10^ MONOECiA. MONADELPHIA. 



§3, Leaves in 5's, the bales bound together by sheaths. 



P. sTJioars. J^Jj:. Arb. Leaves slender; sheaths sliort; cones pendant, cylindric, scales las. 

 F(i/go— White Pine Weymouth Pine. New England Pine. 

 Fl. Beginning of May. i-V. mat. 



Hah. Woodlands: fields, &c. rare. 30 to 60 feet high. 



Ohs. This is a handsome tree; and, when met witli, is generally transjilanted about houses, as an erfia' 

 mont. The value of its timber, in supplying uh with boards, &c. is well known. 



1 1 is po.ss.ib'e tliat (htie may be one or two other species, which I have overlooked; but the Pines of this 

 V!':inity are few in number, and of very moderate growth. 



313. AGALYPJIA. Nutt. Gen. 768. 

 [Gr. a, not, E'uloc, handsome, or agreeable, and Jpke, touch; disagreeable to handle. De Theis'l 



Male, CaZ. 3 or 4 leaved. Cor. 0. Stamens 8 lo 16. 



Fjbm. Cat. 3 leaved. Cor. 0. Styles d, bifid. Caps. 3 celled, 3 seeded. 



A. vihginica. Ell. Leaves lance-oblong, remotely and obtusely serrate, petioles short. 

 Fii/g-o— Three-seeded Mercury. 



FL Middle of July, and after. Fr. mat. Beginning of October. 



Hab. Pastures; fence-rows, £ic. frequent. 6 to 19 inches high. 



A. CAROL.INIANA. Ph. Leaves rhomb-ovate, serrate, entire at base, petioles long. 

 Fl. Latter end of July, and after. Fr. mat. Beginning of October. 



Na'j. Gardens; fields; woods, &.c. common. 9 to 18 inches high. 



CLASS XX. DIOECIA. 



ORDER, BZAHBRZA. 



344. VALLISNERIA. Nutt. Gen. 7l9. 

 [In honor of -4nt/iony Vallisneri; an Italian Botanist. 1 

 aVIale, Spnf/ic ovate, 2 parted. 5i/)arZi.t covered with florets. Ca/. 3 parted. Siflwi. 2and6. 

 Febi. Sputhch'Ad, 1 flowered, t'u/. superior, 3 parted. Cor. 3 petalled. Ca^s. valveless. Seeds numerotts. 

 V. AMEnicANA. Nutt. Leaves radical, linear, obtuse; male peduncles very short, female long. 

 Fu/go— Eel-grass. Tape-grass. Duck-grass. Channel-weed. 

 Fl. IBcsinniiiK of August. Fr. mat. 



Hah. Slow flowing waters, submersed: Brandy wine: frequent. Flowers whitish. 



Ohs. I have not yet detected the male flowers- The peduncles of the female are from 1 to 2 feet long, 

 '-^lender, and, so far as I have observed, rather^cTUOse than spiral. The leaves with us, are from 1 to 2 teet 

 ionr, and numerous.-affording retreats for Eels.-whence one of its common names. It is said that this 

 plant (the .SCM/.V.?) constitutes the principal food of the celebrated canfass-ftacA Duck; and is suppose u to 

 impart to the flesh of that bird its peculiarly delicate flavor. 



345. SALIX. Nutt. Oen. 780. 



[Celtic, Sal, near, and Lis, water; from its place of growth. J)e Theis. Or from the Lat. salio, to leap, Or 



spring up—'" quia ha;c arbor quasi saltando, id est, tain cito crescit. Boerh.\ 



Male, Ament cylindric. Cal. n sf ale. Cor. 0. Stam. 1 to 6, with nectariferous glands at base. 

 Fem. ^meni cylindric Ca/. a scale. Cor. 0. StyleUM. Caps. 1 celled, 2 valved. Seeds woolly. 



§1. Leaves entire, or obsoletdy serrate. 

 S. MunLFtfJiERniATJA? mihl Leaves lanceolate, acutish, hoary-pubescent, rugose-veined beneath. 

 Simon. R. tristis.> MuhL S. incana? Mr. F-^ti^.-o-Dwarf Willow. Speckled Willow. 



Fl. Latter end of April. Fr. mat. Latter end of May. 



Hab. Bordeis of thickets: Patton's; R- Sirodes, &c. frequent. 3 to 5 feet high. 



0?)s. The leaves, in my sppcimen."'. are rather obinnceolate. I have others which approach this species, 

 n-ith the !"nYf s brcudor, .ind hinve-obfvate. - r ol!nc".pd near the Bath • 



