^iO AUT. BOT. 



patulis, pedunc. 4gonis fol. brevior, capitulis 

 paucifl. — Carol. Florida, this and all the North 

 Araer. sp. of this G. belong to my subg. Eupo- 

 dantlies fl. T. 977, so natural as to have been 

 made a single sp. by some. This has long nar- 

 row leaves obt. triuncial. small heads and 

 flowers. 



244, Dianth. longifolia Raf. caule herb, cos- 

 tato rigido, tbl. sess. lanceol. acutis longissirais, 

 basi cuneatis integris patulis, pedunc. brevis sul- 

 catis, capitulis depressis — found in R. Susque- 

 hannah, akin to last, but robust with large broad 

 leaves^ 4 to 6 inches long, perhaps a remarka- 

 ble deviation. 



245, Dianths repanda Raf. caule rigido cos- 

 tato, fol. adpressis sessil. oblongis repandis,apice 

 obtusis callosis, pedunc. longissimis 4sulc. sub4fl, 

 — very distinct sp. from Arkanzas, smaller,with 

 short leaves biuncial, larger flowers &c. f 



246, Dianth. ensiformis Raf. Just, do Walt, 

 pedunc. Mx, &c, repens, caulib. herb, 4gonis 

 acutangulis «rectis,foK sess, lin. tanc. acutis sub- 

 repandig, pedunc. 4(gonis fol. subeq. capit. spica- 

 tis — such is the most common kind from New 

 England to Carolma and Missouri. 



247, Dianth. humiUs Raf. Just, do O. — ^re- 

 pens, caulib. adscendens, costatis, fol. sess. obi. 

 vel. cuneatis obtusis subintegris, pedunc. foL 

 longior angulatis, fl, spicatis — Alabama to Lou- 

 isiana, 2 sp. have also been blended in J. humi- 

 lis, this is small, semipedal or less. 



248, Dianth. heterophyla liaC caule recto 

 acutang. fol. subsess. ellipt. vel ovatis vel. obov. 

 vel. obi. integris vel repandis, sepe obtusis, ped. 

 fol, subeq. spicatis — Carol, to Florida, pedal, 

 leaves large quite variable, not at all humble, 

 spike often of 5 remote flowers. 



