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nis, Gronov.) Stem paniculate above, ad pressed 

 pubescent, leaves and branches mostly ternate 

 cuneate acute ciliate nearly smooth ; racemes 

 paniculate lax nearly naked, peduncles elon- 

 gate, capsules oblong In Virginia, New Jer- 

 sey and probably elsewhere. This must be the 

 real L. racemulosa of MX. who quotes Grono- 

 vius. Pedal, calix colored of red as in Z. 

 pulchella. 



4. L. FURFURACEA Raf. Pubescent pulveru- 

 lent, stem erect, branches fastigiate above, 

 leaves narrow linear scattered nearly obtuse ; 

 racemules terminal naked,pedicels unequal,ext. 

 cal. subulate very short, internal rounded, cap- 

 sules globose In Kentucky and Illinois, 6 to 

 10 inches high, flowery greenish oatside, with 

 a yellow furfle. Nearest to L. cinerea, easily 

 known by the mealy pubescence and globose 

 capsules. 



5. L. LAXIFLORA Raf. smooth, stem erect 

 paniculate, branches lax, leaves scattered li- 

 near cuneate acuminate ciliate ; racemes scat- 

 tered lax, flowers remote naked, pedicels elon- 

 gate, calix and capsules ovate In New Jersey 

 Pine Woods with L. pulchella, to which akin, 

 difference in leaves chiefly, flowers green not 

 red outside. Var bremfolia semipedal, fl. red- 

 ish, leaves shorter more cuneate hardly ciliate. 



6. L. TENUIFOLIA MX. Elliot or L. verna Raf. 

 L. juncifolia Walter) humble dumose pilose, 

 stems assurgent, branches spreading, leaves 

 scattered subulate linear, racemes paniculate 

 divaricate ; flowers remote axillary solitary, 

 capsules globose large said to grow on the R. 

 Santi of Carolina, and to blossom earlier than 

 any other in April and May, no external calix 

 according to Elliot, yet very near to some E t- 

 diexa with long ext. calix. 



