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16 S. verna Curtis. Hoary pubescent; st. few-leaved, branched nearly naked, 

 loosely pauicled ; lower lvs. finely serrate, ovale, veiny, on margined petioles, the 

 upper lance-ovate or oblong, entire ; scales lance-linear, smoothish ; rays 10 to 

 12, disk lis. 16 to 20; ach. pubescent. — An early flowering Solidago, in pine 

 barrens, N. Car. to Fla., rare. St. 2 to 3f high, erect or sometimes inclined and 

 the racemes a little recurved. Lowest lvs. 3' by 2', 5-veined, the others partly 

 3-veined. May, Jn. 



17 S. puberula Nutt. Dusty puberulent, simple strict; lvs. lanceolate, entire, atten- 

 uate at base, the lower oblanceolate, subserrato; pan. spicate, erect, deuse but com- 

 pound; pjd. pubescent; scales linear-lanceolate, acute; rays about 10. elongated; 

 disk IK about 13. — Woods, Me. to Ga. St. straight, purplish, 2 to 3f high, ter- 

 minating in a long, thyreoid spiko of dense, appressed racemes. Lvs. very 

 minutely pubescent both sides, the lowest on close, winged stalks. Hds. rather 

 large, bright yellow. Aug. — Oct. (Also S. pulverulenta Nutt.) 



18 S. sempervirens L. St. smooth; lvs. lanceolate, somewhat succulent, 

 smooth, entire, and scabrous on tho margin, subamplexicaul, obscurely 'i-veined ; 

 rac. secund, paniculate; pedicels scabrous-piubescent ; rays elongated 8 to 10, disk- 

 As. 13 to 20. — Marshes along the coast, and river banks, within the influence of 

 the brackish water. St. 3 to 6f high, purplish, somewhat glaucous, with nu- 

 merous long and narrow leaves. lids, large. Rays showy. Sept. (S. laevi- 

 gata Ait.) 



19 S. angustifolia Ell. St. smooth, strict, branched or simplo ; lvs. lance-linear. 

 thick, smooth, entire, sessile, slwrt and erect, l-veined, the lower lanceolate, taper- 

 ing at base ; pan. dense, erect, virgato ; pedicels glabrous, slender ; hds. small, 15 

 to 20-rlowered; rays about 7. — Brackish swamps, S. Car. to Fla. and Tex. Sts. 

 2 to 4f high. Lvs. diminishing upwards, tho highest subulate. Hds. very nu- 

 merous, partly inclined to one side. Scales acute. Sept., Oct. 



20 S. neinoralis Ait. Dusty-subtomentons ; lvs. roughish, acute, obscurely 3- 

 veined, attenuate at base, sub-entire tho lower petiolate ; rac. secund, paniculate ; 

 hds. small ; rays 5 to G, disk-fls. 5 to 7. — Dry fields and roadsides, Can. and U. 

 S. A common, starved-looking species, with a grayish, dusty aspect. Height 1 

 to 2f. Lvs. often fascicled in the axils. lids, with conspicuous rays. Pan. 

 dense, composed of many short racemes, inclining to one side, or often of a 

 single, terminal recurved one. Again, tho stem divides into branches, each bear- 

 ing a panicle. Sept. 



ji. Very slender, minutely puberulent, terminated by a slender spicato (re- 

 curved) panicle. — In woods. Lvs. as long as in S. cassia. 



21 S. rupestris Raf. Smooth, slender ; Its. linear-lanceolate, attenuate at both 

 ends, plainly 'i-veined, entire, or tho lower sub-serrulate ; hds. small, about 15- 

 flowered, in a simple, slender panicle; rays very short. — Ind., Ky., on river banks. 

 St. 2 to 3f high, often branched. Lvs. 2 to 3' long, veins whitish beneath. Aug., 

 Sept. Too near the next. 



22 S. Missouricnsis Nutt. Glabrous, low. simple, slender; lvs. lance-linear, 

 tapering to each end, plainly o-veined, very acute and rough-edged, lower ones 

 With acute, slender serratures, radical, oblanceolate, petiolate; rac. small, in a 

 dense, pyramidal, or somewhat corymbous pan. ; ped. glabrous; scales with greenish 

 tips; hds. small, 12 to lb-flowered. — A delicate species, 1 to 2f high, in dry 

 prairies, 111. and Mo. Lvs.. smooth and shining, lower 3 to 4' by 3 to 5", tho 

 others gradually reduced upwards to minute bracts. Rays about 8. JL, Aug. 



23 S. serotina Willd. St. round, striate, smooth ; lvs. linear-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate, slightly serrate, obscurely 'i-veined, veins beneath pubescent; rac. secund, re- 

 curved, paniculate; ped. pubescent; hds. small, 15 to 20-floioercd. — A smooth 

 species in meadows and thickets, U. S. and Can. St. 3 to Gt' high, very smooth, 

 often glaucous or purple. Lvs. 3 to 5 to 7' long, smooth ; margin scabrous, 

 upper entire. Fls. numerous, forming a more or less compact panicle, inclined at 

 summit. Rays less than 1' long. Sept. — Variablo and scarcely distinct from 

 the next. 



24 S. gigantea Ait. St. smooth, striate ; lvs. lanceolate, serrate with sharp, 

 spreading teeth, margins rough-ciliate, strongly 3-veined ; rac. axillary and loosely 

 panic-led; branches pubescent ; ped. and pedicels hairy ; hds. 13 to 20 flowcrod. — • 



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