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with a brown bark: the leaves smooth, spear-shaped, entire, three 

 inches long, and three quarters of an inch broad: the flowers come 

 out on branching footstalks on the side of the stalks, are ranged on 

 one side, and have a few small leaves under the flowers, which appear 

 at the end of August. It is a native of North America. 



The fifth has smooth erect stalks, a fool and half high: the leaves 

 narrow, smooth, entire, dark green: the flowers in close compact pa- 

 nicles at the top of the stalk ; spike short, clustered : the flowers 

 large, bright yellow, appearing in September. It is a native of North 

 America. 



The sixth species has the lower leaves oval, six inches long, and 

 three broad, ending in acute points, serrate, having several strong 

 longitudinal veins on long footstalks which have leafy borders or 

 wings : the stalks a foot and half high, branching out almost from 

 the bottom, garnished with small, spear-shaped, entire leaves: the 

 branches grow erect, are closely furnished with small leaves, and are 

 terminated by short close spikes of white flowers; or rather, having 

 a yellow disk and a white ray, in close racemes. It is a native of 

 North America, flowering in September. 



The seventh has the stalks two feet high: the lower leaves ovate, 

 stiff, smooth and entire, four inches long, and two inches and a half 

 broad, on footstalks four inches in length ; those on the upper part 

 of the stalk are spear-shaped, entire, and embrace the stalk half 

 round : the flowers in loose, spreading, terminating panicles; spikes 

 short, clustered, bright yellow, appearing in August. It is a native 

 of New England. 



The eighth species has the stalk slender, smooth, a foot and half 

 high : the leaves narrow-spearshaped, two inches long, and half an 

 inch broad, indented on their edges, and ending in acute points: the 

 flowers in a loose terminating panicle, with the spikes closer and 

 thicker towards the top. It is a native of Maryland, flowering in 

 September. 



The ninth has the lower leaves four inches long, and almost two 

 broad ; their footstalks two inches long, having a membrane or wing 



