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ft. robustior ; foliis infcrioribus plantagineis ; ramis imis pa- 

 nicula; compositis. 



y, elata ; ramis panicukx plerisque compositis, multifloris. 



Leimanthium hybridum, Ram. <$• Schult. syst. 7, p. 1550, excl. syn. 

 Nutt. Ell, 8f Torr. et descr. 



Melanthium hybridum, Walt. Car p. 125; Pursh,Jl. 1, p. 241 ? non 

 Nult. nee Ell. if Torr, 



M. latifolium, Desrouss. in Lam. enc. mcth. 4, p. 25. 



M. racemosum, Michx, ft. 2, ^». 251. 



Caulis'2 — 4-pedalis, supcrne pubcrulus. Folia suprema pauca, brevis- 

 Bima. Panicula plcrumque minor et gracilior quam in L. Virginico, flo- 

 ribus paucioribus minoribusque : pedicclli patenlcs, filiformes, flore multo 

 longiores. Perianthii foliola flavo-virentia ; apice laminarum saspius 

 plus minus cuspidato vel aeuminato ; margine fere! scarioso ; unguibus 

 ima filamentoruin involvens, laminam suba:quantibus. Fruetum non 

 vidi. 



Hab. In umbrosis a Pennsylvania ! usque ad Georgian! ! "In 

 excelsis montibus Carolina; septcntrionalis," Michaux. Lin- 

 colnton, Car. sept. Curtis! ; prope Germantown, Pennsylvania;, 

 Nuttall! y. Macon, Georgia; (v. sji. in herb, acad, Philad. 

 sine foliis). 



3. L. monoicum ; foliis late ovalibus, basi quasi petiolatis, 

 superioribus oblanceolatis linearibusve ; panicula summa longe 

 racemosa, fertili, inferne racemis masculis brevibus ; perian- 

 thii foliolis obovalo-spathulatis vel oblanceolatis, unguibus sen- 

 sim attenuatis, ad basi staminiferis ; glandulis saepius nullis. 



Leimanthium monoicum, Ram. Sf Schult. syst. 7, p. 1550, excl. 

 syn. et descr. Melanth. poly gam. Dcsrouss. 



Melanthium monoicum, Walt. Car. p. 125; Pursh, jl. 1, p. 241? 

 Ell. hot. S. Car. 8f Georg. 1, p. 418? 



M. hybridum, Nutt. ! gen. l,p. 232, non Walt. 



