492 Obdeb 13.— EEIOAOEUE. 



White Mta.l Not imcommon. A shrub 2 — 3f high, reJMJUy known by its leaves, 

 ■syhich are smooth above, clothed beneath with a, dense, feiroginoua down, and 

 strongly revolute or replicate at the margin. Petioles and younger twigs also 

 downy. Leaves 1 — 2' long, nearly J as wide. Corymbs terminal, of about a 

 dozen white fls. July. 

 ;8. ANGUSIIFOLIUM. Lvs. narrower, almost linear; eta. mostly 10. 



20. LEIOPHYL'LUM, Pers. Sand Myrtle. (Gr Aetof, smooth, 

 (j}vXXov, leaf.) Calyx 5-parted, equaling the length of the capsule; 

 pet. 5, ovate oblong, spreading; sts. 10, exserted; fil. subulate ; cells 

 of anthers dehiscing by a lateral cleft ; ovary globous ; sty. filiform ; 

 caps. 3-celled, 3-valved, many-seeded. — Small, smooth shrubs, with erect 

 branches. Lvs. alternate, entire, oval, coriaceous. Corymbs terminal. 

 Fls. white. 



L. buxifolium Ell. — Pine barrens, N. J. to Car. Shrub 8 — 12' high, much 

 branched. Leaves 4 — 5" by 2 — 3", very smooth and shining, margin strongly 

 revolute. Flowers numerous and small. May, June. 



21. CLE^THRA, Gaert. Sweet Pepper-bush. (Gr. name of the Al- 

 der, which these plants somewhat resemble.) Calyx 5-parted, persistent ; 

 petals 5, distinct, obovate ; stamens 10, exserted, anthers suspended in 

 the bud, at length erect ; style persistent, stigma 3-cleft ; capsule 3- 

 celled, 3-valved, cxi-sesded, enclosed by the calyx. — Shrubs and trees. 

 Lvs. alternate, petiolate. Fls. white, in downy-canescent racemes. 

 Bracts deciduous. 



1 C. alnifolia L. Lvs. cuneiform-ohovate, acute, aouminately serrate, green on 

 both sides, smooth or slightly pubescent beneath ; fls. in terminal, elongated, 

 simple or branched racemes ; bracts subulate. — A deciduous shrub 3 to 8f high, 

 in swamps. B. Can. to Ga. Lvs. 2 to 3' long, -J- as broad above, with a long, 

 wedge-shaped base, tapering into a short petiole. Eao. 3 to 5' long. Ped. and 

 cal. hoary-pubescent, the former 2" in length, and in the axil of a bract about as 

 long. Cor. white, spreading, sweet-scented. JI., Aug. 



/3. TOMENTOBA. Lvs. downy or tomentous beneath ; rao. slender, often some- 

 what paniculate ; fls. smaller. — Common in the South. Apr.— -Jn. (C. to- 

 raentosa Lam.) 



y. SCABKA. Lvs. coarsely serrate, scabrous both sides. — Near Bainbridge, Ga. 

 ■Rac. and fls. as in /3. Petals about 2" long. (C. soabra Pers.) 



(J 7 PANiouLATA. I/OS. cuneate-lanceolate ; rac. collected into a panicle. — S. Car, 

 (Bartram). "We have not seen this plant. (C. paniculata Willd.) 



2 C. acuminata Mx. Arborescent; lvs. glabrous, glaucous, beneaih, ovale, acumi- 

 nate, abruptly acute at base, finely serrate, on slender petioles ; rac. terminal, soli- 

 tary ; bracts longer than the fls., caducous. — Mta. along streams, Ky., Ta., to S. 

 Car. Shrub or tree, 10 to 18f high. Lva large (4 to 6 " long), half as wide, thin, 

 ]?ls. often second (turned upwards). Anth. dark purple, much exserted. Jl.. 

 Aug. 



SuBORDE in. CY RILLED. The Cyrillads. 



22. ELLIOT'TIA, Muhl. (To Stephen JElliott, Esq^ of Charleston, 

 S. C, the well known botanical author.) Calyx small, 4-toothed; 

 corolla of 4 petals slightly cohering at base ; stamens 8, anthers sagit- 

 tate ; style slender, with a capitate, undivided stigma ; capsule 3-celled, 

 3-seeded. — A shrub with virgato branched alternate, deciduous, lanceo- 

 late, entire lvs. and terminal racemes of white fls. 



E. raoemosa Muhl. — Dry, rich soils, S. Ga. Shrub 4 to 8f high. Lvs. pubes- 

 cent and slightly glaucous on the under surface, on short petioles. Flowers in 

 Jn. — ^Unfortunately, this plant has not fallen under our observation. 



