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NEOPHYTON 
yet seen the labor of Hooker on the Gerardia. 
414. ScHWALBEA AMERICANA L, &,C, I 
have several specimens of this fine and rare 
plant, collected from New Jersey to Carolina ; 
yet I never could meet it myself in 25 years of 
botanical herborizations ! I mention this to show 7 
again how easy it is for careless botanists to 
overlook ray new and rare plants or blend them 
with others, if such plants escape my keen re- 
searches. Well described by Elliot. The al- 
ternate leaves and capsule with partition form- 
ed by the valves, remove thisG. from the group 
of Gerardias. 
MONOCOTYLES. 
Although 1 wish to be concise I have been 
compelled to dwell upon some Genera impro- 
perly known, and thus give again monographs 
instead of mere insulated new species ; this 
plan will be preferred by those who like to 
compare the whole at once. Having till now 
described Dicotyles only, 1 now T mean to give 
some new or rare Monocotyles in the remain- 
der of this second part of my Fora ; the third 
part whereof will be chiefly upon trees and 
shrubs. 
415. UNISEMA Raf. 1808. Med. fl, 1830. 
FI. tell. 6. Beautiful distinct Genus of mine bas- 
ed on the various species blended in Pontede- 
ria cordatal with a fruit quite peculiar simi- 
lar to Grasses ! which our botanists have hesi- 
tated to adopt, altho’ they knew it was good , 
having verified the fruit !— Perigone corolli- 
form bilabiate Ofid, stamens 6 unequal filiform 
