OF NORTH AMERICA, 
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Paniculatus large compound ovate panicles, 4 
Foliosus , with foliose panicles. 
608, Ceanothus glqmeratus Raf. americ* 
Elliot. Shrubby branches pubescent angular 
fuscate, leaves ovatoblong acute at base and 
apex, serrulate trinerve, petiols and nerves pu- 
bescent fulvous, panicles glomerate axillary on 
long hairy peduncles, pedicels short crowded 
with lanceolate bracts — in Virginia, Carolina, 
Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky &c commonly 
blended with the last, leaves smaller with fus- 
cate or rufous nerves pale beneath with few 
hairs except on the nerves, flowers on smaller 
panicles glomerate crowded larger, the small 
bracts often fall off in the anthesis. Van fus - 
catus , with dark fuscate branches and nerves, 
even leaves fuscate above, flowers quite glome- 
rate. Both 2 or 3 feet high. Root more as- 
tringent and darker red. 
669. Ceanothus latifolius Raf. americ. 
var. tardiflora Eaton. Shrubby, terete pubes- 
cent fuscate, leaves broadly oval, base subcor- 
date, unequaly serrate acute trinerve, petiols 
hirsute, quite villose and glaucous beneath, pan- 
icles lax ovate compound axillary, peduncles 
villose cinereous bifoliate— Glades of West 
Kentucky and Tennessee, stem 2 or 3 feet, 
leaves large 3 or 4 inohes lon^, 2 or 3 wide, 
panicles with shorter peduncles, but long pedi- 
cels. 
616. Cean. herbaceus Raf. 1868 Tor. Beck 
Eaton (or C. levigatus) C. perennis Pursh, 
Nut. El. Perennial, quite smooth, stem simple 
annual terete fuscate, leaves ovate acum. base 
acute, trinerve serrulate, glaucous beneath 
nerves fuscate, panicles lax thyrsoidal — Virgin- 
ia and Carolina near streams, disc, by Hings- 
