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1 160, Tursitis fllifera Raf. pubesceiis, cau- 

 lib. panctatis prostr. petiolis brevis, foil ovatis 

 sagittatis aciitis, pediinculis filif. flexuosis ramo- 

 sis bracteis ovatis, calicib. ovatobl. subeq. caps, 

 bivalvis — Louisiana, Alab. blended with last by 

 our botanists, differing by smaller leaves, pedun- 

 cles long slender branched bracteate, as in the 

 next. 



1161, Tursitis egilptiaca Raf. Antir. do L. 

 P. — South Europe, North Africa, differs from 

 last by being smooth suberect, leaves narrow 

 hastate, fl. minute, f 



1162, Tursitis rotundifolia Raf. Antir. 

 spurium L. P. non omnis ? pilosa, caulib. assur- 

 gens, fol. subsessilib. ovatis subrotundis obtusis 

 integris vel subdent. pedicelis breviusc. calicib. 

 ovatpbl. calcar obt. caps, bivalvis— Europe,stem 

 3 to 6 inches, leaves uncial, the name of spU' 

 rium is absurd and has been applied to the 2 

 ncxt'also. 



1163, Tursitis flexuosa Raf. pilosa, caulib. 

 prostr. flexuosis, fol. subsess. cordatis acuti&in- 

 tegris, pedic. fol. longior, calicib. ovatis, calcar 

 acuto, cal. bivalvis — Europa, stem elongate 

 snakelike, leaves small, 3 to 5 lines long, thus 

 quite unlike the last. 



1164, Tursitis reniformis Raf. pilosa, cau- 

 iicib. prostr. re<5tis, fol. brevi petiol. reniformis 

 integris obt. mucronulatis, superis acutis hasta- 

 tis, pedic. fol. brevior, cal. ovatobl. subeq. — Si- 

 cily, long stiff stem, densely pilose, leaves often 

 one inch broad, shorter than broad. 



1165, PJIORATEA Raf. Asarina Moench 

 (ad asarum)diff. Antirhinum, coyoX\^ basisac- 

 cata, ventricosa clausa, caps. 2valvis, valvis in^ 

 tegris, sem. centralis muricatis — Prostrata^ 

 fol. oppos. pet, fl. axil. — very distinci G. habit 



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