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subulate oft equal to pedicels, segments of ca~ 
lix lanceolate acute unequal. 
210. Lobelia parvifolia, R, smooth, stem 
procumbent ramose diffuse flexuose, leaves few 
small, lower spatulate obtuse subentire, medial 
oblong subserrate, upper linear entire acute, 
flowers subracemose lax, pedicels longer than 
leaves, segments of calix linear — Apalachian 
mts. flowers small bluish. Seen alive in gar- 
dens spontaneous. Annual. 
211. Lobelia panicxjlata R. stem striate 
naked above, leaves pubescent obovate spatu- 
late obtuse repand, mostly radical, only 1 or 2 
on stem ; raceme ramose subpaniculate, flow- 
ers scattered lax, bracts subulate equal to pe- 
dicels — mts. Alleghany, rare, annual, stem bi- 
pedal, flowers white small. Probably a devia- 
ted sp. from L. claytoniana, disc. 1818. 
212. Lobelia incurva R. glaucous pubes- 
cent, stem erect branched, leaves linear cune- 
ate obtuse ; flowers axillary racemose, pedicels 
incurved subequal to leaves, segments of calix 
lanceolate acute — Florida, annual, pedal, flow- 
ers small and blue, akin to L . Kalmi and con- 
similar blended sp. 
213. Lobelia falcata R. glaucous smooth, 
stem simple, leaves long linear falcate acute en- 
tire, lower subcuneate ; raceme lax leafy, flow- 
ers equal to leaves, calix linear acute — found 
on Lakes Erie and Ontario, very near to the 
true L. Kalmi of Canada, but with longer fal- 
cate leaves, flowers larger pale blue, probably 
a deviation, collected 1825. 
214. Lobelia fistulosa R. stem round 
smooth fistulose slender, leaves scattered re- 
mote linear acute re volute ad pressed; fl. ra- 
