PENTANDRIA DTGYXIA 179 



suiooili on the upper surface, pubescent beneath ;pctio!esone fourth to half an incfc 

 longi smoothish. Stipules 6mooth. Fhicers in loose lateral fascicles; pedicels 

 articulated, filiform, about half an inch long. Calyx somewhat obliquely truncate, 

 atrutS-ckfi, smoothish ; tube trreen ; segments purplish brown, short, rounded 

 Stamens mostly 8, exserted. Styles \ ubesccnt, nearly white. $a?tiara abcut hall 

 8 n inch long, and one third of an inch wide, reticulate ly veined, smooth, oval, ta- 

 pering to a pedicel at base, emarginate, or bifid at apex between the two styles, 

 which are adnate to the membranous win.; segments incurved so as to leave an 

 apparent f ramen through the wing ; margin densely fringed w ith soft white hairs. 



Huh. Brandy wine, near Hillsdale Factory ; not common. FL April. /V.June. 



Obs. I have met with this species only in the above locality,— where ilattaii:s* 

 large size. 



1 U. fVLTAjMxn Leaves very scabrous above, rather unequal and often 

 gomewhat cordate at base ; bud* clothed with a fulvous tomenttrm ; flow- 

 ers in dense subsessile fascicles ; samara orbicular, naked on the margin 

 jkck\Bot.p.3'3:). 



['. americona. Marsh. JtrbuBt.p. 156. Not of Linn. 

 L\ aspcra. MuhL Catal. p. 20. 



V. rubra. Jfx.f. Sylva. 3. />. 80. * Icp'F, tab. 12 I. 

 TxvrxY Ulmus. Vulgd— Slippery Elm. Red Elm. 



Stem 20 to 30 or 40 feci high ; brunches virgate. Leave* 4 to 6 inches lour, and 



2 to 3 inches wide, lance-oval, often obovate-oblong, conspicuously acuminate, d. a- 

 bl/.serrate, the upper surface remarkably scabrous, tomentose-pubescent 1 en 

 especially along the nerves and midrib; petioles ab >ut l third of an inch long, nu 

 Descent. Stipules pilose. Fhicers on sh rt pedi< Is, numi rous, in d< nse lati raj 

 clusters. Calyx about 7-clefi ; segments obti s< , cl -ih< I an : ciliate with a reddish 

 tawny pubescence. Stamens i ften ;, much - xsi rt< d ; anthers dark purple. Styles 

 llandular-pubescent, purple. Samara orbicular, about half an inch in diameter, 

 radiate \y veined, pubescent in the centre, en a slender pedicel as long as the calyx; 

 margin smooth, cleft at apex between the styles ; segments acuminate by the per- 

 ustent adnate styles, and so incurved and overlapped as to give the margin the 

 appearance of being entire at apex. 



f(jb. Rich low grounds: fence-rows: frequent. Fl. April. Fr. June. 



Obs. The inner bark of this species contains a large portion of mucila-re, which 

 is occasionally used, in popular practice, as a remedy for Dysentery,— and is pro- 

 bably as good as any other mucilage. During the late war, it is said the military, 

 •n the Canada frontier, found it to be a nutritious and grateful (bod for their horses, 

 in times of scarcity af forage. Two or ihreo additional species arc enumerated in 

 the U. States. 



134, CELTIS. L. Wutt. Gen. 239. 

 [An ancient name of the Lotus : applied to this genus.] 



Moxoicously Polygamous: Stamixate Fl. Calux 6-parted. CW- 

 •lla 0. Stamens 6(J\ r utt.). Perfect Fl. Calyx deeply 5-partcd. CV 

 rolla 0. Stigmas subulate, elongated, spreading ; styles short, con- 

 nate. Drupe globose, 1-seeded. 



Trees, or shrubs: leaves alternate, simple, mostly oblique at base; flowerg axil- 

 lary, tfmi. Ord.Vd.Lindl Ulmacsjr. 



