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tibiis, latere inteiiore ca- | rete, channelled on the 

 naliciilatis;paniculadich- | inner side ; panicle dich- 

 otonia ; floribiis solitariisj j otomous ; flowers solita- 

 sessilibus. E. I ry, sessile. 



J. bufonhis, Walt p. 124, Mich. 1. p. 191. 



Soot perennial, forming very small tufts. Stem 1 — 2 feet high, gla- 

 brous, naked ? Leaves filifoiMn, not nodose, shorter than the stem and 

 sheathing its base. Panicle dichotomous, with the branches unequal, 

 one flower always in the fork. Flowers always solitary, axillary, al- 

 ternate and terminal- One leaf of the involucrtim sometimes longer 

 than the panicle, the otlier much shorter. Leaves of the calyx very 

 acute, nearly equal. Stamens 6. Capsule oval, nearly globose^ 

 Avhen mature as long as the calyx. 



Grovi's in wet pastures, and close, stiff soils j ym^j common. 



Flowers April — May. 



6. BuFONirs. 



J. ciilnio dichotomo ; I Stem dichotomous ; 



foliis angulatis ; floribus | leaves angled ; flo\v«rs 

 solitariis, sessilibus. Sp. j solitary^ sessile, 

 pi. 2. p. SI*, 



Pursh, 1. p. 2oS. 



Root fibrous, annual, forming small tufts. Stem 5 — 6 inches high, 

 terete, leafy, divided towards the summit. Leaves subulate, acutci 

 concave, about as long as the stem, with a short sheath at base. 

 Flowers in a terminal panicle, generally solitary, one in each division 

 of the stem, at the summit frequently by pairs. Three exterior leaves 

 of the calyx longer tlian the interior, all very acute^ membranaceouS| 

 with only the midrib green. Stamens 6. Capsule oblong, shorter 

 than the calyx. 



This species is easily distinguished from the preceding by its hum- ' 

 ble size, its leafy stem, its leaves which though somewhat angled, 

 are subulate, not terete, and its long membranaceous calyx, Michaux 

 may have seen it, but his description applies so exactly to the J, dich- 

 €tomus, which is diffused over every part of the country, that I can* 

 not hesitate in referring his J. bufonius to tliat species, 



Grows around Charleston. Rantowles, Stono river. 



Flowers March — May. 





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J. culmo tripedali, te- [ Stem 3 feet high, te 



reti j foliis linearibus, pla- 1 rete , leaves linear, flat 



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