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NORTH AMERICAN 
228. MY CTANTHES (mixed flowers) Raf. 
anomalous or peloric Genus occasionally form- 
ed by some Asters and Solid agos — Difference, 
flowers often concrete or coalescent, with ligu- 
les and floscules intennixt, perianthe imbri- 
cate unequal foliaceous. I have noticed seve- 
ral types. Is it a diseased state ? but the 
plants were healthy. 
225. Myctanthes funicea R. like Aster 
puniceus, but stem simple, 2-3flore, leaves lan- 
ceolate — observed near Philadelphia, flowers 
terminal purplish. 
230. Myctantiies latifolia R. stem sim- 
ple uniflore, leaves sessile elliptic acuminate 
subserrate, flower terminal sessile purplish — 
collected in the Alleghany nits, bipedal. 
231. Myctanthes axillaris R. similar to 
Solidago neiftorosa, but flowers axillary and 
solitary, yellow — mts. Alleghany, pedal. 
233. ALISETA (Plantain) Raf. Radiate 
Genus near to Arnica — Perianthe in double 
series, each of ten spreading folioles. Phoran- 
the flat alveolate, chaffs carinate long acute. 
Floscules tubulose 5fid sterile. Ligules or rays 
about 20 fertile tridentate narrow. Seeds li- 
near, pappus simple deciduous. Habit of Ar- 
nica , scapose , uniflore — But very different 
Genus by calix, chaffs, sterile florets &c. It is 
nearer to the next Genus Peritris in some re- 
spects. Single type. 
233. Aliseta plantaginea R. radical leaves 
lanceolate or cuneate entire hirsute acute, 
scape terete smooth, with a single subulate 
scale, uniflore. folioles of perianthe ovate lan- 
ceolate smooth — Sent me from Florida, prob- 
ably biennial, root short with many fibres, leaves 
2 or 3 inches long, scape 6 inches, flower large 
2 inches, rays yellow, disk fuscate. 
