)3a6. Meadows, fields, and woods: frequent. Fl. Aug. Fr. Sept 



9. S. Mllhlenbgrgii, Torr. $ Gray. Smooth; stem striater- 

 angled ; leaves thinnish, lanc-ovate and elliptic-lanceolate, sharply 

 serrate, acuminate at both ends ; racemes pubescent, paniculate. 

 S. arguta. Mtthl $ FL Cestr. ed. 3. p. 458. not of Ait. 

 MUHLENBERG'S SOLIDAGO. 



Stem 2 to 3 feet high, simple, or virgately branched. Radical leaves 3 to 6 inches 

 long, spatulate-ovate, on margined petioles ; stemrleaves narrowed at base, subsessile ; 

 all thinnish and chartaceous. Heads of flowers in secund but seldom recurved 

 racemes, in an elongated and rather slender panicle ; involucre smoothish ; rays 

 spatulate-oblong ; akenes smooth, or minutely puberulent. 

 Hob. Low, shaded grounds : frequent. FL Aug. Fr. Sept. 



* * Heads, and (reticulate-veined) leaves, rather small. 



10. S. altiima, L. Hirsute; leaves ovate-lanceolate and 

 lance-oblong, acute, serrate, rugose-veined and thickish; racemes 

 spreading, or recurved. 



HIGHEST SOLIDAGO. 



Stem 3 to 6 or 7 feet high, often purple. Leases 1 to 3 or 4 inches long, irregu- 

 larly serrate, sessile. Heads of flowers in secund spreading racemes; involucre 

 smoothish ; scales linear ; rays 6 to 9, small ; akenes pubescent. 

 Hob. Low grounds ; borders of thickets : frequent. Fl. Aug. Fr. Octo. 



Obs. This is variable in size, and in some of its features, but 

 constantly rough and homely ; and quite frequent in moist thickets. 



11. S. iiliiiififliil, Muhl. Stem smoothish, striate, the branches 

 hairy; leaves lance-oblong and elliptic-ovate, acuminate, tapering 

 at base, coarsely serrate, thinnish, ciliate, hairy beneath; racemes 

 paniculate. 



ELM-LEAVED SOLIDAGO. 



Stem 3 or 4 feet high, often with long slender branches at summit. Leaves 2 to 

 4 or 5 inches long, reticulately veined, finally smoothish above. Heads of flowers 

 in secund racemes, often on long slender straggling branches; involucre smooth; 

 scales lance-oblong, rather acute ; rays about 4, short ; akenes hairy. 

 Hob. Low grounds ; woods and thickets : frequent. Fl. Aug. Fr. Octo. 



12. S. Odora, Ait. Stem striate, pubescent in lines ; leaves 

 linear-lanceolate, acute, entire, smooth, pellucid-punctate, scabrous 

 on the margin; racemes paniculate. 



ODOROUS, OR FRAGRANT SOLIDAGO. 



Stem about 3 feet high, simple, rather slender. Leaves 1 or 2 to 4 or 5 inches 

 long, scarcely narrowed at base, sessile. Heads of flowers in secund racemes, which 

 are mostly spreading or recurved, and form a terminal pyramidal panicle; involur 

 ere, smoothish ; scales lance-linear; rays oblong or oblanceolate ; alcenes hairy. 

 Hab. Borders of woods, and thickets : not common. Fl. Aug. Fr. Octo. 



Obs. This is an agreeably fragrant-, and rather pretty species. 

 * * * Heads middle-size ; plant cloOied with short cinereous pubescence. 



13. S. iieinorsVlis, Ait. Stem often corymbose at summit; 

 leaves spatulate-oblong and oblanceolate, crenate-serrate) or eatirep 

 roughish-pubescent. 



WOOD, OR GROVE SOLIDAGO. 



