196 ALT. BOT, 



vol. 3ph. brevis, cyma decomp. congestis, fl. 

 sess. cal. convolutis acutis pallide fuscatis, caps, 

 obov. brevior — Apalachian Mts. sesquipedal, 

 leaves semipedal, fl. pale brown. 



1474, J. creticus Raf. caule folioso tenuis, 

 fol .crassis tenuis elongatis subtus striatis, invoL 

 l-2ph. setaceis, cyma trifida decomp. fl. sessiK 

 calic. scariosis albis lane. acum. ineq. caps. obi. 

 brevior — Creta, Sicily, 4-6inches : one of the 

 many sp. blended in J. buffbnius, which all ap- 

 pear to form a subg. Agatiihyon Raf. by calix 

 very unequal, well caliculate, to it belong J. 

 grandiflorus^ virgnlus and all the next. 



1475, J. pumilus Raf. caule subnudo pumilo 

 cespitoso furcate, fol. setaceis semiteres, invol. 

 2phi fl. subsess. termi^nalis sepe geminis ternis- 

 que, cal fulvesc. lane, acutis, caps, brevior val- 

 vis truncatis retu&is — Europe et Amer. bor» 

 l-2uncial, yet fl. large fulvous. 



1476, J. buffoiiius L.Europe North Amer- 

 ica, cespitose dichot. fl. spicate,caps. valves ob- 

 tuse, leaves flat nervose, several var. flexuosa, 

 gracilis^ maritima, fuha^ but the next ap- 

 pears peculiar, 



1477, J. cesplfoliusHsif. fol. cespitosis tenuis 

 setaceis elongatis canalic. caulib. subnudis filif, 

 sulcatis ad fol. eq. involucris diphylis ineq. flor. 

 congestis 2-10 sessil. fulvis, cal. linearib. cari- 

 natis, capsr subeq. valvis truncatis — Allegh. 

 Mts. 3 to 4 inches, leaves many, stems few, fl, 

 subcymose when more than 3. 



1478, AcoRUS americanus Raf. med. fl. 1. 

 new fl. 57. North Amer. 



1479, Ac. gramineus L. China.t 



1480, Ac. angustatus Raf. scapis angustis 

 compressis unisulc. apice gladiatis tenuis iscutis, 

 spica medialis, fol. radic. scapis brevior angus- 



