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2. Solidago Procera ; Great Golden Rod. Stem villose, 

 upright; leaves lanceolate, serrate, triple-nerved, rugged, 

 villose underneath ; racemes spike-shaped, erect, before they 

 open nodding; ligules abbreviated. Flowers small, brim- 

 stone-coloured, appearing in September, and generally con- 

 tinuing till October. From four to seven feet high. Grows 

 in swamps, hedges, and about fences, from Canada to Vir- 

 ginia. 



3. Solidago Serotina ; Upright Smooth Golden Rod. Stem 

 upright, round, even; leaves linear-lanceolate, smooth, rough 

 at the edge, serrate, triple-nerved; racemes panicled, directed 

 one way. Found fiorn New England to Pennsylvania. 



4. Solidago Gigantea ; Gigantic Golden Rod. Stem up- 

 right, smooth ; leaves lanceolate, smooth, serrate, rugged at 

 the edge ; racemes panicled, directed one way; peduncles 

 rough-haired; ligules abbreviated. Found in open low places, 

 on the sides of fertile hills, from New England to Virginia. 



5. Solidago Reflexa ; Re-flexed Golden Rod. Stem upright, 

 villose; leaves lanceolate, subserrate, triple-nerved, rugged, 

 reflexed ; racemes panicled, directed mostly one way. 

 Found in Pine woods and old fields from New Jersey to 

 Carolina, flowering in August and September. 



6. Solidago Lateriflora; Lateral-flowered Golden Rod. 

 Stem upright, somewhat hairy; leaves lanceolate, subtriple- 

 nerved, smooth, except at the edge, which is rugged, the lower 

 ones subserrate; racemes panicled, subrecurved, directed 

 one way. The upper part of the stalk branches out into a 

 panicle, and these branches have long spikes of flowers 

 coming out from the wings, which are recurved, and of a 

 bright yellow colour : they appear in the beginning of August, 

 and, if the autumn proves favourable, will ripen at the end 

 of September. Native of New Jersey. 



7. Solidago Aspera; Rough-leaved Golden Rod. Stem 

 upright, round, hairy; leaves ovate, subelliptic, very rugged, 

 wrinkled, serrate, nerveless; racemes panicled, directed but 

 one way. At a foot or a foot and half from the top, the 

 stem puts out branches, which are very full of small flowers 

 on spikes, a little reflexed. It flowers here in September. 

 Native of Virginia and Carolina. 



8. Solidago Altissima; Tall Golden Rod. Stem upright, 

 rough-haired; leaves lanceolate, very rugged, wrinkled, ser- 

 rate, nerveless; panicles directed one way; flowers very 

 many on the upper branches, in long rod-like spikes, some- 

 what reflexed, having four, five, and six florets in the ray. 

 They appear in August and September. -There are several 

 varieties, all natives of North America. 



9. Solidago Nemoralis; Woody-stalked Golden Rod. Stem 

 upright, tomentose ; stem-leaves lanceolate, hispid, quite 

 entire ; root-leaves subcuneiform, serrate ; racemes panicled, 

 directed one way. It flowers in September. Native of 

 Nortli America. 



10. Solidago Arguta ; Sharp-notched Golden Rod. Stem 

 upright, smooth; leaves smooth, sharply and unequally ser- 

 rate; stem-leaves elliptic; root-leaves ovate-oblong ; racemes 

 panicled, directed one way ; ligules elongated. Native of 

 North America. 



11. Solidago Juncea; Rush-stalked Golden Rod. Stem 

 vpright, smooth ; leaves lanceolate, smooth, rugged at the 

 dge, the lower ones serrate; racemes panicled, directed one 

 way. It flowers in August and September. Native of North 

 America. 



12. Solidago Elliptica ; Oval-leaved Golden Rod. Stem 

 upright, smooth ; leaves elliptic, even, serrate ; racemes pani- 

 cled, directed oneway; ligules middling; flowers from the 

 upper axils in short, erect, obtuse spikes, of a pale yellow 

 colour, and appearing in August. Native of Canada. 



