stamens 



-i 



'"Ik 



S^neralij 6. 



^ Ijis and the preceding species have evidently been confounded ia 

 ^* ^- lanceolata of Walter and paniculata of Michaux, yet they are 

 ^*J 'distinct. 



_l« Dr. Baldwin I am indebted for calling my attention to the white 

 H,i= species of Sabbatia, and pointing out^the peculiar features of 



timies 



He has remarked also that tliis con- 



^ 'n flower but a short time. 

 ^Cj^^y be worthy of remark, that the corolla of this species 

 Mnf^^^ "^ drying to a deep orange colour, while ia the otliers it 



Varil""l' ^ P**^ white. 



f^^S^stifnlia J ; with leaves linear-lanceolate, sometimes 



hnear ; segments of the calyx subulate, nearly as long as tlie 



corolla. 



f,olata of Walter. 



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