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patula. 
ulmifolia. 
arguta. 
POLYGAMIA, SUPERFLUA. 
Scabrous-leaved Golden-rod. 
A handsome and well-marked species, with brilliant flowers. 
From eighteen inches to three feet and a half high. In damp 
places and boggy grounds, not unfrequent. In the lowest 
grounds of Powelton, abundant. Perennial. August, Sep- 
tember. 
6. S. stem erect, glabrous; leaves elliptical, ser- 
rated, glabrous; those of the root oblong-spathu- 
late; racemes paniculate, leaning one way, 
open or spreading ; peduncles pubescent.— Willd, 
S. patula, Muhi. 
Spreading-branched Golden-rod. 
From two to three and a half feet high. Not a handsome 
species. In hedges, neglected fieids and thickets, not un- 
common. Perennial. August, September. 
7. S. stem erect, glabrous, striate; leaves ellipti- 
cal, deeply serrate, acuminate, villous beneath, 
those at the root obovate ; racemes paniculated ; 
peduncles villous; ligule short.—Willd. and 
Pursh. 
S. ulmifolia, Muhl. 
Elm-leaved Golden-rod. 
An ordinary looking species, with leaves somewhat resem- 
bling those of an elm-tree. From fourteen inches to two and 
a half feet high. In woods, fields and hedges, and the edges 
of swamps in Jersey, common. More rare west of the Dela- 
ware. Perennial. August till October. 
8. S. stem erect, smooth; leaves smooth, finely 
and unequally serrated ; those of the stem ellipti- 
cal, of the root ovate-oblong ; racemes panicu- 
lated, leaning one way; ligule long.—MWich. 
Sharp-notched Golden-rod. 
A very handsome and well-characterized species, with the 
leaves finely and irregularly serrated. It is the earliest bloom- 
ing species of the genus in this vicinity. Flowers brilliant. 
Plant from eighteen inches to four feet high. In hedges, the 
borders of rivulets, and in meadows, every where common. 
Perennial. Early in July, September. 

