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acumin. laciniate serrate pale beneath, cymes 

 hardly radiate, bracts oblong — I^anks of the 

 Delaware and Susquehannah in Mts. Alleglia- 

 nies, a large shrub to 10 feet liigii, leaves very 

 large 5 to 8 inches long, petiols 3 to 5 inches, 

 cymes ample, only 1 or 2 neutral rays. 



685. Hydh. (^Meg.) discolor Raf. l^ranches 

 angular, leaves elliptic acumin. base often acute 

 serrulate, beneath whitish closely tomentose, 

 cyme villose subradiate, bracts 2 lanceol. fal- 

 cate sessile, rays small obovate acute — Apala- 

 chian Mts. often blended with the next proba- 

 bly, but distinct by leaves and rays, shrub G to 

 10 feet high, seen alive in gardens. 



686. Hydr. (Meg.) nivea Mx. P. E. ^-c. ra- 

 diata Walter. Branches terete dark purple, 

 leaves firm ovate acum. base subcordate, ser- 

 rate, rugose above and pubescent along the 

 nerves, beneath snowy wliite tomentose, cymes 

 subradiate, rays lanceolate — Apalachian and 

 Unaka Mts. on the R. Santi &c, elegant shrub, 

 well described by Elliot, my specimens are but 

 slightly cordate, dowers white late vernal. 



687. Hydr. (Meg.) qlercii olia Rartr. trav. 

 ic. Pursh, E. 4*0. A well known shrub, now 

 common in our gardens, found by Rartram in 

 the Cheroki mts. 60 years ago, pu[)li<j]ed and 

 figured in his travels 45 years a:;o, yet omitted 

 by Wild. Pers. and all till Pursh ! Easily known 

 by the lobate leaves and large thyrsoid panicle 

 of pink flowers many neutrals. Bartram says 

 it grows on the R. Oconi and in North Alaba- 

 ma near streams, has many divergent stems 5 

 to 6 feet high, the bark peals as in P/nfsocarpa, 

 the broad oboval neutral llowers arc at first 

 rosate, but gradualy change to red, purple, rus- 

 ty and brown. 



