SOLIDAGO. 



S*orfh n. 22. (S. maxima americana ; Cornut. Canad. 168. 

 t. 169. Virga aurea, five Solidago procerior americana, 

 caule mtiltiplici ; Pluk. Phyt. t. 235. f. 5.)— Stem ereft, 

 fmooth. Leaves linear-lanceolate, rather flefhy, fmooth, 

 entire, rough-edged. Clutters panicled, unihteral. Flower- 

 ftf.lks roughifh. — In fvvamps, and on the banks of rivers, 

 from Canada to Pennfylvania, flowering from September to 

 November. Purjh. A tall, fmooth, purplifh and fome- 

 what glaucous fpecies, with copious, long, narrow leaves, 

 and denfe oblong panicles, of unilateral clufters. Radiant 

 florets long, narrow, rather numerous. 



27. S. virgata. Slender Wand-like Golden-rod. Mi- 

 chaux Boreal-Amer. v. 2. 117. Purfli n. 23. — " Stem 

 fmooth, quite fimple. Leaves lanceolate, fomewhat wedge- 

 fhaped, obtnfe, entire, very fmooth, clofe-prefled ; the 

 upper ones gradually fmaller. Branches of the panicle 

 elongated, with terminal cluiters. Flower-ftalks fmooth, 

 unilateral." — In ftiady wet woods of Lower Carolina and 

 Georgia, flowering from Auguft to October. About two 

 feet high, extremely fmooth and flender. PurJh. 



28. S. odora. Swcet-fcented Golden-rod. Ait. ed. I. 

 V. 3. 214. ed. 2. n. ij. Willd. n. 22. Purfh n. 24. 

 (Virga aurca americana, tarraconis facie et fapore, panicula 

 fpeciofifllma ; Pluk. Phyt. t. 116. f. 6.) — Stem ereft, 

 downy, ftriated. Loaves linear-lanceolate, entire, fmooth, 

 rough-edged. Cluiters panicled, unilateral, nearly iimplc. 

 — In dry funny fituations, on fertile woodlands, from Ca- 

 nada to Carolma, principally throughout the Allegany 

 mountains, flowering from Auguft to Oftober. This is 

 moll generally and principally known among the inhabitants 

 by the name of Golden-rod, and ufed as a wholefome tea. 

 The flowers, gathered when fully expanded, and carefully 

 dried, afford a moft agreeable fubftitute for tea, which for 

 feme time has been an article of exportation to China, where 

 it fetches a high price. Purjlj. The upper part of the 



Jlem is regularly furrowed. Clujlers two or three inches 

 long, fpreading horizontally, each moftly accompanied by 

 a leaf; theiv Jlalis angular and rough. Brafleas oblong, 

 fmooth. 



29. S. retrorfa. Reflexed Golden-rod. Michaux Boreal- 

 Amer. V. 2. 117. Purfh n. 25. — <' Stem ere£t, round, 

 rough. Leaves clofely fcflile, reflexed, linear-lanceolate, 

 pointed, rough-edged ; fomewhat keeled beneath. Clufters 

 of the panicle recurved." — In open fwamps of Virginia and 

 Carolina, flowering in Auguft and September. PurJh. 

 Said by Michaux to be akin to the laft. We have had no 

 opportunity of comparing them. 



Section 3. Chijlers ereS. 



30. S. pauciflofculofa. Starved-flowered Golden-rod. 

 Michaux Boreal-Amer. v. 2. 116. Purfh n. 26. — 

 «' Smooth, fomewhat fhrubby. Leaves lanceolate, obtufe, 

 without rib<;. Panicle compound, many-flowered ; tufts of 

 flowers eredt. Calyx narrow-oblong, with five florets in 

 the difk, and one in the radius." — In the " fand-barrcns" 

 of Virginia and Carohna, flowering from Auguft to Oc- 

 tober. Puijh. 



31. ^.hicolor. Two-coloured Golden-rod. Linn. Mant. 

 114. Willd. n. 23. Ait. n. 16. Pnrfii n. 27. (Virga 

 aurea, florc albo fpicato ; Pluk. Phyt. t. 114. f. 8, not 5, 

 as Willdenow and Purfh have it.) — Stem hairy. Leaves 

 elliptical, hairy ; the lower ones fcrrated ; thofe on the 

 flower-branches entire, niunerous, and fmall. Clufters 

 ereft. Scales of the calyx obtufe. — In woods and on dry 

 hills, from Canada to Carolina, flowering from Auguft to 

 Oftober. Diftinguiflied by its fhort cloie clujlers, and white 

 rays, which arc not long, but rather numerous. Tht:J!orels 

 of the difl< arc alfo plentiful. 



^z. S. petiolaris. Late-flowcred Golden-rod. Ait. ed. i. 



