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NORTH AMERICAN 
to differ from all mine by the tall rough rigid 
stem 3 to 5 feet high, leaves opposite and ter- 
nate with axillary fascicles, rough linear, flow- 
ers subsessile and teeth of calix linear longer 
than in any — Sea Islands of Carolina. 
380. Agalinis tenuiiolia Vahh and all bot. 
but Elliot suspects some sp. are blended since 
Nuttal calls the leaves rough, but his own spe- 
cimens in Collins herb, are smooth. Easily 
known by complete smoothness stem 4gone, 
leaves linear, corolla short small smooth, pe- 
duncles as long as leaves, teeth of calix small 
acute — from Canada to Florida and Missouri, 
autumnal, woods and glades var. 1 paniculata 
2 ramosissima 2 feet high Elliot. 3 humilis 
semipedal few branches, 4 saxatilis leaves lon- 
ger, branches divaricate. 
381. Agalinis setacea Raf. Ger. do Pursh. 
smooth, stem subramose terete filiform, leaves 
setaceous, peduncles filiform longer than leaves 
corolla short, teeth of calix minute acute — 
New Jersey to Alabama and Kentucky, Illi- 
nois in glades, flowers as in the last. Var. humi- 
lis 6 to 10 inches, 2. major 1 or 2 feet more 
branched. 
382. Agalinis obtusifolia Raf. quite smooth 
and glaucous, stem subramose angular filiform, 
leaves setaceous sulcate, end obtuse callose, 
flowers racemose, peduncles much longer than 
leaves, corolla short, teeth of calix minute re- 
mote callose — West Tennessee, Alabama and 
Florida, distinct from last by angular stem and 
leaves with a deep furrow, obtuse at the end, 
all other kinds have acute leaves. Stem with 
few slender branches, leaves and flowers often 
alternate ; corolla smooth shallow or broadly 
campanulate. 
