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ciliatis subtrifidis. — Var. a. GLABRIUSCULUM : foliis oblanceolatis seu obovatis 3-nerviis in petiolum sensim attenuatis 
glabris; ramis junioribus puberulis. —8. PuBESCENS: foliis ut ina, sed hain ; ramulis canescentibus. —y. ORBICU- 
LatuM (Ph. orbiculatum, Engelm. Pl. Fendl.): foliis obovato-orbiculatis in petiolun ee abrupte contractis vix 
trinerviis subpubescentibus. — New Jersey to Southern Missouri and New asies, we to Texas. Var. a. is the 
more northern form, mostly in low woods along water-courses ; 8. in damp places on atin Algarobia, and also Quercus 
falcata, near New Braunfels, San Antonio, etc.; y. in Texas and Arkansas on dry sterile land, on Quercus nigra and 
other oaks. Flowers, December to March ; fruit ripens the following winter. 
The nearly related Phoradendron tomentoswm, from south of the Rio Grande, has smaller leaves, longer spikes, 
ete. Phoradendron villosum of Oregon has much smaller and spatulate tomentose leaves, ete. 
I take this opportunity to make some corrections and additions to my paper on Viscwm and the related genera, 
printed as a note in Plant Fendleriane, pp. 58, 59. 
$e VISCUM. 64. 3s . Bacca globosa, pulposa, semipellucida, monosperma, corolla persistente coronata, 
II. PHORADENDRON, Nutt. Flores diceci, globosi. Fl. mase.~ Perianthium 3-(raro 2-s. 4-)lobum: anther 
loboram basi adnatx, transverse, biloculares, poris s. rimis verticalibus duabus dehiscentes. FV. fem. Perianthium 3- 
(rare 2-4-)lobum: ovarium inferum, tubo adnatum, uniloculare ; ovulo unico pendulo. Stigma sessile, plus minus bilo- 
bum. Bacca globosa, pulposa, semipellucida, monosperma, perigonio persistente coronata, — Frutices Americani, ete. 
* Foliosa ; foliis lamina dilatata basi attenuatis ; spicis feemineis plus minus elongatis ex articulis pluribus plurifloris 
constitutis. 
1. PHORADENDRON FLAVESCENS, Pursh, sub Visco. Vide supra. 
2. Pa. tromentosum, DC., sub Visco. 
- Pa. vintosum, Nutt., rs Visco; tomentosum; ramis teretibus ; foliis oblanceolatis s. spathulatis obtusis in 
potions brevem attenuatis sheen e trinerviis s. subenerviis ; spicis foemineis oppositis 8. iti abbreviatis 2-3- ~ 
articulatis ; bracteis ebay artical brevibus, inferiore 6-8-floro, superiore 2-floro ; floribus oe 
anntlato-carinatis puberulis is. — Wahlamet Woods, ‘Cee Nuttall. — Leaves 8-12 ae long, 3-4 lines wide. 
Spikes 3-4 lines long. ant 0.5-0.6 of a line in diameter, like those of the two foregoing pity - 
pressed, with an almost annular, ciliate carina. Stigma conspicuously bifid. — The narrow, long, attenuate [213] 
leaves and the short spikes distinguish it from Ph. tomentosum. 
5. PH. LANCEOLATUM, Engelm. in Plant. Fendl. 
* * Squamosa ;’foliis in squamulas connatas pelviformes reductis ; spicis foemineis ex articulis paucis 1-2-floris 
: constitutis, 
6. Pu. Catirornicum, Nuit.: glabrum; ramis elongatis strictis gracilibus teretibus ; squamis ovato-lanceolatis 
_patentibus basi connatisMenuiter ciliatis; spicis foemineis lateralibus oppositis 3—4-floris ; floribus globosis trifidis 
glabris in quovis articulo singulis s. binis cupule ciliate immersis; spicis fructiferis elongatis; baccis globosis. — 
Sierra Nevada of California, on some species of Strombocarpus, Dr. Caniled: Intermediate and connecting the leafy 
and scaly species of this genus, though properly belonging és the latter. Scales longer than the diameter of the 
branch, patulous. Branches a foot or more long (Nw uttall) ; ; ultimate joints 7-9 lines. long; flowering spikes about 
3 lines, and fruiting spikes 9 lines long. Fruit 3 lines in diameter. Flowering spikes with 2 lateral linear-lanceolate 
ciliate bracts at base, consisting of 3 joints, the lower being always enieepy the two upper ones producing each two or 
by abortion single flowers. In the fruit-bearing spike these joints are in such a manner elongated that the (typically 
axillary) fruit is carried up to the top of the joint, just below the tae pair of leaves (or scales). Stigma globose, 
very slightly bilobed. 
7. Pu. sunreertnum, Engelm. in Plant. Fendl. 
Itt. ARCEUTHOBIUM, M. Bieb. Flores diceci, ovati compressi. Fl. masc. Perianthium 3-(raro 4-)partitum. 
Anthere lobis mediis adnate, unicellulose, rima transversa dehiscentes. Fi. fem. Perianthium breviter pedicel- 
latum, 2-(raro 3-)dentatum: ovarium inferum, tubo adnatum, uniloeulare ; ovulo unico pendulo, Stigma sessile, 
eonicum. carnosa, opaca, ovata, compressa, perigonio persistente coronata. — Frutices gerontogei et Americani 
glaberrimi, aphylli, articulati ; foliis squamzformibus in vaginulas pelviformes s. capuliformes connatis ; floribus axil- 
terminalibusque sepe spicam simplicem s. compositam mentientibus ; fl. masculis 1-3 sessilibus, foemineis 
plerumque singulis brevissime incluso-pedicellatis ; baceis perigonio aucto plerumque discolore coronatis sepius exserte 
pedicellatis extus carnosis intus viscidis. 
1. A. Oxycepri, M. Bieb.: caule ramisque oppositis s. dichotomis compresso-teretibus gracilibus strietis ; 
ramulis ultimis compresso-subquadrangulatis ; squamis triangularibus in vaginulas pelviformes connatis ; floribus 
foemineis in ultimis ramulorum articulis axillaribus terminalibusque i in _quavis axilla singulis s. binis ; baccis exserto- 
pedicellatis, erectis. — Southern Europe, ete. The specimen before me is from Fiume. — Lowest joints of the ultimate 
