30 AUT. BOT. 



patulis, pcdunc. 4gonis fol. brevior, capitulis 

 paucifl. Carol. Florida, this and all the North 

 Araer. sp. of this G. belong to my subg. Eupu- 

 dant/ies fi. T. 977, so natural as to have been 

 made a single sp. by some. This has long nar- 

 row leaves obt. triuncial. small heads and 

 flowers. 



244, Dianth. longifolia Raf. caule herb, cos- 

 tato rigido, tbl. sess. lanceol. acutis longissimis, 

 basi cuneatis integris patulis, pedunc. brevis sul- 

 catis, capitulis depressis found in R. Susque- 

 liannah, akin to last, but robust with large broad 

 leaves^ 4 to 6 inches long, perhaps a remarka- 

 ble deviation. 



245, Dianth repanda Raf. caule rigido cos- 

 tato, fol. adpressis sessil. oblongis repandis.apice 

 obtusis callosis, pedunc. longissimis 4sulc. sub4fl. 

 very distinct sp. from Arkanzas, smaller,vvith 

 short leaves biuncial, larger flowers &c. t 



246, Dianth. en si for mis Raf. Just, do Walt, 

 pedunc. MX. &c, repens, caulib. herb, 4gonis 

 acutangulis er ectis,fol, sess. lin. lane, acutis sub- 

 repandis, pedunc. 4gonis fol. subeq. capit. spica- 

 tis such is the most common kind from New 

 England to Carolina and Missouri. 



247, Dianth. humiUs Raf. Just, do O. re- 

 pens, caulib. adscendens, costatis. fol. sess. obi. 

 vel. cuneatis obtusis subintegris, pedunc. fol. 

 longior angulatis, fl, spicatis Alabama to Lou- 

 isiana, 2 sp. have also been blended in J. humi- 

 lis, this is small, semipedal or less. 



248, Dianth. heterophyla HaC caule recto 

 acutang. fol. subsess. ellipt. vel ovatis vel. obov. 

 vel. obi. integris vel repandis, sepe obtusis, ped. 

 fol, subeq. spicatis Carol, to Florida, pedal, 

 leaves large quite variable, not at all humble, 

 spike often of 5 remote flowers. 



