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^Qooi'^'^t''' ^^^^SA Lehman 1827. Hook. b. 

 m. J2yi. fetem flexuose nodose villose above 

 leaves broadly lanceol. undulate pilose, umbels 

 terminal multiflore, involucres foliose, pedun- 



L^ n?^^^^ villose.— Louisiana and Florida. 



467. Trad. AXILLARIS Raf. subaspera? Lo- 

 diges cab. flexuosa Raf. atl. J. 150. Stem ra- 

 mose sulcate often flexuose, leaves broad lan- 

 ceolate flat pubescent pale beneath, margin 

 rough, umbels axillary subsessile, involucres 

 lanceol. short peduncles and calix villose,— In 

 Central and West Kentucky, estival, flowers 

 dark blue handsome, stem 2 or 3 feet high, 

 leaves one inch broad 4 to 6 long, rather rigid. 

 Var. flexuosa^ stem dichotome zigzag. 2 sub- 

 aspera leaves roughly pubescent, 



468. Trad, discolor Raf. virginica var, pi- 

 losa Lindl. hot. reg. 1055 ? Stem strait pilose 

 simple, leaves lanceolate divaricate ciliate,glau- 

 cous and pilose beneath, umbel terminal mul- 

 tiflore lax, involucres foliose divergent, pedun- 

 cles short nodding pilose like the calix — In 

 Florida and Alabama, stem pedal and bipedal 

 leaves like the last, but thin, smooth above, not 

 rigid nor rough. Var, ramosa, branched, 

 leaves narrow lanceolate. 



469. Trad, reflexa Raf. Quite smooth, 

 stem subramose slender purplish, leaves remote 

 narrow lanceol. falcate* flat, sheaths swelled, 

 umbels multiflore glomerate, the rameal with 

 unifoliate involucre, the terminal with 2 foliose 

 falcate reflexed invol. peduncles often reflexed, 

 calix ciliate at the end — Alabama, sent me as 

 Tr. virginica ! near to levigata and barbata, 

 distinct by few leaves far apart 6 to 8 inches long 

 only half inch broad, pale beneath, stem 1 or 2 



