46 Botanical Excursion to the Mountains of North Carolina. 
glabrous and narrow-leaved variety of C. senifolia (C. stellata, 
Nuit.) which alone occurs in this region; Melanthium Virgini- 
cum, which is a very handsome plant, with the flowers cream- 
colored when id first expand; and Stenanthiuwm oneuniie 
$3. state subequaliter dent 
corymboso-paniculata. 
lata. 
8. P. Torrer (Benth.) : prs subsequaliter 4 dentato, dentibns subulatis “bracteisque 
pubescenti-canescentibus, 
tis vix serratis basi in pein bovine sensim angustatis, eaule, stricto pubescente. 
—P. a Nutt. gen. 2. p. 337 © 
Ha 
b. in Nova C Novum Eboracum, ubi frequens; etiam in Caro- 
lin; a Australi, pe ‘Bent Lab up—Faien iquantum m P. lun faci 
once foliis longioribus (m inus rigidis) basi ah en attenuatis, verticillastris: contractis 
nec capitatis, bracteis : plerngte ubulatis maenaprne ssis, dentibus eee gracili ioribus, 
9. B.rmLosum (Nuit) : vealyce subi q lite d Jentib 
bracteisque iis | lati subintegerrimis basi scuiie akeeselitng 
See Eg i; “1 
P. muticum, Benth. Lab. p. ieee partim.—Variat, 1, calyce fere equaliter 5-dentato;. 
2, dentibus calycinis 3 Gacctiniibees basi manifeste coalitis; et, ni fallor, 
8. LEPTODON : Beco fere eequaliter dentato, dentibus longioribus e basi lato acumina- 
tis vel atten teisque yilloso-canis.—An 3? 
Hi civita ae occidentalibus, ab Ohio et T: 1 Mi 
Var. 8. in ap ait Ashe, Carol. Sept. legimus : ‘etiam: cl. “Boykin ne Georgia mip 
cies ab P. mutico certissime ae seme pomeseers! foliis minus rigidis basi 
tatis, dentibus Fat den Meeninagiciasist aia ape — hesbaluagy 
10, P. Muricum it di brevibus 
bracteisque muticis Sar ie vissima ‘canescentibus, f foliis rr ovati« vel ovato-lanceo- 
; serratis basi rotundatis (nunc subcordatis) sessilibus subpetiolatisve, 
pate cauteqtic laxe maihadaadl glabris aut tenuiter subtomentosis, summis dealba- 
“ stemum muticum, Micha. fl. 2. p. 6. t. 32. ~ aan tt muticum, Benth. 
le.  partm 
4] 
Folia wel Hs nunc exacte ovata, nunc 
ov ga vel sublanceolata, interdum serrata ut in icone Michz., haud rarius serra- 
turis ee: vel absoletie, basi seminge rotundata. "Vorticillastri capituliformes, 
Ovaria calva. 
“a 4, “Calyx equaliter aenatis: Vertiillastri dens dense capit ferme, bracteis rigidis adpres- 
sis suffulti, numerosi, paniculato-corymbosi, fere omnes risen subfasciculati. Co- 
roll labia brevia. Ovaria calva. Folia sessilia, angusta, crebr 
oak P. mpage iebere hag dentibus. Carey pape  Srmpissleniiets (swepe acutis) 
aise glabriusenlis b i obtusi ilibus, d angulas put Fig a) yi aus 
Virgini nicum, Miche. 
Variat foliis nunc lato-lanceolatis, nunc anguste linearibus, rarissime (spec. in herd. J, 
pec 
Carey, vidi) subserratis. Stamin a sepius inclusa, haud rarius vel duo vel omnia exserta, 
labia corolle subse ot 
pei dimeclalom beats. boeapinque ts es 
Bractee eur att breviores. Ovaria sapius. calva. "Palia vin tin 
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