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CAssia FAasctcuLATA Michx., var. depressa (Pollard), comb. 
nov. C.depressa Pollard, Bull. Torr. Club, xxii. 515, pl. 251 (1895). 
Pennell, Bull. Torr. Club, xliv. 351-352 (1917), has recognized 
these variants as Chamaecrista fasciculata 8 and Chamaecrista 
fasciculata y, respectively. 
CassIA FASCICULATA Michx., var. Tracyi (Pollard), ear nov. 
Chamaecrista Tracyt Pollard, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. xv. 21 (1902). 
Cassia mississippiensis Pollard, Bull. Torr. Club, xxi. 219 (1894). 
Pennell maintains this plant as a species but its only character 
that possesses any degree of constancy is the presence (more or 
less evident) of pubescence on the leaf-surfaces. 
CassIA FASCICULATA Michx., var. littoralis frcinag a ‘igre 
nov. Chamaecrista littoralis Pollard, Proce. Biol. Soe 
20 (1902). 
Pennell treats this variant as Chamaecrista mississippiensis B. 
Cassta FASCICULATA Michx., var. puberula (Greene), comb. 
nov. Chamaecrista puberula Gaaane. Pitt. v. 134 (1903). 
This plant, except for the more or less pubescent leaflets, is 
scarcely distinguishable from the var. robusta, to which, indeed,’ 
Pollard at one time referred it. Pennell separates it from Chamae- 
crista ‘mississippiensis because of its purple anther-sacs but the 
original specimen is said to have “ yellow or reddish anther-sacs ” 
and, moreover, the character is known to be variable. 
SSIA NicTITANS L., var. multipinnata (Pollard), a, no 
C. a Pollard, Bull Torr. Club, xxii. 515, pl. 2 50 (1895). 
As Pennell, Bull. Torr. Club, xliv. 359 (1917) remarks this seems 
to be only an ecological state scarcely worthy even varietal recog- 
nition but it is said to replace the typical form of the species in the 
long-leaf pine-land. There is another variant of C. nictitans which 
reminds one of the pubescent-leaved varieties of C. fascvculata. 
This form with more or less hairy leaves, recognized by Pennell as 
Chamaecrista nictitans y, may be known as 
Cassia NictiTans L., Mohrii (Pollard), comb. nov. C. 
aspera apeaes var. M a at ‘Pollard, Bull. Torr. Club, xxiv. 151 
SSIA aspeRA Muhl., var. Simpsoni (Pollard), comb. nov. C. 
Senparns Pollard, Bull. Torr. Club, xxi. 221 (1894). 
Indicated by Pennell, Bull. Torr. Club, xliv. 361 (1917), as 
meriting only varietal rank but not published by him. It may 
usually be distinguished from the typical form of the species by 
