COMPOSITAE. Vou. 111. 
1g. Solidago Randii (Porter) Britton. Rand's 
Golden-rod. Fig. 4231. 
Seas Virgaurea Randii Porter, Bull. Torr. Club 20: 208, 
1993. 
Solidace Virgaurea Redfieldii Porter, Bull. Torr. Club 20: 
209, 1893. 
Solidago Virgaura monticola Porter, Bull, Torr. Club 20: 
209, 803. 
ei i Piroanreu Deanet Porter, Mem. Torr, Club 5: 320, 
10904, 
Shlidage Randii Britton, Manual 937. 1901. 
Somewhat pubescent, at least above, often glutinous; 
stem usually simple, rather stout, 5’-2° high. Basal 
leaves oblanceolate, broadly spatulate, or obovate, 3/-8’ 
long, 1’ wide, or less, obtuse or acute, mostly dentate, 
narrowed into margined petioles; stem leaves few, ses- 
sile, or the lower petioled, oblong-lanceolate to spatu- 
late, acute; heads 3-4” high, in a dense or interrupted, 
rarely branched thyrsus and often in axillary clusters; 
bracts of the involucre obtuse or acute; achenes more 
or less pubescent. } 
In dry, mostly rocky situations, Maine, New Hampshire, 
Vermont and northern New York to Michigan and on high mountains in Virginia. Referred, in our 
first edition, as by previous authors, to the Old World Solidago Virgdurea L, Aug.-Sept. 
20. Solidago racemésa Greene. River-bank 
Golden-rod. Fig. 4232. 
S. racemosa Greene, Pittonia 3: 160. 1897. 
Nearly glabrous, sometimes glutinous; stems sim- 
ple, usually somewhat glutinous, 6’-18’ high. Lower 
and basal leaves oblanceolate, obtuse or acutish, den- 
tate, or crenate, 14’-4’ long, 24-4” wide, narrowed 
into slightly margined petioles; stem leaves sessile, 
lanceolate, oblong or linear, numerous, crenate or 
entire, mostly acute, smaller; heads about 3” high, 
distinctly peduncled, in a terminal simple or branch- 
ed thyrsus; bracts of the involucre linear-oblong, 
obtuse, or the inner acutish; achenes striate, pubes- 
cent. 
On rocky river-banks, Newfoundland to northern New 
York, Vermont and Virginia. Described, in our first 
edition, under the name S. Purshii Porter, which proves 
to be untenable. July—Sept. 
Solidago chrysélepis Fernald, of Quebec, has bright 
yellow acute involucral bracts. 
21. Solidago Gillmani (A. Gray) Steele. 
Gillman’s Golden-rod. Fig. 4233. 
S. humilis Gillmant A. Gray, Proc. Am, Acad. 17: 
191, 1882, 
S. Mirgaurea Gillmani Porter, Bull. Torr. Club 20: 
209. 1893. 
S. Gillmani Stecle, Contr. Nat. Herb. 13: 367. 
1Q1T, 
Ss. al Gillmani Fernald, Rhodora 10: 91. 
1908, 
Glabrous, except the pubcrulent  inflores- 
cence; stem erect or reclining, rather stout, 
sometimes 3° long. Lower and basal leaves 
spatulate or oblanceolate, dentate, 3-12" long, 
narrowed into long narrowly margined peti- 
oles; upper stem leaves lanceolate to linear- 
lanceolate, gradually smaller; inflorescence 
narrowly thyrsoid-paniculate, sometimes 16’ 
long; heads distinctly peduncled, about 1. 
high; bracts of involucre oblong, scarcely 
glutinous; rays 6-10, decp yellow, 2” long; 
achenes sparingly pubescent. 
Sandy shores of Lakes Michigan and Superior. 
Aug.-Sept. 
