54 NEW SYLVA 



in Eaton, nor any of the above shrubby Labiate. 



MONOGRAPH OF CEANOTHUS. 



This pretty and useful natural Genus de- 

 serves a complete examination, being now great- 

 ly increased in species: they are all small 

 shrubs, or bushes, but some are perennials. 

 Linneus had only one, Michaux, Bigelow, Nut- 

 tal Hooker and myself have added many others, 

 altho' Eaton enumerates only 6. All have es- 

 tival white flowers in thyrsoid corymbs, but C. 

 azureus has blue flowers. Leaves alternate 

 with short petiols. Roots red and medical see 

 my Med. flora. This G. commonly united to 

 the Rhamnides, rather belongs to the Phylici- 

 des with Phylica, Bumalda, Brunia, Hovenia, 

 Colletia, &c, having all fruits coccular as in 

 Euphorbides ; but the stamens are opposed to 

 petals and often inserted thereon. The Asiatic 

 and African sp. of this G. appear to form pecu- 

 liar genera, the asiatic form the G. Carpode- 

 tus, the polynesian the G. Pomaderis, and the 

 African must form my G. Hi/pt,ma, see fl. tel. 



607. CEANOTHUS OFFICINALIS Raf. Med. fl. 

 2 p. 205. Americana L. and Authors, now be- 

 come an absurd name, the whole G. being 

 American Shrubby, branches terete smooth 

 fuscate leaves ovatoblong acum. serrate trinerve 

 pubescent and pale beneath, petiols pubescent, 

 base rounded, panicles lax terminal or on long 

 peduncles angular, pubescent, pedicels gemi- 

 nate or fasciculate from Canada to Alabama 

 and Louisiana, 2 or 3 feet high, leaves 2 or 3 

 inches long, end often obtuse altho' acuminate, 

 flowers very small, panicles often with one or 

 two small leaves. Var. 1. Ovatus, leaves 

 rather oval, 2 Acutus all the leaves acute, 3 



