44 Catalogue of Plants 



176. In another passage the author expresses the same opinion 

 as to their peaches. 



(24.) Opuntia vulgaris, Haio. Synop. ; Mill. Diet. ed. 8; De 

 Cand. prod. = Cactus Opuntia, Linn. 



(25.) Leptocaulis divaricatus, De Cand. — Daucus divaricatus, 

 Walt. -=Sison pusillum, Michx.fi. 



(26.) Peucedanum ternatum, Nutt. From North Carolina 

 to Florida! Petals stramineous within, reddish brown without ;- 

 roots tuberous — whole plant aromatic. 



(27.) Lonicera sempervirens, Z<2n?i, = Caprifolium semper- 

 virens. 



(28.) Valerianellaradiata, De Cand.— Fedia radiata, Vahl. 



(29.) Ccelestina ccsrulea, Camm. = Kupatorium coelestinum y 

 Linn. 



(30.) Helenium quadridentatum, Labill. in Act. Soc. hist, 

 nat. Par. t. 4; Michx. flor. =Rudbeckia alata, J acq. On the 

 banks of the Neuse, 30 miles above New Bern, Also in Georgia ! 

 Abundant on the Mississippi below New Orleans ! 



(31.) Liatris odoratissima, Walt. " Vanilla plant." Not in 

 the immediate vicinity of New Bern, but plentiful near the sea- 

 coast, in the counties of Cartent, Onslow, &c. Used in Florida 

 for scenting cigars. 



(32.) Pluchea camphorata, Cass.; De Cand. prod. = Conyza 

 camph. auct. 



(33.) Sclerolepis verticillata, Cass. = Sparganophorus verticil- 

 latus, Michx. jl. 



(34.) Sericocarpus conyzoides, and solidagineus, Nees von 

 Esenbeck. — Aster cony zoides, Willd.dc A. solidagineus, Michx. Jl. 

 Sericocarpus tortifolius, Nees von Esm heck.— Aster tortifolius, 

 Michx. Jl. 



(35.) Silphium pinnatifidum, Ell.? Silphium nudicaule, 

 Curtis in Boston Journ. Nat. Hist, part I. p. 127. Mr. Curtis, 

 since the publication of his paper here referred to, has expressed 

 to me the opinion that this plant is a variety of Silphium t«re- 

 binthaceum, Linn. (Silphium tcrebinthinaceum, var. sinuatum r 

 Curtis in Bost. Journ. 2nd ed. p. 127. 



(36.) Andromeda arborea, Linn. " Sorrel or Sower-wood 

 tree," LawsorCs Carolina, p. 98; Catesb. Car. I. 71. It is com- 

 monly known with us under the title of " Sour-wood." 



(37.) Andromeda rhomboidalis Du Hamd? An obscure but 



