DBCANDRIA, DIOTNIA. 



niferous suture margiuated. Seeds obo- 

 vate." — Brown. 



1. C. lea\es nearly round, cordate, acuminate, cwudcmi*. 

 a illons at the ixiUfl of the nerves; legumes on 

 sliort toot stalks — Mick. 



Icon. Sclnnidt, Aib. SI. Mill. ic. £. (Pursh.) 



Red-bud. Sallad-trcc. Judas-tree. 



A very superb tree, when in bloom, which takes place be- 

 fore the leaves appear. Flowers very numerous, ot* a crimson- 

 red. Children are fond of eating them. I have often observed 

 hundreds of the common humble-bees lying dead under these 

 S i h le in Mower. Perhaps the flower contains something- 

 pernicious to them. On the banks of all our waters, and along 

 the borders of small wcods; very common. )j . May. 



ORDER II. DIGYNIA. 



206. HYDRANGEA. Gen. pi. 760. (Saxifrage.) 



Cali.v superior, 5-toothed minute. Petals j. 

 Capsule mostly 2-celled, striate, opening 

 betwixt the persistent styles by a terminal 

 foramen. Seeds many, longitudinally stri- 

 ate. — *\*utt. 



1. II. leaves oblong-ovate, obtuse at base, acumi- vui&arij. 



nate, dentate, smooth beneath; cymes naked. — 



PitrsA. 

 EL aiborcMens, Willd. 



1« on. Bot. Mag. 457. 



( inmun Wild Hydrangea. 



ft ohnib, about five or six feet high, with white flowers. 



On the banks of the Schu\ Ikill, west side, in a secluded shady 



^ordering u mulct. Tkil spot may be readily found, 



being not far above Brcck's island Rare. >j . Julv," August. 



