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ber of smaller branches with little leaves, terminat- 

 ing with small flower clusters loosely grouped. The 

 stocky stem has broad 



leaves, and grows nearly 

 as tall as S. Canadensis. 

 It is an early-flowering 

 species. 



S. lanceolata is a va- 

 riety whose tall stem is 

 set with narrow leaves 

 without teeth, and is 

 terminated with a dense 

 flat-topped flower clus- 

 ter, which is greenish 

 yellow in color effect. 

 The plume of this varie- 

 ty is too flat and bunchy 

 to be confused with the 

 gracefully curved ones 

 of the other varieties. 



S. tenuifolia is a va- 

 riety similar to 8. lance- 

 olata but with slenderer 



S. Canadensis 



leaves and narrower or 



more club-shaped little flowers. The leaves are one- 

 nerved and rather crowded on the stem ; the flower 

 clusters are smaller than those of S. lanceolata. It 

 grows in sandy ground, and near the coast. 



