OF NORTH AMERICA. 
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in Arkanzas Louisiana and Texas, stem pedal 
base suffruticose, leaves one inch long narrow, 
flowers small, calix cinereous pubescent. 
551, Anthelis (Horanthes) arenaria Raf. 
many procumbent stems nearly smooth, leaves 
linear acute sometimes ciliate, pedicels axillary 
uniflore equal to leaves, 3 sepals membranace- 
ous rufous smooth trinerve ovate acute, 2 linear 
subciliate — in sands of Pine barrens in South 
New Jersey and Florida, first discovered by 
Kin in 1801. Root large deep, many short 
diffuse stems, leaves small, flowers rather large. 
Monograph of CELTIS. 
I mean to give a complete account of the 
N. American sp. of this Genus, increased to 15 
kinds whereof 9 are trees and 6 are only shrubs. 
Linneus had only one, Lamark and others in- 
creased it to 3 or 4, our latest compilers have 
only 4 sp. although I had added 3 others as 
early as 1817 ; but this Genus was little attend- 
ed to, the species being very similar in habit 
have usualy been blended, even when seen, and 
often reduced by the leaves rather than flow- 
ers. They are known indiscriminetly by the 
vulgar names of Nettle tree, Beaver wood, 
Hackberry, Dogcherry, Cherry elm, Hoopash, 
&c ; they bear vernal blossoms, and edible ber- 
ries, leaves distichal alternate, the wood is hard 
and valuable ; but they are rather uncommon 
in our forests except two kinds. 
552. Celtis canina Raf. Am. M. M. 1817 
Decads 6. Tree with smooth bark, branch- 
lets smooth angular dotted, leaves ovate acu- 
minate, unequaly uncinate serrate trinervate, 
base acute entire obliqual unequal, smooth on 
both sides but wrinkled above, and axils of 
nerves pubescent beneath, fruit red globular 
