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7. CLE’THRA, L. Sweer Perprer-susn. 
[Klethra, the Greek name for the Alder, which it resembles.]} 
Calyz of 5 penne Corolla of &. sthorateobinne distinct petals. Sta- 
mens 10, often exserted ; anther: rsely arrow-shaped, reflexed in the 
: te L speuing te terminal pores pea chi nks Style slender, 3-cleft at the 
1 the calyx. es 
Capsule 3-celled, 3-valved, enclosed by 
cs a and deciduous leaves and white flowers in racemes 
LC. alnifo’lia, L. Leaves cuneate-obovate, acute, newydd : 
green on both sides ; yigeh ie erect, mostly simple, bracteate, hoary- 
tomentose. 
ALDER-LEAVED OLerura. White Alder. Sweet it 
Stem 3-10 feet high, branched. Leaves 2-3 inches long ; pet - 3g an inch in 
length. Racemes 3~6 inche es long, gp on gi with 2-3 gs row the Bete. 2, bearing 
numerous preans fow 8; pedicels s short, each with a lance-linear bract at base longer 
than itself. 
Wet thickets : : Maine to Virginia. July —-Aug. 
Obs. This charming shrub, which is not rare in wet places near the 
coast, deserves to be cultivated in Sy smstoey of shrubbery. It is 
highly prized in England, and were it animported plant would doubtless 
be equally valued a It grows  ficly in the gorda he spe Ta- 
by cultivation. The flow exceedi 
fragrant, indeed oppreasively so to some persons Another iis + 
acumina’ta, Mz., which is a small tree with droopi 
found in Virginia and southwa 
8. CHIMA’PHILA, Pursh. Piestssewa. 
[Greek, Cheima, winter, and Philos, a lover ; from its green appearance in winter.] 
Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, orbicular, spreading, deciduous. Stamens 10,— 
2 in ae fis each petal ; ; filaments dilated and hai airy in the middle ; an- 
aks oheta g by 2 pores. Ovary obtuscly conic, or agate 
a umbilt cate at apex; style hap short, i 
stigma orbicular, peltate. Capsule pressed, obtusely Pestagonal ot 
ular 
celled, 5-valved, tar at base and apex. Seeds very minute, reticu- 
te-striate. Humble suffruticose evergreens. Peduneles porminals ices dl . 
orymbose. 
1 C. umbella’ta, Nutt. Leaves a sata a ae, a 
uniform-green ; flowers in a terminal subumbellate corymb. 
RRA passe Pipsissewa. Wit aes 
, 3~6 inch , leafy at summit. Leaves 1 
—- sobpertiaiiooe ean in mane distinct mani corieno cabo iret 
flowered. Petals reddish-white 
oodlands—particularly 
1, 
bs 
Obs. This halfshra bby little Evergreen possesses some astringency 
