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dune, — singular G. of tribe Veronkjoides» the 

 name was an old one of Anagalis. 



Zelioiiros rt^ens Raf. glabra repens assur- 

 gens, fol. sessiL obov. vel obi. obt, pedunc. axil, 

 nnifl. erectis fol. longiorib. calicib. obov. et obi. 

 — Spain or IVf aroco ? small plant 3 to 4 inches 

 Jbigh, leaves few small, fl. large incarnate, calix 

 with segments obt, quiie unequal in size and 

 form, some oblong smaller. 



MEADIA Catesby, Adanson, Dodecathedn 

 L. ^c fine G. chiefly American, now very pro- 

 lific. Linneus chatiged the good previous nam^ 

 to one meaning 12 gods instead of 12 flowers, 

 become quite absurd since these are even sp. 

 with 1 or 3 or few or 20 flowers ! I gave a mo- 

 nograph of it in 1836 Herb. Raf. which I have 

 since improved and increased to 15 sp, all blen- 

 ded under D, meadia and integrifol. Hooker 

 has even in hot. mag. 3620, as D. integrif. a 

 beautiful New G. of Origon Mts. with stamens 

 monadelphous in a tube, stamens connivent 

 unilocular &c, which I have called Exinia pul- 

 r^cZ/a Raf. fol. petiol. cuneatis integris acutis, 

 umbella 8-lOfl. bract, ovatolanc. fl. purp. con- 

 tortis. 



1381, Meadia cordata Raf. monogr. 1. Si- 

 biria, very distinct sp. with leaves pet. cord, lo- 

 bate. t 



1382, M, elUptica R. 2. Allegh. Mts. Ohio. 



1383, M. ovata R. 3. Unaka Mts. Apala- 

 chians. 



1384, M.obovataK. 4. Virginia, Kentucky, 

 var. brevifolia. 



1385, M. serrata R, 5. Illinois, t 



1386, M. parvifolia R. 6. Wasioto Mts. 



1387, M^cuneata R.8. Allegh. Mts. 



1388, M. longifolia R. 9. Kentucky, Illi- 



