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semipedal, leaves small entire at base, corym 

 bule foliose, flowers white incarnate. 



I have many other doubtful or rare sp. of this 

 G. 3 were described 1832 in atl. journal E. 

 serratum^ pectinatum, rupestre, some are iti 

 Florula Ludoviciana; as to Entrocldum I have 

 prepared a monograph of it with many new 

 species. 



HELENIUM of this G. I have 7sp. and 10 

 varieties while our botanists admit only 3. 



942. Helenium discovjltuiw R. smooth 

 stem dichotome angular, leaves subdecurrent 

 linear lanceolate acute entire uninerve, flowers 

 on long naked peduncles, rays short flat, disk 

 ovate concolor — this was labelled a Rudbeckia 

 in Coll, herb, but is a real Helenium with tri- 

 tid obtuse rays, bipedal, branches virgate, leaves 

 uncial, flowers smaller than in others. In 

 Florida. 



943. Helenium anceps R. stem compressed 

 striate pubescent with 2 broad wings, leaves de- 

 current oblong lanceolate acute entire smooth 

 trinerve, flowers corymbose few, rays flat re- 

 flexed, disk globular concolor. In Florida and 

 Georgia found by Leconte, anonymous in Coll. 

 herb, pedal, leaves uncial, flowers large. 



944. Helenium flexuosuiM R. smooth, stem 

 ramose angular winged, branches flexuosejeaves 

 decurrent lanceolate acute entire uninerve,flow- 

 ers paniculate, rays flat reflexed, disk globular 

 discolor — can this be H, canaliculatum, but 

 the leaves are not serrate, nor rays grooved. 

 Found on R. Wabash, bipedal, leaves 1 or 2 

 inches, flowers middle size, discolor redish, not 

 yellow as in other 5 in centre. 



945. Helenium dtciiotomum R. pubescent 

 rough, stem dichotome corymbose striate wing- 



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