ADIAH'rilfcJill. 
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ftaga sarmentosa of Japan, introduced into 
N. America, and spontaneous in Kentucky. — 
Genus very distinct by petals unequal, 2 lower 
longer, pistil glandular. See my monograph of 
Scixifraga genus and tribe, including N. Gen. 
Hemieva , Ditriclita , Steiranisia , blended with 
Saxifraga by Hooker, altho’ as good genera as 
his J Eriogyna and Leptarhena . 
ADXANTHUM pebatum Raf. Med. fl. tab. 
2., the only Sp. well known to all botanists. 
ADIKE Raf. 1815, An. Nat. ancient name 
of some Nettles. A very peculiar Genus dis- 
tinct from Urtica, by perfect smoothness, and 
pellucid stem and leaves, bearing in N. Ameri- 
ca the peculiar names of Richweed , Coolweed , 
and Clearweed , never nettles. My name mis- 
spelt Adesia by Eaton ! I had spelt it Adicea , 
I now restore the original Greek name of Dios- 
corides. 
Monoical, Calix similar in both, Spartite, 
sepals linear thick obtuse or cylindrical, erect. 
Stamens 3 elongate no nectary. Fertile fl. with 
persistent calix, a sessile capitate stigma. Seed 
ovate compressed — Habit annual, stem erect 
thick, leaves opposite petiolate serrate, very 
smooth, trinerve, flowers estival in axillary and 
dichotome corymbs, Sometimes a fourth part 
added ; but the Genus does not depend so 
much on number as the consimilar peculiar ca- 
lix. 
1. Ad. pumila Raf. TJrtica pumila L . stem 
filiform dwarf, base naked, leaves ovate obtuse, 
lower entire, upper deeply crenate-serrate with 
an obtuse point, margin subciliolate, petiols 
shorter than leaves : corymbs pauciflore short. 
In the Alleghany Mts. and near Philadelphia at 
Manayunk. Stem 2 to 5 inches, pellucid round 
