compositae. 939 



>road base; heads about 4 mm. high; rays 7-10, small; bracts of the involucre, at 

 east the outer, acute. In moist pine-barrens, N. J. to Fla. and La. Aug. -Oct. 



27. Solidago patula Muhl. Rough-leaved or Spreading Goldenrod. 



I. F. f. 301)5.) Stem stout, rather rigid, usually simple, 6-20 dm. high, strongly 

 pgled, at least below. Leaves thick, glabrous beneath, rough above, the lower 

 md basal oiks very large. 7-40 cm. long. 4-12 cm. wide, oval or elliptic, narrowed 

 nto margined petioles, the upper smaller, oval or oblong, sessile, acute, finely 

 errate, or the uppermost entire; heads 6-8 mm. high; rays small; bracts of the 

 pvolucre linear-oblong, obtuse. In swamps, Me. and Ont. to Minn., south to Ga., 

 vlo. and Tex. Aug. -Oct. 



28. Solidago ulmifolia Muhl. Elm-leaved Goldenrod. (I. F. f. 3696.) 

 Stem slender, 6-12 dm. high, simple, or branched above, the arched branches 

 mberulent or pubescent. Leaves thin, oblong, acute, or acuminate at the apex 

 ind base, pinnately veined, glabrous or sparingly pubescent, the lower and basal 

 )nes 7-12 cm. long, 2-4 cm. wide, narrowed into margined petioles, the upper 

 .mailer, sessile; heads 4-6 mm. high; rays small, deep yellow; bracts of the in- 

 volucre oblong- lanceolate, obtusish. In woods and copses, Me. to Ga., west to 

 Minn.. Kans. and Tex. July-Sept. 



29 Solidago Boottii Hook. Boott's Goldenrod. (I. F. f. 3697.) Stem 

 .lender, usually branched near the summit, 6-15 dm. high. Leaves firm, pin- 

 lately and finely reticulate-veined, the lower and basal ones ovate or oblong-lance- 

 jlate. narrowed into margined, sometimes ciliate petioles, acuminate at the apex, 

 7-15 cm. long, the upper smaller, entire, or finely serrate, sessile; heads 4-6 mm. 

 ligh; rays few. small; bracts of the involucre linear-oblong, obtuse; achenes 

 Dubescent. In dry woods, Va. to Fla. and lex. July-Sept. 



30. Solidago Elliottii T. cv_ G. Elliott's Goldenrod. (I. F. f. 3698.) 

 Stem stout, 9- 18 dm. high, simple, or branched at the inflorescence. Leaves 

 inn. acute or acuminate, sessile by a broad base, or sometimes narrowed below, 

 inely serrate, crenate-serrate, or the upper entire, rough on the margins, glabrous 

 mi both sides, or puberulent on the veins beneath, 3-12 cm. long, 8-25 mm. wide; 

 leads about 6 mm. high; bracts of the involucre linear-oblong, obtuse; rays 6-12, 

 hort; achenes pubescent. In swamps, N. H. and Mass. to N. Car. and Ga., 

 mainly near the coast. Sept.-Oct. 



31. Solidago neglecta T. & G. Swamp Goldenrod. (I. F. f. 3699.) 

 Stem simple, rather stout, 6-8 dm. high. Leaves firm, the basal and lower ones 

 arge, sometimes 3 dm. long, acute or obtusish, serrate or serrulate, tapering into 

 margined petioles, rough on the margins; upper leaves smaller, lanceolate, acute, 

 sessile, serrate or nearly entire; heads 5-6 mm. high; rays 3-8, small; bracts of 

 the involucre linear-oblong, obtuse; achenes glabrous, or nearly so. In swamps, 

 !N. B. to Wis., Md. and 111. Aug.-Sept. 



32. Solidago uniligulata (DC.) Porter. Few-rayed Goldenrod. (I. F. f. 

 3700.) Stem simple, slender, 4-7 dm. high. Leaves firm, lanceolate or oblong- 

 lanceolate, finely and sharply serrate, acute or acuminate, the lower long-petioled. 

 IO-22 cm. long, 8-18 mm. wide, the upper sessile, the uppermost very small and 

 erect; rays 1-4; bracts of the involucre linear-oblong, obtuse; achenes glabrous. 

 L swamps, Me. to N. Y. and N. J. Aug.-Sept. 



33. Solidago juncea Ait. Early or Sharp-toothed Goldenrod. Yellow- 

 Top. PLUME GOLDENROD. (I. F. f. 3701.) Stem rigid, rather stout, simple, or 

 branched at the inflorescence, 4-12 dm. high. Leaves firm, glabrous, acute or acu- 



inate, serrate, serrulate, or nearly entire, the lower large, sometimes 3 dm. long 



and 5 cm. wide, long-petioled; the upper smaller, sessile; rays 7-12, small; bracts 



of the involucre oblong or ovate-oblong, obtuse or acute; achenes glabrous or 



paringly pubescent. In dry or rocky soil, N. B. to Hudson Bay and Manitoba, 



K. Car. and Mo. June-Nov. 



Solidago juncea scabrella (T. & G.) A. Gray. Leaves rigid, scabrous, ciliate. pubes- 

 ent on the upper surface or also beneath. Ind. to Wis.. Ky. and Mo. 



Solidago juncea ramosa Porter and Britton. Much branched at the summit, the 

 •ranches slender, erect, slightly curved, the heads in short small racemes. Me. to west- 

 rn N.J., W. Va. and Ohio. 



34. Solidago arguta Ait. Cut-leaved Goldenrod. CI. F. f. 3702.) Stem 

 '—pie, rather stout, 6-12 dm. high. Leaves thin, the lower and basal ones broadly 



