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NEOPHYTON 
4 stamens. See my med. flora article Sigillaria, 
and my flora tellur, for the Genera blended in 
Convallaria and Dracena. The characters of 
Clin toni a are perigone corolliform 6parted 
campan. deciduous, 6 stamens inserted at the 
base, filiform, anthers oblong, style compressed, 
stigma bilobe compressed. Berry bilocular, 
ceils polysperm. Hoots creeping perennial , 
stem scapose leafy at the base only , flowers 
terminal geminate or umbellate whitish , ber- 
ries blue — they are rare plants of the Canada 
region and the highest Mountains, flowers ver- 
nal, called Cuscum by the Linapian tribes. 
Dedicated to my friend the worthy D. Clinton 
a worthy Philosopher, Naturalist and Botanist 
as eminent as Jefferson. Beck reduces the sp. 
to C. borealis and multiflora which are each 
the type of a subgenus, but include several sp. 
and varieties, that I have carefuly studied. 
427. Subgenus Cuscumia Raf. (or Podani- 
sia if too barbarous) flowers 2 to 5 no bracts, 
sepals oblong or lanceolate opening like a bell, 
style equal or longer than stamens, stigma bi- 
lobed. Only 2 or 3 leaves , flowers ochroleu- 
cous , peduncles unequal. 
428. Subgenus Onyxula Raf. flowers um- 
bellate 7 to 15 with one or more minute bracts, 
sepals unguiculate or base attenuated, claws 
erect, limb oboval spreadihg or rotate, style 
shorter than stamens, stigma notched. Several 
leaves 4 to 7 subradical , flowers white , pe- 
duncles equal . 
429. Clintonia (Cusc) biflora Raf. Three 
similar leaves elliptic cuneate acuminate cili- 
ate, scape smooth elongate biflore, peduncles 
erect unequal, sepals lanceolate obtuse berries 
rounded — Apalachian Mts. or Southern Alle- 
