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218. Mexyanthes latifolia R. folioles sul>- 

 petiolate ample ovate or obovate entire suba- 

 cute, scape subequal to leaves v^ith a lanceo- 

 late sessile leaf, raceme lax, bracts short ovate 

 obtuse— Found in Origon by Walton with the 

 next: both akin to M. verna of my med. flora. 

 Robust plant, perennial, ultrapedal. 



219. Menyanthkis tuidejvtata R. folioles 

 sessile small obovate tridentate, scape much 

 longer than leaves and naked, bracts ovate 

 — Origon, pedal, perennial ? 



220. Chlonanthes (Chelone) to:»ie]\tosa 

 Raf. leaves subsessile broad lanceolate acumi- 

 nate serrate, base entire, tomentose and grey 

 beneath; fl. axillary and terminal fasciculate 

 nodding— In the mts. of Virginia, stem bipedal, 

 leaves 4 to 6 inches long, 1 or 2 broad, fl. white, 

 perennial, rare. I have modified into Chlo- 

 nantlies, the absurd name of Chelone that 

 meant turtle ! as if a flower was a reptile ! 



221. AsARUM PARYiFouuM R. stemless,leave^ 

 twin radical on long petiols, pilose broad reni- 

 form emarginate, peduncle erect, flower large 

 tubular smooth tridentate— On the top of mts. 

 in North Carolina, small plant only 2 inches 

 high, leaves half uncial perennial, flower dark 

 purple, as large as in others. 



222. AsARUM FURCATU3I R. caulcsceut fur- 

 cate pubescent, leaves twin reniform subacute, 

 peduncle erect, flower campanulate trifid pu- 

 bescent— Apalachian mts? leaves four times 

 as large as the last, yet flowers equal in size 

 and same color, but deeper divided. Peren- 

 nial. 



223. AsARUM MEDIUM R.stcmlcss pubescent, 

 leaves opposite on long villose petiols, cordate 

 reniform acute, podunclc short flexuose villose 



