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cund, pedicels short, ext. cal. double of the in- 
ternal linear, internal silky lanceolate, capsules 
oblong — Discovered 1823 in the glades of West 
Kentucky, rare, 6 inches high, small flowers, 
petals white oblong obtuse, stigma red, 3 oblong 
seeds in the capsules. It blossoms in June and 
July. Annual. Is it L. thymijolia Smith? 
which is an Eudiexa ! certainly not that of Mx. 
neither have the leaves like thyme. 
17. L. fauciflora Raf. adpressed pubescent 
stem humble diffuse ramose, leaves scattered, 
slender, linear cuneate, imbricate rather obtuse, 
flowers few scattered extraxillary, pedicels 
short, sepals smooth, external a little longer, 
capsules globose — Near the Sea Shore in Long 
Island and New Jersey, small plant only 3 
inches high, it blossoms in July. Annual. 
18. L. erevifolia Raf. adpressed pilose, 
branches fastigiate, leaves scattered petiolate 
short, lanceolate or oblong ciliolate mucronu- 
late ; racemes erect, bracteoles linear lanceok 
flowers secund, pedicels equal, ext. sepals not 
much longer, capsules ovate — Mts. Apalaches, 
semipedal, very distinct sp. by petiolate short 
leaves. Annual. 
19. L. uniflora Raf. Smooth, stem slender 
angular with few leaves, above naked, subuni- 
flore, leaves scattered adpressed narrow linear 
cuneate; sepals membranaceous, ext. sepals 
oblong obtuse not much longer, internal ovate 
obtuse, capsule globose about 6 seeded — Sum- 
mit of the Alleghany Mts. of Maryland, disc. 
1825, only 3 or 4 inches high, only 5 or Cleaves 
and 1 or 2 flowers. Capsule commonly with 6 
oval seeds. 
20. L. stellata Raf. Pilose, stem erect 
nearly simple, leaves 3-4nate petiolate elliptic 
