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the leaves. With this exception the plants are smooth and glab- 

 rous throughout. The foliage is of a much deeper green than 

 that of Solidago rupcstris and the upper surface of the leaves is lus- 

 trous. The heads are twice as high as those of Solidago rupcstris 

 and suggest those of Solidago odora. The original specimens were 



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in 1872. 



J Solidago Nashil 



Perennial, deep green. Stems erect, 6-10 dm. tall, simple 

 below the rather ample panicle, more or less pubescent, especially 

 above the middle, striate, nearly straight : leaves numerous ; blades 

 linear or narrowly linear, 4-10 cm. long, attenuate at both ends, 

 finely but rather remotely serrate or nearly entire, sessile : heads 

 numerous, 5-6 mm. high, short-peduncled, contiguous : involucres 

 campanulate at maturity, erect : bracts linear-lanceolate to linear, 

 acutish to obtuse, the outer pubescent : flowers 12-17, crowded : 

 rays yellow, 3-4, linear: achenes 1— 1 . 5 mm. long, minutely 

 pubescent. 



In hammocks, middle and peninsular Florida. Spring. 



Plants belonging here have hitherto been referred to Solidago 

 Leavenworthii, but their true relationship is rather with Solidago 

 rupestris and its allies. Like Solidago rupcstris the foliage below 

 the inflorescence is glabrous or nearly so, but the heads are at least 

 twice and often thrice as large and the bracts and flowers more 

 numerous. 



The original specimens are both from Florida. The first one 

 was collected many years ago in Middle Florida by Dr. Chapman. 

 The second was collected by Mr. Nash at Kustis, peninsular 

 Florida in May, 1894, no. 691. 



v Solidago dispersa. 



Perennial, glabrous or nearly so. Stems erect f 8-10 dm. tall, 

 ■ ridged, loosely paniculate above : panicle narrow ; branches slen- 

 der or filiform : leaves rather few ; blades narrowly elliptic to ob- 

 long-lanceolate, 2-10 cm. long, acute or acuminate, serrate, lower 

 ones with winged petioles, upper sessile or nearly so : heads few, 

 loosely disposed, 6-7 mm. high ; terminal ones often drooping : 

 involucres turbinate-campanulate at maturity: bracts narrowly 

 oblong to linear, obtuse, with green tips : flowers 9-13 : rays yel- 

 low, 2-3, oblong-linear, about 3 mm. long : achenes pubescent. 



