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Sylv.-tel. 358. Croton do L. O. Hirsutum caule 

 2-3chot. anstil. fol. subsess. alt. et verticil, obi. 

 acutis .serratis basi 2gland. fl. axil, et term, glo- 

 meratis Baucis Florida, Carol, bipedal, leaves 

 uncial narrow, Several sp. blended in Cr. 

 glandul. this is Elliot's and MX. contrast with 

 next and 369. 



364, Drear* latifolium Raf. Crot. gland. Nut. 

 Hirsut. caule vix ramoso teres, fol. longe petiol. 

 ovatobl. obi. crenato serratis, infirnis obovatis, 

 fl. term, subsolit. Cuba (Jalambic) Arkanzas 

 (Nuttal) semipedal, leaves broad not glandular, 

 capsule obi. seeds 3 ovate compr. brown. 



365, MERLETA Raf. (hot) diff. DecaHni- 

 um and Croton G. Monoica, fl. masc. 4fidis, 

 apetalis^ 4andris, fl. fern. cal. 4part persistens, 

 ineq, stylo stig. 2, capsjulis dvalvis 21oc, 2sp. 

 Herba fol. alt. fl. q.xil. Altho* I had revised 

 and divided the G. Croton in my Sylva Tellur. 

 I can hardly refer 1 to my numerous G. several 

 akin plants, such as this a'ncj others following ; 

 it is better therefore to distinguish and insulate 

 them, this is more akin to some Tragias, 



MERLETA micropkitla Raf. caule ramoso 

 tilif. squamulos. fol. alt. petiol. obov. obt. vel re- 

 tusis minimis integris, subtus squam. fl. axil, 

 pedunc. sepe geminatis Cuba, collected by 

 Jalambic, deemed a Grotoii, small annual plant 

 probably trailing, leaves and fl. minute. 



366, VANDERA Raf. (hot; diff. Cascarilla 

 (S. T. 339) fl. masc 5fidis Sandris? fl. fem.cak 

 5part. ineq, patens persist, stylus 0, stig. 31obo 

 sess. caps, globosa 3coca 3sp. Frutic. fol. alt. 

 fii axil. The calix very unequal, stigma &c 

 maive this a very peculiar G. totally unlike Crp- 

 ton or Cascarilla discolor. 



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