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21. A. Carolinia'nus. (Walt.) Stem shrubby, flexuous and decum- 

 b> tit, much branched, pubescent. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, sessile, at- 

 tenuate at each end, pubescent, dilated and amplexicaul at the stem. 

 Flowers large, numerous, solitary, on short peduncles ; involucre -with 

 pubescent scales ; ray florets numerous. — Purple. ^. Oct. — Nov. In 

 swamps. S — 12 feet. 



b. Leaves serrate. Floxoers in corymbs. 



22. A. si-rctlo'sus, (Mich.) Stem erect, simple, pubescent toward 

 the summit. Leaves sessile, lanceolate, glabrous, ciliate when young, 

 slightly serrate ; upper leaves generally entire. Flowers large, in ter- 

 minal corymbs; involucre with oblong, ovate, pubescent scales, reflex- 

 ed ; ray florets numerous, large. Seeds nearly glabrous. — Purple. If. 

 Oct. — Nov. Car. and Geo. 6 — 11 inches. 



23. A. Curtis'ii, (T. <fe G.) Stem smooth, glabrous, simple, leafy, co- 

 rymbose or racemose at the summit ; branches short, bearing a single 

 or few heads. Leaves lanceolate, sessile, serrate; involucre hemispher- 

 ical, scales unequal, imbricate, coriaceous, rays large, 20 or more. Ache- 

 nia glabrous. — Blue or purple. 2£. N. Car. 2 — 3 feet. 



24. A. pum'cf.us, (Ell.) Stem erect, glabrous, shining, branches striate, 

 pubescent. Leaves spatulate, sessile, clasping, serrate, scabrous on the 

 upper surface, large. Floieers in corymbose panicles, large ; involucre 

 ■with ciliate, linear reflexed scales ; ray florets numerous, linear-lance- 

 olate. — Purple. If. Oct. — Nov. On the banks of rivers in Sou. Geo. 

 2—3 feet. A. Elliottii, T. <fc G. 



25. A. dracunculoi'des, (Willd.) Stem erect, with corymbose branch- 

 es marked with a hairy line. Leaves linear, or linear-lanceolate, acu- 

 minate, serrate in the middle, upper ones entire. Flowers small, in co- 

 rvmbs; involucre with lanceolate expanding scales. — Nearly white. If. 

 Sept. — Nov. In low grounds. Upper Car. 



c. Leaves serrate. 



26. A. .tl-x'ceus, (Ait.) Stem erect, with long, slender branches, 

 slightly pubescent. Leaves sessile, linear-lanceolate, serrate, glabrous, 

 upper ones entire. Flowers in racemes; involucre with linear lanceo- 

 late scales, nearly glabrous; ray florets small, narrow. — Purple. If. 



— I »ct. Damp soils. 2 — 4 feet. 



27. A. DrvERGEXs, (Ait.) Stem erect, pubescent toward the summit, 

 branching. Leaves broad lanceolate, serrate, glabrous, upper ones en- 

 tire. Flowers in crowded racemes; involucre with linear-lanceolate, 

 glabrous scales. — White, tinged with purple. 2£. Sept. — Oct. Com- 

 mon. 3 — 4 feet. A. miser, L. 



28. A. tradescan'ti, (L.) Stem erect, glabrous, with numerous vir- 

 gate branches. Leaves lanceolate, serrate, attenuate at each end, up- 

 per ones small, entire. Flowers numerous, in compound racemes ; in- 

 volucre with linear-lanceolate scales; ray florets numerous, narrow. — 

 Purple. 2f. Sept. — Oct. Near the mountains. 3 — 4 feet. 



20. A. versicolor, (Willd.) Stem erect, branching, glabrous. Leaves 

 broad, lanceolate, amplexicaul, glabrous, serrate in the middle, upper 

 ones entire. Flowers clustered toward the summit of the branches; 

 involucre with loose, lanceolate scales. — White or purple Sept. — Oct. 

 In damp soils. 2 — 3 feet. 