13. Solidago Sempervirens ; Narrow-leaved Evergreen 

 Golden Rod. Stem upright, smooth ; leaves linear-lanceo- 

 late, somewhat fleshy, even, quite entire, rugged at the edge; 

 racemes panicled, directed one way ; peduncles hairy. The 

 flowers are of a bright yellow, disposed in a loose panicle at 

 the top of the stalk, and appear here from October to De- 

 cember. Native of North America. 



14. Solidago Odora; Sweet-scented Golden Rod. Stem 

 uptight, pubescent; leaves linear-lanceolate, quite entire, 

 smooth, rugged at the edge ; racemes panicled, directed one 

 way. It flowers in July and August. Native of the Alleghany 

 mountains ; and used by the inhabitants as an agreeable sub- 

 stitute for Tea. 



15. Solidago Villosa. Stem erect, villous ; leaves lanceo- 

 late, serrate, enerved ; racemes paniculate, fruitful. Grows 

 from eighteen inches to three feet high, and is frequent in the 

 fields and woods of North America. 



16. Solidago Pyramidata. Stem erect, cylindrical, hairy; 

 leaves oblong, acute, subamplexicaul-sessile ; panicles naked, 

 fruitful, pyramidal ; brandies reflex ; peduncles glabrous. 

 Grows to the height of about two feet; the leaves decrease 

 toward the beginning of the panicle, which consists of lively 

 yellow and very small flowers. It is found in the pine- 

 barrens of Georgia. 



17. Solidago Asperata. Stem paniculate-corymbose ; ra- 

 cemes suberect; flowers ascending; leaves lanceolate, ser- 

 rate, scabrous. Grows in Canada. 



18. Solidago Virgata. Stem glabrous, very simple; leaves 

 subcuneate-lanceolate, obtuse, very entire, very glabrous ; 

 peduncles glabrous, fruitful. -An extremely smooth and 

 slender plant, about two feet high, growing in the shady 

 wet woods of Lower Carolina and Georgia, 



19. Solidago Retrorsa. Stem erect, cylindrical, rough ; 

 leaves sessile, reflex, linear-lanceolate, mucronate ; panicles 

 with recurved racemes. Grows in the open swamps of Vir- 

 ginia and Carolina. 



** With upright Racemes. 



20. Solidago Lanceolata; Grass-leaved Golden Rod. Stem 

 smooth, very much branched; leaves linear-lanceolate, quite 

 entire, three-nerved, smooth ; corymbs terminating ; ligules 

 the height of the disk ; flowers bright yellow, appearing in 

 August. Found from Canada to Pennsylvania. 



21. Solidago Leevigala ; Fleshy-leaved Golden Rod, Stem 

 upright, even ; leaves lanceolate, fleshy, quite entire, even 

 all over; racemes panicled, upright ; peduncles scaly, villose; 

 ligules elongated. This seldom shews its flowers till late in 

 October, so that unless the autumn proves favourable, the 

 stalks are pinched by the frost before the flowers blow. The 

 seeds seldom ripen in England unless the plants be sheltered. 

 Native of North America, imported from Canada. 



22. Solidago Mexicana ; Mexican Golden Rod. Stem 

 oblique, smooth; leaves lanceolate, somewhat fleshy, quite 

 entire, even all over ; racemes panicled, upright ; peduncles 

 scaly, smooth; ligules elongated ; flowers appearing at the 

 end of August. Native of North America. 



23. Solidago Viminea; Twiggy Golden Rod. Stem up- 

 right, subpubescent; leaves linear-lanceolate, membrana- 

 ceous, attenuated at the base, smooth, except at the edge, 

 which is rugged, the lowest subserrate; racemes upright; 

 ligules elongated. Flowers large, bright yellow, appearing 

 in September. Native of North America. 



24. Solidago Stricta ; Willow-leaved Golden Rod. Stem 

 upright, smooth; stem-leaves lanceolate, quite entire, smooth, 

 rugged at the edge ; root-leaves serrate ; racemes panicled, 

 upright; peduncles smooth. It flowers in September. 

 Native of North America, in sandy woods. 



