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7. L. RECURVATA Raf. Hispid assurgent, 

 branches opposite and ternate, leaves broad 

 oblong acute at both ends ciliate ; racemes spi- 

 cate recur vate unilateral, pedicels very short, 

 sepals oval, capsules globose In Carolina and 

 Virginia, akin to L. tvrnifolia (perhaps the 

 true Menandra of Gr.) leaves and fruit differ- 

 ent, calix redish, seeds convex and concave. 



LECHEA OR LEKEA. 



8. L. MUCRONATA Raf, precis 1814. villosa 

 Elliot 1820, major of Walter and MX not Lin. 

 Villose, stem erect, sterile stems prostrate, 

 leaves opposite and ternate below, chiefly lan- 

 ceolate, mucronate, on short petiols j flowers in 

 compound spikes axillary to foliaceous bracts, 

 ext. sepals acute reflexed in anthesis, internal 

 sepals obtuse, capsules ovate villose. From 

 New England to Carolina, the most common 

 sp. but not the lirmean L. major with leaves 

 rough above, tomentose beneath and scattered 

 flowers j which is the real Cistus Canadensisl 

 Flowers subsessile,ext. sepals linear, adpressed 

 in the fruit, internal sepals lanceolate, petals 

 lanceolate obtuse, commonly 3 seeds oblong 

 acute with an angle inside. Several varieties 

 1. Simplex my original sp. stem nearly simple, 

 leaves oblong cuneate, bracts oblong. 2. Ra- 

 mosa, branches spreading above, leaves ovate 

 lanceolate, bracts lanceolate. Original speci- 

 men sent me by Elliot from Carolina. 3 Ses- 

 siliflora^ leaves lanceolate, petiols very hairy, 

 branches fastigiate, spikes axillary and short, 

 flowers sessile. From Missouri. All peren- 

 nials. 



9. L. HETEROPHYLA Raf. L. minor Smith, 

 stem paniculate above, adpressed pubescent, 



