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large, unequal, and acute, commencing usually a little be- 

 low the middle of the leaflet (leaflets 10 to 15 lines long). 

 Teduncles oftiie umbells rather sljort. Involucrum none. 

 Umbellcts about 20-fiovvered, more ttiun h:ilf of them abor- 

 tive. Calix distinct, 5-toothed. Petals deep yellow, acu- 

 minate, obliquely involute. Styles persistent, liliform, 

 erect, about twice the length of the petals, with distinct 

 but small stigmas. Fruit nearly as large as that of the 

 p:v:snip, ellipt'c in the outii.-ie. Seeds elliptic, convex, 

 one ot't'iem with 2 broader aiated lateral ridges, and the 

 oiher With one dorsal, alated ridge, margins alated, con- 

 nivent, intervening elevations much lower. Seeds aro- 

 ma' ic, and liighly camphorated, Hab. On the shady 

 banks of the Sclmylkill i;ear Piiiladelphia. 4. aciuninatum. 

 Kees" Cyclopedia, under Smynuuin. — ['.\ Pennsylvania? 

 5. actceifjlium {Ligusticiim uctisi folium, Mich. Plor. Am. 1. 

 p. 166.) "mvokiceil setaceous; fruii obh^ng-oval, with 10 

 p u-tly alated ribs; leaflets oval, equally toothed." Many 

 of the flowers sterile. Involuci-um none, -f- 



■fllf Fio'ivtvs liicomvltte, 



>3.3. ATUIPLEX. L, (OracJic.) 



Flowers ])i)\\g;?Ar\m\^:, — Calix 5-])arte(l. Co- 

 rolla \\in\^. *S'n/£e liifid. Femimiie iiower; calix 

 ,^-pai'ted, compre.ssed. Seed VLMtical. 



Fiov. ers glomerate, paniculate; bisexual; masculine 

 anci feminine iiowers intermixed, or on sejiarate plants; 

 ieaves alterna.e, rardy suboppositc. Mostly annual, rarely 

 siirubby. 



Species. 1. A. *cauescens. {Calligoiium cavescciiSt 

 Piirsh, Flor. Aiii. Sept. 2. p. 370.) Dioicou.s: pulverulently 

 furfuraceous and canesceii;; stem shrubby, diffuse; leaves 

 linear-oblong, entire, obtuse, attenuated towards the base, 

 younger leaves acute. — Obs. Stem much branched, and 

 diifuse. about 3 or 4 feet \\V^\i, with round grey branches. 

 Leaves alternate, 15 to 20 lines long, abou" 3 wide, some- 

 limes cuneate-oblong, obtuse and now and then emargi- 

 nate, very entire, covered with the white branny scales 

 common to this and the preceding genus. Flowers dioi- 

 cous, with 4, 5, and 6 stamens, conglomerated towards 

 the ends of the branches; male clusters (at least the lower 

 ones) pedunculate. Cahx of liie female flowers 2-j)arted, 

 becoming indurated, acute, Vv-iih 4- unequal cristated or 

 dentated angles. Style 1, deeply bifid, ex:erted. 

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