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acumin. laciniate serrate pale beneath, cymes 
hardly radiate, bracts oblong — Banks of the 
Delaware and Susquehannah in Mts. Allegha- 
nies, a large shrub 6 to 10 feet high, leaves very 
large 5 to 8 inches long, petiols 3 to 5 inchds, 
cymes ample, only 1 or 2 neutral rays. 
685. Hydr. (Meg.) discolor Raf. Branches 
angular, leaves elliptic acumin. base often acute 
serrulate, beneath whitish closely tomentose, 
cyme villose subradiate, bracts 2 lanceol. fal- 
cate sessile, rays small obovate acute — Apala- 
chian M^s. often blended with the next proba- 
bly, but distinct by leaves and rays, shrub 6 to 
10 feet high, seen alive in gardens. 
686. Hydr. (Meg.) nivea Mx. P. E. $c. ra- 
diata Walter. Branches terete dark purple, 
1 leaves firm ovate acum. base subcordate, ser- 
f rate, rugose above and pubescent along the 
nerves, beneath snowy white tomentose, cymes 
subradiate, rays lanceolate — Apalachian and 
Unaka Mts. on the R. Santi &c, elegant shrub, 
i well described by Elliot, my specimens are but 
slightly cordate, flowers white late vernal. 
687. Hydr. (Meg.) quercifolia Bartr. trav. 
ic. Pursh, E. 4*c. A well known shrub, now 
common in our gardens, found by Bartram in 
the Cheroki mts. 60 years ago, published and 
figured in his travels 45 years ago, yet omitted 
by Wild. Pers. and all till Pursh ! Easily known 
by the lobate leaves and large thyrsoid panicle 
of pink flowers many neutrals. Bartram says 
it grows on the R. Oconi and in North Alaba- 
ma near streams, has many divergent stems 5 
to 6 feet high, the bark peals as in Physocarpa , 
| the broad oboval neutral flowers are at first 
rosate, but gradualy change to red, purple, rus- 
ty and brown. 
