8 AUT. BOT. 



oblong and elliptic, acute acntninate or ob- 

 tuse; there is nothing permanent but the 

 short petiols, margin serrulate, and pale or 

 glaucous lower surface. Capsules conical 

 villose in all. 



CYRILLA L. &c, the racemiflora of MX, dis- 

 tinguished from the antillana is as variable 

 in leaves as the last G. tne only permanent 

 characters are the entire leaves with reticu- 

 late nerves on both sides; but I have found 

 in the fruit characters for 3 distinct blended 

 species. 



24, Ci/r. polystachia Raf. fol. rcticul. pallidis 

 mediocris petiolatis, infimis obov. obtusis, 

 imis cuneatis acutis ; racemis fascicul. eion- 

 gatis, bracteis subul. brevis, capsulis subgio- 

 bosis Louisiana and Florida near waters, 

 leaves 2 or 3 inches long, of a yellowish green, 

 racemes 6 to 8 inches. 



25, Ci/r. parvifolia Raf. fol. retic. subse^silib. 

 virens parvis, oblongis vel cuiieatis obt vel 

 acutis vel acutn. racemis fasoic. abbreriatis, 

 bract, subul. ped. subeq. capsulis ovafas 

 Florida and Alabama, leaves small mostly 

 uncial, racemes 3 to 5 inches long. 



26, Ctyr, fuscata Raf. fol. retieul. brevipetiol. 

 fuscatis amplis, sepe cllipt. obtusis, nonnulis 

 obi. cuneatis ; racemis geminis ternisque ab- 

 breviatis, bracteis subul. pedic. eq. capsulis 

 oblongis Alabama and Georgia, leaves most 

 ly 3 to 4 inches long of a dark fuscate color 

 above, paler beneath, racemes 4 or 5 inches 

 long all these shrubs have evergreen coria- 

 eeous leaves; but their shapes and color, 

 with bracts and capsules are permanent dis- 

 tinctions. 



27, FLORKEA tdiginosa W. &c Pennsylv. to 



