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nies and Kiskanom mts. only 2 or 3 inches 
high, leaves not half an inch, flowers small pur- 
ple vernal. Annual like all the species ? 
257. Brunella sessilifolia Raf. stem te - 
rete branched rough above, branches brachi- 
ate, leaves sessile narrow lanceolate acute en- 
tire smooth, margin rough, heads oblong, bracts 
cordate acuminate ciliate, calix ciliate colorate 
— Florida sesquipedal, leaves 2 or 3 inches 
long, heads elongate 3 inches long, calix red, 
flowers purple, handsome sp. near Br . inter- 
media of Europe, but leaves entire and smooth. 
258. Brunella petiolaris Raf. smooth, 
stem simple subterete, leaves on long petiols, 
lower obovate or cuneate entire obtuse, upper 
- lanceolate acute subdentate, heads ovatoblong 
short, bracts ciliate reticulate cuspidate cor- 
date, calix smooth cuspidate — In Kentucky 
pedal, radical leaves smaller, upper leaves long 
narrow triuncial, flowers estival as in nearly all. 
259. Brunella iiirsuta Raf. Hirsute rough, 
stem simple 4gone, leaves remote petiolate cre- 
nate, lower ovate obtuse, upper elliptic oblong 
subacute, heads short truncate, bracts hirsute 
ciliate acuminate, calix ciliate acute — Illinois 
and Missouri, pedal, flowers bluish purple. 
260. Brunella cinerea Raf. creeping vil- 
lose cinereous, radical leaves petiolate round 
and ovate, obtuse crenate, upper leaves oblong 
or linear nearly entire margin involute, heads 
oblong sessile, bracts reniform acum. ciliate, ca- 
lix hirsute at the base — Florida, Alabama, 
Wasioto mts. and hills of Kentucky, biennial, 
vernal very distinct, although akin to last and 
next. Stem semipedal, leaves small uncial, 
heads 2 inches long, calix as in most sp. upper 
lip Sdentate, lower bifid ciliate. 
