Charleston n.irU)r, S*Mitli Can.lina, Iml is found 

 common aloni^ ihc sotiihcrn shores of New York 

 ami New iM^land in summer. 1 fotiml il abundant 

 in I»roviikmc Kivtr and at Onset llay, and once 

 in l)anversi>ort. Mass.. the only lime. I l>clicvc, it 

 has ever l>cen seen growing nortl\ of CajK.- Cocl. 



1VU.YS||MI«»MA FU»N<'.AIA.* liKKV. 



'ITie three Pohuphonur to Ik- next dcrni.*^-! ...».c, 

 according to the IkkiUh. so many iH>ints of rcscm- 

 bUnce that you will W at a l<»ss to distinguish tl 

 apart if you lUiK-nd \\\>o\\ the teehnical 

 which the l)ooks give. And yet, when you have 

 once seen them, side by side, you will never a;^ a 

 have any diflirulty in acogm/ing them, and you will 

 wonder why il is that written tlescrij/tions cannot 

 make clear diflTcrenceit which are so obvious to th' 

 eye. The color of the three is much the same, 

 running from a dark brown, in old siK!cimens .f /'. 

 fibriUoia, through several shades of light brown to i 

 pink in some plants of UMh /'. violada and P, 

 gatd. 1 will try to i)oint otit the distinguishing 



marks of the latter species. P. ^lon^^ata : 



I. The main stem is robust, cartilagenous, coarse 



as a pack-thread, and under the pocket lens visiblv 



FJongaU = Elongaiwl. 



