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&c. var. marit. Pursh Eat. Beck. Branches 

 terete fuscate pubescent, leaves petiolato obo- 

 vate elliptical membranaceous obtuse or acute 

 pubescent beneath, panicles multiflore lax, 

 bracts ovate and oblong, peduncles mostly tri- 

 flore, calix unequal, fruits elliptical purple A 

 small tree 10 to 30 feet high, growing near the 

 sea shores or near streams of the littoral region 

 from New Jersey to Florida, leaves 3 to 4 in- 

 ches long, commonly obovate, sometimes ellip- 

 tical, panicles with many large flowers. Var. 

 rhombifolia Raf. leaves elliptic rhomboidal, 

 base acute, end obtuse, bracts lanceolate. In 

 Delaware, 



707. CHIOIT. OBOVATA Raf. dorningensis ? 

 Lam. Quite smooth, branches terete whitish 

 with round warts, leaves subsessile obovate 

 rounded, base acuminate, apex very obtuse, 

 panicles cymose pauciflore lax, peduncles bi- 

 flore rigid divergent, bracts obovate sessile, ca- 

 lix unequal, fruits ovate acute Hills of Alaba- 

 ma, large leaves 4 to 6 inches long, quite round 

 at the end, firmer and broader than in the last, 

 fewer flowers. Probably also found in the An- 

 tilles and Florida. 



708. CHION. HETEROPHYLA. Raf. virginica 

 MX. Leaves petiolate obovate acute or elliptic 

 acuminate or ovate lanceolate pubescent be- 

 neath, nerves rufous, panicles lax pauciflore, 

 bracts sessile ovate or oblong, peduncles 1-3 

 flore, calix subequal, fruits ovate subacute A- 

 palachian and Wasioto Mts. medial between 

 Ch. maritima and montana. 



709. CHION. MONTANA Raf. virg. I/, var. 

 mont. P. B. E. Branches smooth pale 4an- 

 gular rugose with oblong warts, leaves firm sub- 



