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as loTig as the caljx. Germs numerous, on a subulate receptacle, 

 which after the decay of the corolla extends and becom s finally near- 

 \y two inches long. Seeds (t:apsules? cariopsides, DecanuolieJ sessile 

 closely apprcssed. rhomboidal, acuminate at the summit. 



I can perceive no difference between this plant and the European 



species. 



Found near Augusta, Georgia, by Dr» Leavenworth, 

 Flowers iu the spring. 



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Polygonum Fiwbriatum. 

 P spicis pa?hicu]atis ; 



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Spikes 



paniculate ; 

 fl iiibus solitariis, liiiibri- | flowers soIitary,fimbnate; 

 atis; ochrr-is tiuncatis, ci- I stipules truncate, fring. 



foliis linearibus, ed ; leaves linear, acute 



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at each end 



utrinque acutis. K 



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Perennial ? Stem about 2 feet highy terete, glabrous, branching. 

 Stipules truncate^ glabrous, fringed. The small bi anches« from the 

 long fringes of the stipules, appear hairy. Leaves alternate, linear^ 

 acute at each end, sessile, nervose, glabrous- Flowers in crowded 

 sp'kes. Spikes paniculate Flowers solitary at each joint, envelop* 

 ed at base with a bracteal sheath, which is oblique, and terminated at 

 the summit with a long awn. Corolla white, the segments sometimed 

 tinged with rose colour near the centre, and finely fimbriate. Sta* 



vtens s, as lonij as the corolla, 

 acuminate at the summit 



Styles 3. Seeds 3 angled, slightlj 



This species should follow the P. polygamum, to which it is closelj 

 allied. 



Grows on the poorest pine barrens, on the high ridges between the 

 Flint and Chatahoochie river, along what is termed the Federal road. 

 Flowers July — October. 



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