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lower sparingly toothed, often crowded in the axils or whorled, acute 
at the base; scales of the involucre obtuse. — Sterile soil, Massachusetts 
to Penn, and southward near the coast. — Plant 1°- 2° high. 
3. E. leucdlepis, Torr. & Gr. Minutely pubescent; stem 
simple; leaves linear-lanceolate , closely sessile, 1-nerved, obtuse, ser¬ 
rate, rough both sides ; corymb hoary; scales of the involucre with 
white and scarious acute tips. — Sandy bogs, Long Island and New 
Jersey. — Leaves not clustered in the axils. 
4. E. altissimum, L. Stem stout and tall (3°-7° high), 
downy; leaves lanceolate, tapering at both ends, conspicuously 3- nerved, 
entire or toothed above the middle, the uppermost alternate; corymbs 
numerous, dense; scales of the involucre obtuse , shorter than the 
flowers. — Dry soil, Penn, to Wisconsin. — Leaves 3'-4' long, some¬ 
what like those of a Solidago. 
5. E. silblim, L. Roughish-hairy; leaves oblong-lanceolate, 
coarsely-toothed, veiny; heads clustered in the corymb; scales of the 
involucre closely imbricated, rigid, narrowly lanceolate, pointed, white 
and scarious above, longer than the fowers. — Sandy and barren places, 
New Jersey and southward. — Stem 2° high : heads very white. 
6. E. teucrifblium, Willd. Roughish-pubescent; leaves 
ovate-oblong and ovate-lanceolate , obtuse or truncate at the base, slight¬ 
ly triple-nerved, veiny, coarsely toothed towards the base, the upper 
ones alternate; branches of the corymb few, unequal; scales of the in¬ 
volucre oblong-lanceolate, rather obtuse, at length shorter than the flow¬ 
ers. (E. verbenaefolium, Michx.) —Low grounds, Massachusetts to N. 
Jersey and southward near the coast. — Stem 2°— 3° high: leaves 
sometimes cut into a few very deep teeth. 
7. E. rotundifolium, L. Downy-pubescent; leaves round¬ 
ish-ovate, obtuse, truncate or slightly heart-shaped at the base, deeply 
crenate-toothed, triple-nerved, veiny, roughish; corymb large and 
dense ; scales of the (5 -flowered) involucre linear-lanceolate, slightly 
pointed. — Dry soil, Rhode Island to New Jersey near the coast, and 
southward. — Leaves l / -2 / long. 
8. E. pubescens, Muhl. Pubescent; leaves ovate, mostly 
acute, slightly truncate at the base, serrate-toothed, somewhat triple- 
nerved, veiny ; scales of the 7 - Q-flowered involucre lanceolate , acute. 
(E. ovatum, Bigel.) — Massachusetts to New Jersey, near the coast. 
— Like the last, but larger, &c. 
9. E. sessilifolium, L. Stem tall (4°-6°) and smooth, 
branching; leaves lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, tapering from near the 
rounded sessile base to the sharp point, serrate, veiny, smooth ; coiy mb 
very compound, pubescent; scales of the 5- (or 5-12-?) flowered in¬ 
volucre oval and oblong, obtuse. — Copses and banks, Massachusetts 
to Wisconsin. — Leaves 3 f - 6' long. 
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