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6. L. heterophtl'la, (Br.) Stem simple, glabrous. Leaves lance- 

 olate, glabrous ; upper ones smaller, linear-lanceolate. Flowers in 

 spiked heads, squarrose; scales of the involucre lanceolate, acute, naked. 

 —Purple. U. Aug.— Oct. So. Car. and Geo. 2—3 feet. 



7. L. pilo'sa, (L.) Stem simple, pubescent, streaked. Leaves linear, 

 the lower linear-lanceolate, pubescent, fringed near the base. Flowers 

 in long, leafy racemes ; the lower peduncles compound ; involucre ob- 

 long, with 10 — 14 florets; scales fringed. Seeds hairy; pappus not 

 colored. — Purple. 2f. Aug. — Oct Pine-barrens of Car. and Geo. 



8. L. gra'cilis, (Pursh.) Stem slender, pubescent, streaked. Leaves 

 linear, glabrous, slightly fringed at the base ; upper leaves much smaller 

 than the lower. Flowers in terminal racemes; peduncles hairy, with a 

 few scales; involucre generally with 7 florets; scales obovate, dotted, 

 ciliate, colored at the summit. Seeds hairy ; pappus colored. — Purple. 

 71 . Sept. — Oct. Dry pine-barrens. 2 — 3 feet. 



9. L. skcun'da, (Ell.) Stem reclining, usually curved, pubescent. 

 Lower leaves linear-lanceolate, somewhat fringed at the base. Flowers 

 in long, terminal racemes, secund ; peduncles with 1 — 2 subulate scales; 

 involucre with 4 — 5 florets, generally 10-leaved. Leaves glabrous, pu- 

 bescent along the margin. Seeds hairy ; pappus slightly plumose. — 

 Purple. If. Aug. — Sept. Dry sand-hills. Middle Car. aud Geo. 2 

 —3 feet. 



10. L. besino'sa, (Nutt.) Stem glabrous. Radical leaves long; cau- 

 line leaves numerous, crowded, all linear. Flowers in spikes, bracteo- 

 late ; involucre' with obtuse scales, resinous, becoming hoary. Seed vil- 

 lous. — Purple. 2f. Aug. — Sept. Pine-forests of Car. 1 — 2 feet. 



11. L. el'egans, (L.) Stem erect, very pubescent. Leaves linear- 

 lanceolate, scabrous beneath, cartilaginous along the margins. Flowers 

 in a compact cylindrical raceme; peduncles with small leaves; involu- 

 cre with 5 florets. Leaves about 12, lanceolate, villous; interior ones 

 colored. Seeds villous; pappus colored. — Purple. 2f. Aug. — Sept. 

 Dry soils. 3 — 5 feet. 



12. L. scario'sa, (L.) Stem erect, hairy. Leaves lanceolate, scabrous 

 along the margin, pubescent ; lower ones very long, attenuate at the 

 base. Flowers in a terminal raceme; peduncles short, pubescent ; in- 

 volucre with 14 florets; scales with ecarious margins, slightly colored 

 at the summit. Seeds hairy ; pappus colored. — Purple. If. Aug. — 

 Oct. Dry soils. Common. 2 — 4 feet. 



13. L. sph^eroi'dea, (Mich.) Stem erect, pubescent. Leaves lanceo- 

 late, acute, slightly coriaceous, glabrous, the lower broader than the 

 upper ones. Flowers in terminal racemes; involucre nearly globular, 

 with many florets ; scales obtuse, colored, sometimes fimbriate, dotted. 

 Seeds hairy ; pappus slightly plumose. — Purple. If. Aug. — Oct. 

 Middle and upper districts of Car. and Geo. 



14. L. squarro'sa, (L.) Stem erect, pubescent, leafy. Leaves long, lin- 

 ear, rigid ; lower ones 3 — 5-nerved, radical ones very long, glabrous, the 

 upper ones frequently ciliate. Flowers few, in a terminal raceme ; in- 

 volucre cylindrical, with ovate, ciliate scales, with expanding points. 

 Corolla deeply cleft ; segments hairy. Seeds hairy ; pappus colored.— 

 Purple. If. Sept. — Oct. Dry pine-barrens. 



Blazing Star. Rattlesnake's Master. 



16. L. paucielo'ha, (Pursh.) Stem simple, glabrous. Leaves linear 



