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261. Brunella heterophyla Raf, smooth 
erect, leaves petiolate subcrenate repand, radi- 
cal ovate rounded obtuse, on stem ovate or 
oblong, heads sessile ovate short — on mts. Alle- 
ghany, akin to the last, but annual estival erect 
smooth, green not ash color. 
262. Brunella cordata Raf. stem erect 
simple red, pilose above, petiols ciliate, leaves 
smooth ovate acute subentire pale beneath, 
lower cordate serrate, heads oblong sessile with 
2 oblong leaves, bracts reniform reticulate cili- 
ate — Alleghany mts. pedal, fine species, calix 
red, corol purplish blue, estival. 
263. Brunella reticulata Raf. stem erect 
smooth, leaves petiolate elongate ovatoblong 
entire, acute at both ends, heads on a hairy pe- 
duncle, oval short, bracts reticulate acuminate 
ciliate, calix smooth — in Ohio, Kentucky <$*c, 
fine species, sesquipedal, leaves 3 or 4 inches 
long, spike short hardly over one inch, calix 
with lips 3dentate and bifid as usual, but quite 
smooth. Akin to the last but differs by entire 
leaves and short heads not sessile. 
264. Brunella rosea Raf dwarf, stem de- 
cumbent hairy above, leaves petiolate smooth 
oblong and lanceolate acute subentire, lower 
crenate, heads oval subsessile, bracts scariose 
reticulate cordate ciliate acuminate — in the 
Turkey mts. of Alleghanies, only 2 to 4 inches 
high, stem 4gone, angles with a few hairs, 
leaves uncial, heads uncial or less, flowers es- 
tival of a fine rose color different from all the 
others. Very distinct sp. only slightly akin to 
Br. microphyla in habit, but nothing else, calix 
ciliate. A variety has shorter heads and more 
crenate leaves, stem nearly erect. Var, brevi - 
flora . 
