LECHEA. Qg 



Smith nor other Authors. Stem erect bran- 

 ches opposite and ternate, leaves 3-.inate or on- 



tered petiolate, smootii above, pubescent be- 



Fo^ Id ^r^r r^^^"'"' ^^^^^^^ paniculate-- 

 Found by Kalm m Canada woody .dades 

 rhis description is taken from Linneus alto- 

 gether, and agrees very well with somespeci. 

 mens I have from the Alleghanies of Pennsylv 

 the flowers are small, the capsules ovate &c, 

 femith says L. blended others with this, 



14. L. viR^ATA Raf. stem simple virVate pu- 

 bescent, leaves scattered or 2-3-4 nate mixt, 

 petiolate hnear cuneate ciliate acuminate • ra- 

 cemes axillary short pauciflore, pedicels e'qual 

 to fl. sepals ovate acute carinate, external lin- 

 ear, capsules ovate.— In the Allegh. Mts pe- 

 da , var. 1. Bremflora, semipedal, lower leaves 

 oblong, short, racemes very short 2.3flore. 2 

 Bracteata pedal, lower leaves oblong, racemes 

 longer than leaves, base foliose ; end 5.7flore. 

 The sp. 9, 10 and 14 with carinate trigone ca-* 

 lix deserve perhaps to form another sub-enus 

 Tropendria Raf. 



15. L. FLORiDANA Raf. smooth, diffuse ra- 

 mose, branches filiform, leaves scattered, mi- 

 nute Hnear, racemes paniculate pauciflore na- 

 ked, pedicels long unequal, sepals and capsules 

 ovate— Found by Mr. Ware in Florida, small 

 subdichotome, few leaves and flowers ; habit of 

 Eudiexa^ but the ext. calix equal m length, 

 tho' narrower 'tis usual : probably annual. 



EUDIEXA. 



16. L. SECUNDiFLORA Raf smooth, stems 

 diflfuse paniculate, leaves scattered lax narrow 

 linear, racemes subspicate, flowers remote se- 



