OF NORTH AMERICA, 
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4 stamens, capsule commonly 4lobe 410^ 4 
sperme. 
623. Pentinius Raf. cal. 5dentate, 5 petals, 
5 stamens, capsule commonly 51obe 51oc. 5 
sperme. 
624. Physcondra Raf. calix inflate mem- 
branaceous entire or subcrenate, petals 4 or 5, 
anthers 4 or 5 sessile, capsule 4 or 5 sperme. 
625. Rvonymus (Platom) cuneatus Raf. . 
Branches terete smooth, leaves cuneate acute 
serrulate smooth, peduncles triflore longer than 
petiols, petals 4 oblong obtuse — Origon region, 
shrub 4 or 5 feet high, branches naked below 
nearly articulate, petals white, fruit not seen, 
leaves uncial terminal. 
62 6. Evon. (Platom) heterophylus Raf. 
Branches subangular smooth subrugose, leaves 
dissimilar cuneate or obovate acute, or ellipti- 
cal acuminate, entire or serrulate, rugose be- 
neath, peduncles biflore elongate longer than 
petiols, pedicels divaricate, petals 4 obovate ob- 
tuse, fruits smooth — Apalachian Mts. shrub 4 
feet high, petals white, fruits incarnate 2 to 4 
lobed. 
627. Evon. (Platom.) acuminatus Raf. 
Branches terete smooth, elliptic acuminate, 
base acute, subcrenate, some lower ones obtuse 
or retuse, peduncles elongate l-2flore, petals 4 
cuneate obtuse, fruits smooth deeply lobed. — 
— Origon and Sibiria, has been blended pro- 
bably with E. europeus, which I have also and 
differs by smaller narrower entire leaves and 
peduncles multiflore as long as leaves. This 
has large leaves on long petiols, the petals white 0 
fruits red with 2 or 4 lobes. 
628. Evon. (Pentinius) muricatus Raf. a- 
mericanus L. Sp c. Branches 4-gone smooth. 
