DECANDRTA MONOGINIA 



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Tncumbunt. Capsula 5- \ which the anthers rest 



loiujaiis. 



1. LiTtFOLlA. 



K. foliis lonsje petiola- 



Capsiile 5 celled. 



Leaves on 



long 



foot- 



tirf, sparsis, terni?quc, o- ( stalks, scattered and Uy 

 vulihus, conaccis, utriji- | threes, oval, coriaceous, 



sipooth on each side : 



que Isevigatis ; corymhis 

 terminalibus, viscido-pu- 



corynihs teiniinal, viscid 



bescentihus. Mich. i.p. j and pubescent. 



S58. 



Sp. pi 2. p. 600. Walt. p. 138. Pursh, 1. p, 296. 



A shrub 4—12 feet hi<r|i5 with branches very crooked anil irreo;ular. 

 LeaveH perennial, glossy, entire, nearly of the same colour on^each 

 surface. hl(/wers in large terminal corymbs. Corolla somtwhat 

 tup shaped, uith 10 anjrles or prominences (5 of which are larL^er 

 thaii t!ie 



St) on the under side, of a beautiful rose colour, marbfed 

 and variegated with dt'eper abd lighter tints, i^tamens much shorter 

 than the corolla. Germ superior. 



This is pn»bably the most ornamQntal sbrub in the forests of North- 

 Ameriia. [ts foliage is handsome and perennial, and its flowers, 

 Tvhich ae produced in great profusion, are no less ele<^ant in their 

 form than beautiful in their col(»ur. They pos.sess however no fra- 

 grance, and the leaves are said to be deleterious to animals. 



Grows on the sides of hills and along the rocky margins of rivulets. 

 Com?iion in the upper country, not found in the loner, although it 

 descends along the margins of the large rivers to withiii 30 or 40 

 miles of the ocean. Sisters Ferry, on Savannah river. 



Flowers April. 



Ivy bui^h 



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The leaves are generally supposed to be poisonous. According to 

 Barton tliej are often used in Pennsylvania as a remedy for itch 

 anil other cutane;.ii9 diseases A. decoction of the leaves is used 

 as a wash, or the powdered leaves may be mixed with hog's lard &q4 

 applied as an ointment. * 



2. Angus riFDLTA. 



K. foliis ternis, [)etIo- j Leaves by threes, pe 

 latis, oblongift, obtusi«, | tiolate, oblona;, obtuse 



' ^ D' 1 ^-.«— , I v^v^,«iv/, yMllLKJUQ,, V^.^V«^V^j 



subfu«subferrugifjeis;co- | sligbtly ferruscinous un- 

 rvmbis laleraIil)UvS ; brae- ' ' * ... 



teis Vinearibus ; peduncu- , 



Ks calycibusque glaiidu- j dundes and 



demeaih ; corymbs late- 

 ral ; bracteas linearj pe- 



cov- 



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