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176. In another passage the author expresses the same opinion 

 89 to their peaches. 



(24.) Opuntia vulgaris, Haw.Synop.; Mill. Diet. ed. 8; DC 

 Cand. prod. = Cactus Opuntia, Linn. 



(25.) Leptocaulis divaricatus, De Cand.Daucus divaricatus, 

 IFa^.=Sison pusillum, Michx. fl. 



(26.) Peucedanum ternatum, Nutt. From North Carolina 

 to Florida! Petals stramineous within, reddish brown without; 

 roots tuberous whole plant aromatic. 



(27.) Lonicera sempervirens, iinn.=Caprifolium semper- 

 virens. 



(28.) Valerianella radiata, De Cand.=Fedia radiata, Vdhl. 



(29.) Ccelestina ccsrulea, Casini.=Ji:upatorium coelestinum, 

 Linn. 



(30.) Helenium quadridentatum, Ldbill. in Act. Soc. hist, 

 nat. Par. t. 4; Michx. ^or.=K,udbeckia alata, Jacq. On the 

 banks of the Neuse, 30 miles above New Bern. Also in Georgia ! 

 Abundant on the Mississippi below New Orleans ! 



(31.) Liatris odoratissima, Walt. " Vanilla plant." Not in* 

 the immediate vicinity of New Bern, but plentiful near the sea- 

 coast, in the counties of Cartent, Onslow, &c. Used in Florida 

 for scenting cigars. 



(32.) Pluchea camphorata, Cass.; De Cand. prod. = Conyza. 

 cam ph. auct. 



(330 Sclerolepis verticillata, Cass. = Sparganophorus verticil- 

 latus, Michx. fl. 



(34.) Sericocarpus conyzoides, and solidagineus, Nees von 

 Esenbeck. Aster conyzoides, W^ZJ.&; A. solidagineus, Michx.fl. 



Sericocarpus tortifolius r Nees von Esenbeck. Aster tortifolius r 

 Michx. ft. 



(35.) Silphium pinnatifidum, Ell. ? Silphium nudicaule, 

 Curtis in Boston Journ. Nat. Hist, part I. p. 127. Mr. Curtis, 

 since the publication of his paper here referred to, has expressed 

 to me the opinion that this plant is a variety of Silphium tre- 

 binthaceum, Linn. (Silphium lerebinthinaceurn, var. sinuatum, 

 Curtis in Bost. Journ. 2nd ed. p. 127. 



(36.) Andromeda arborea, Linn. " Sorrel or Sower-wood 

 tree," Lawson's Carolina, p. 98; Catesb. Car. I. 71. It is com- 

 monly known with us under the title of " Sour- wood." 



(37.) Andromeda rhomboidalis Du Hamd ? An obscure but 



