102 AUT. BOT. 



714, Pyr. asarifolia Mx. to which Radi has 

 refered P. chlorantha, virens, convoluta ; but 

 his 4 var. figured offer 4 distinct sp. therefore I 

 must describe min^ — petioliselongalis ; fol. sub- 

 cord, subrot. obt. et retusis integris membr. vix 

 reticulatis, scapo vix angul. sq. 2 obi. acutis, ra- 

 cemo multifl. bract, ped. eq. — New England, 

 Canada, 4 to 8 inches, leaves uncial like those 

 of Asarum virginicum, fl. many from 5 to 10, 

 fl. medial. 



715, Pyr. ovata Raf. petiolis brevis, fol. 

 ovatis obtusis integris vix retic. scapo angul. 

 contorto 8-10 fl. sq. 2 lanced, ac. bract, similis 

 eq. — Allegh. Mts. leaves and fl. larger than in 

 last. 



716, Pyr. subcordata R. petiolis longis, fol. 

 ovatis obt. subcord. integris membran. vix ner- 

 vosis, scapo angul. 6-lOfl. sq. 1-3 obi. acum. 

 bract, similis eq. — Germany and England, sent 

 me as P. rotundif. again, medial between last 

 and P. petiolaris, 8 or 10 inches high, petiols 2 

 inches, leaves 1, flowers small. 



717, Pi/r. virgata R. repens, folia unica mi- 

 nima subrot. retusa integra vix nervosa, petiolo 

 subeq. scapo virgato angul. subnudo basi sq. 2 

 subulatis, apice G-8fl. laxo, bract, subul. ped. 

 brevior, — Apalachian Mts. semipedal, leaf mi- 

 nute l-3d of inch, flowers small ; of subg. Toxi- 

 lis, perhaps the P. aphyla of Amer. botanists. I 

 lack P. dentata and picta. 



BRAXILIA Raf. diff. Pyrola, cal. 5part. 

 petalis vix patens, stam. rectis brevis, stylo bre- 

 vis recto, stigma 5dent. &c. 



718, Braxilia parvifolia Raf. Pyrola minor 

 L. O. fol. ovatis acutis serrulatis mucronatis pe- 

 tiolis eq. caule apice nudo squamis 3-4 lane, 

 acutis racemo paucifl. subsecund. fl. nutans, pe- 



