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neath, tlie lower ones often cordate ; fertile pediDicles elon- 

 gated, 1 -flowered ; driqjes ovate-oblong, dark blue. (N. 

 tomentosa, Michx. ; N. grandidentata, Michx. f.) Deep 

 swamps and ponds. — A large tree; leaves 4-6' long; 

 drupe 8 '-12" long. 



*♦ sterile flowerg capitate. 



Is. CAPITATA, Walt. {Ogeechee Lime,) Leaves large, 

 sliort-petioled, oblong, oval or obovate, miicronate or acute, 

 tomentose beneath ; floivers below the leaves, the fertile 

 ones perfect, solitary, on very short peduncles; drupe oh- 

 long, red. Swamps, near the coast. — A small tree; leaves 

 3-5' long; drupe V long, agreeably acid. 