*. 3. 216. ed. 2. n. 17. Willd. n. 24. Purfh n. 28.— Stem 

 eredt, villous. Leaves eUiptical, roughifh, ftalked. Clufters 

 ereft. Rays twice the length of the calyx. — In dry fandy 

 foil, from New Jerfey to Carolina, flowering from Septem- 

 ber to November. — The_fiem is branched, round, hoary like 

 the leaves, efpecially their ribs. The larger leaves are rather 

 above an inch in length ; thole which plentifully clothe the 

 flower-branches are much fmaller ; all are nearly entire. 

 Clujlers numerous, eredt, fliort, of few, but rather large, 

 Jloiuers, with a confpicuous yellow radius. 



33. S.Jriaa. Willow-leaved Golden-rod. Ait. ed. i. 



V. 3. 216. ed. 2. n. 18. Willd. n. 25. Purftj n. 29 "Stem 



eredt, Imooth. Stem-leaves lanceolate, entire, fmootli, 

 rough-edged ; radical ones ferrated. Clutters panicled, 

 erect. Flower-ftalks fmooth. "^In fandy woods, from New 

 Jerfey to Carolina, flowering from Auguft to November. 

 — About two feet high, very fmooth. PurJh. Panicle wilh 

 eredt, fimple, clofe branches. IVi/ld. 



34. S. lanceolala. Grafs-leaved Golden-rod. Linn. Mant. 

 114. Willd. n. 26. Ait. n. 19. Purfti n. 30. (Chryfo. 

 coma graminifolia ; Linn. Sp. PI. 1178.) — Stem fmnothifh, 

 furrowed, much branched. Leaves almolt linear, entire, 

 roughidi, nearly eredt, with three or five rough ribs. Co- 

 rymbs terminal, level-topped. Flowers capitate. Rays not 

 longer than the diflc. — In fields and meadows, by the fides 

 of woods and rivers, from Canada to Pennfylvania, flowering 

 from September to November. Tliis plant has been found 

 in Scotland, on the banks of the Eflc, a mile above Muffel- 

 burgh, among willows, alders, &c. by Mr. E. J. Maughan 

 of Edinburgh, in September 1809. Still we have not ven- 

 tured to admit into the Britifh lift, a plant often met with 

 in gardens, and very rapid in propagation, though many 

 have been admitted on far lefs fufRcient grounds. '\^h.ejlems 

 are four or five feet high, branched in a corymbofe manner, 

 leafy, angular or furrowed, flightly rough, or quite fmooth. 

 Leaves feffile, grafs-green, two inches or more in length, 

 a quarter of an inch in breadth, roughifti, efpecially at the 

 edges and ribs. Flowers numerous, rather fmall, denfely 

 corymbofe, yellow. Calyx ovate, fmooth, fhining, with 

 tumid green-tipped fcales. 



35. S. tenuifoUa. Narrow-leaved Golden-rod. Purfh 

 n. 31. (S. lanceolata [i, minor; Michaux Boreal-Amer. 

 V. 2. 1 16.) — " Stem rough, angular, branched, corymbofe. 

 Leaves fpreading, linear, very narrow, flightly three-ribbed, 

 rough, with axillary tufts of fmaller ones. Corymbs ter- 

 minal, level-topped. Flowers capitate. Rays fcarcely ex- 

 ceeding the diflc." — In " pine-barrens," from New .lerfey 

 to Carolina, flowering in September and Odtober. Nut 

 above a foot high. Leaves very fmall and narrow. Purji, 



36. S. Sarothra. Clofo-leaved Dwarf Golden-rod. Purfli 

 n. 32. — " Stem angular, rough ; naked in the lower part ; 

 corymbofe above. Branches with a few terminal flowers. 

 Leaves linear, clofe-prefled, obfcurely thrcc-ribbed, rougU 

 on both fides, without axillary tufts. Rays twice the length 

 of the difk." — Gathered by governor Lewis, on the plains 

 of the Miflburi, flowering in September. — About a ipan 

 high, Tc{cTVih\mg iUo Sarothra geniiatioides oi Linnieus, Hy- 

 pericum Sarothra of Purfh, vi-ry much in general habit. This 

 and tiie two preceding have a great aflinity to one another, 

 but Mr. Purfh confiders them good and permanent fpecies, 

 as there arc no intermediate varieties, which might lead to a 

 fufpicion that all belong to one genuine fpecies. We have 

 feen neither of the two laft. 



37. S. citfta. Maryland Goldcn-rod. Linn. Sp. PI. 1234. 

 Willd. n. 27. Ait. n. 20. Purfli n. 53. (Virga aurca 

 marilandica cxfia glabra; Dill. Eltli. 414. t. 307. f. 395.) 

 — Stem ncirly crett, very fmooth and even. Leaves lanceo- 

 late, Iraootb, with roughifli edges and ribs. Clufters crcd. 



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