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2. H. corda'ta, (Pursb.) Resembling the preceding species. Leaves 

 broad-ovate, slightly cordate at the base, acuminate, coarsely toothed, 

 glabrous underneath. Flowers generally in radiate cymes. — White. 

 ^ . May — June. Mountains. C — 8 feet. 



3. H. niv'ea, (Mich.) Leaves ovate, cordate, acuminate, serrate, pu- 

 bescent along the veins on the upper surface, silvery, tomentose be- 

 neath. Flowers in terminal, radiate cymes, -with few sterile florets in 

 the circumference; by cultivation all become sterile. — White. ^. 

 May — June. Upper Car. and Middle and Upper Geo. 6 — 8 feet. 



4. H. quercifo'lia, (Bar.) A showy shrub. Leaves deeply 3 — 5- 

 lobed, serrate, tomentose beneath. Floicers in paniculate, radiate 

 cymes ; sterile flowers large, numerous. — White, becoming purple. *> . 

 May — June. Middle Geo. Common on the banks of the Oemulgee and 

 Flint rivers. 



Genus IX.— DECUMA'PJA. L. 11—1. 



(From decuma, a tenth, in reference to the tenfold structure of some of the flowers.) 



Calyx 8 — 12-cleft; tube campanulate, adhering to the ovary. 

 Petals 8 — 12, narrow, oblong, with margins somewhat indupli- 

 cate. Stamens three times the number of the petals. Cap- 

 sule 5 — 10-celled, ribbed, opening between the ribs; placentae 

 central. Seeds numerous. A shrub, with opposite leaves. 

 Flowers in compound cymes, fragrant. 



1. D. bar'bara, (L.) Stem climbing, by rootlets, large trees. Leaves 

 broadly ovate, slightly serrate, acute at each end or obtuse at the base. 

 Flavors in corymbose panicles. — White. "■? . July. In Middle Geo. 

 20—40 feet. 



Genus X.— PHILADEL'PHUS. L. 11—1. 



(The Greek name of a plant, given by Aristotle.) 



Calyx 4 — 5-parted, persistent ; tube adhering to the ovary. 

 Petals 4 — 5, broadly obovate. Stamens numerous. Styles 4, 

 more or less united. Capsule 4 — 5-celled, with a loculicidal 

 dehiscence. Seeds numerous. Shrubs, with opposite leaves. 



1. P. lno'dorus, (L.) Stem glabrous. Leaves ovate, acuminate, 3- 

 nerved, nearly entire. Flowers at the extremity of the branches, 1—3 ; 

 segments of the calyx acute. Petals large. — White. ^ . May. Mid- 

 dle Geo., near Culloden. 5 — 7 feet. Syringa. 



2. P. grandiflo'rus, (Willd.) A shrub, with long, flexible branches, 

 slightly angled. Leaves ovate, acuminate, denticulate, 3-nerved. Flow- 

 ers at the extremity of the branches, 1 — 3, large ; segments of the 

 calyx ovate, lanceolate, acuminate. Petals large, twice as long as the 

 stamens. — White. ^ . April— May. Middle Geo. Common. 6—10 

 feet. 



Order LX.— HAMAMELA'CE^E. 



Calyx 4 — 5-cleft, or with 5 — V obscure teeth, or truncate ; 

 the tube somewhat adhering to the ovary. Petals 4 — 5, lin- 

 ear, spiral at the apex, sometimes none. Stamens twice the 



