Okder TO.^^IOMPOglT^. 43g 



33 S. ulmifolia Mulil. St. glabrous, with hairy branches; Ivs. tliin, elliptic-ovate 

 serrate, acuminate, sesaile, tapering to the base, amootli aloove, villous beneath '• 

 rac. paniculate, reourved-spreading ; ped. viUous; lids, small; scales acute; rays 

 Zori, dislerfls. 3 or 4— In woods and low grounds, N. and W. States. A species 

 of striking form, lilse Braohychseta, with the slender, arched branches of the Elm' 

 St. striate, about 3f Wgh, rarely with scattered hah:s. Radical Ivs. tapering to 

 winged petioles, and hairy both sides, with coarse and unequal serratures, upper 

 ones entire, middle ones about 3' by IJ'. Rays deep yellow. Aug., Sept! 



34 S. Boottia Hook. St. glabrous, with hairy brandies ; Ivs. ovate or lanee-ovate 

 serrate, lower contracted to marginal petioles, upper sessile, acuminate at both 

 ends ; rao. long, recurved, loosely panicled ; hds. middle size ; scales oilong, ob- 

 tuse ; rays 2 to 5, disk-fls. 8 to 12. — Sandy soils, K Car. to Fla. and Tex. Plant 

 2 to 5f high, variable, with the stem smooth, or more or less rough-downy. Aug. 

 — Oct. 



35 S. linoides Solander. Smooth throughout ; st. slender, simple ; Ivs. lanceolate 

 finely sgrrate and scabrous on the margin, radical ones petiolate, upper entire ■ 

 hds. small, in short, secund, at length spreading racemes ; scales oblong-linear,' 

 obtuse, appressed ; rays 1 to 4, short, disK-fls. 4 to 5, short. — A small species, 

 near Boston (Greene in N". Am. Flo.) to N. J. St. 12 to 20' high. Lvs. 1 to 6' 

 by 3 to 6". Pan. small, usually turned to ono side. Sept., Oct. 



36 S. Muhlenbergii Torr. & Gr. St. furrowed, glabrous ; hs. smooth both sides, 

 strongly and sharply serrate, the radical ovate, petiolate, cauline, elliptical-lanceo- 

 late, acuminate at each end ; rao. secund, short, remote, axillary, spreading ; 

 pedicels pubescent ; hds. 15 — 20-flowered ; scales linear, obtuse. — In damp woods 

 and thickets, K. H. to Penn. Stem 2 — 3f high, generally simple, bearing a long, 

 open panicle. Leaves large, notched with very acute or acuminate teeth, feather- 

 veined. Heads middle size, -with 6 — 8 rather large rays. Aug. — Oct. (S. ar- 

 guta Huhl.) 



37 S. pdtula. Muhl. St. smooth, angular-striate ; lvs. elliptic, acute, serrate, very 

 scabrous above, smooth beneath, lower ones oblong-spatulate ; rac. paniculate, 

 loosely spreading ; pedicels pubescent ; hds. about 12 to 15-flowered ; scales much 

 .imbricated, oblong, very obtuse. — In wet places. Can., N". and "W. States, not com- 

 ihon. St. 2 to 4f high, virgate, often purple, strongly angled, with leafy branches 

 at the top. St. Iva. 1 to 2' long, J as wide, radical ones 2 or 3 times larger. Rac 

 short, on the ends of the spreading branches. Sept. 



88 S. elliptica Ait. Erect, glabrous throughout, leafy; lvs. elliptical, acute at 

 each end, obscurely serrate, upper ones sessile, entire ; rac. short, recurved, m a 

 dense pyramidal panich ; hds. middle size ; rays 5 to 8, very short, disk-fls. 6 or 

 7 ; scales linear-oblong, obtuse.^rSalt marshes, R. Isl. (Olney), near N. T. (T. & 

 G.), to Ga. St. 3 to 5f high, bearing a close, somewhat leafy pyramidal panicle. 

 Lvs. 2 to 4' by J to IJ', rough-edged, the serratures appressed and rather remote. 

 Bays oblong, rather large, pale yellow. Oct. 

 ;8. EllIottii. Pan. more widely spreading. — South. (S. Elliottii T. & G.) 



39 S. argCita Ait. St. strict, smooth ; lvs. smooth, acutely and unequally serrate, 

 with diverging teeth, caviine, elliptical, sessile, highest entire and small, radical 

 oblong-ovate, attenuate at base into winged petioles ; rac. secund, dense, in a 

 spreading, corymbous panide ; hds. middle size; rays about 10, disk-fls. 9 or 10; 

 ach. smooth. — In meadows and woods, H. S. (from lat. 33°), N. to the Arc. circle. 

 A smooth, shining plant 3f high, with a large, den.?e, corymbous panicle. Rac. 



, recurved, a finger's length, the compound pedicels roughish, braoted. Aug., Sept. 

 8. JUNOEA. Lvs. lanceolate, subserrate, upper entire ; st. brownish, striate ; 

 rays twice as long as the invol. ; pan. less dense. — Open fields. (S. juncea 

 Ait. S. ciliaris Muhl.) 



40 S. neglecta Torr. & Gr. St. smooth, striate ; lvs. smooth, acute, serrate, with 

 divergent teeth, cauline linear-lanceolate, subentire highest litiear, sessile, lowest 

 lanceolate (large), tapering to a long petiole ; rac. secund, erect, at length recurved, 

 in an abrupt or oblique panicle ; hds. middle size; rays 6 to 10, disk-fls. 7 to 12; 

 ach. smooth. — Swamps Hanover, N. H. (Ricard, Ac) to Ind. and southward. 

 St. 3 to 4fhigli, terete. Rt. lvs. 6 to 12' long, feather-veined; upper obscurSy 

 3-veined. Aug., Sept. — A handsome Solidago, best known by its peculiar panicle. 



