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lanceolate, on the Susquehanah. 2 Yar, lati- 
folia . Leaves broader and shorter, rather acute 
than acum. High Mts. a small tree. Perhaps 
these are two incipient Sp. I regret that I did 
not see the fruits. 
697. Castanea pumxla of late Authors, Fa- 
gus do L. &,c, our well known Chincapin nut, 
edible sweet, from Delaware to Florida. Var. 
fulva Raf. Leaves broader often nearly obo- 
vate, almost fulvous beneath, nerves quite so, 
aments compact. Alleghany Mts. 
698. Castanea nana Mg. El. Eat. alnifolia 
Nut. a small shrub 2 or 3 feet high with ovate 
lanceol. leaves, almost obtuse, subtomentose be- 
neath, capsules monosperm — Carolina to Flo- 
rida, in sandy tracts, creeping. 
699. CLADRASTIS Raf. fl. Kent. 1824, 
Neog. 1825. Yirgilia Sp. Mx. and others. Ca- 
lix gibbose campan. unequaly 51obed, petals 5 
unequal unguiculate, superior larger obovate 
notched, 4 oblong obtuse subcordate at base. 
Stamens 10 free unequal filiform, pistil stipitate 
oblong, style curved compressed, stigma acute. 
Pod stipitate linear flat membranaceous poly- 
sperm, seeds oblong. Trees with odly pinnate 
leaves and racemose white flowers , without 
bracts. As soon as I found this tree in Ken- 
tucky in 1821 I ascertained that it was not con- 
generic with the African Yirgilias which have 
calix bilabiate, 2 of the petals cariniform, stig- 
ma obtuse, seeds lenticular See. The name 
means brittle branches. 
700. Cladrastis tinctoria (or albiflora) 
Raf. Virgilia lutea Mx. ic. Nut. Eat. Dec. 
Kentukensis Dumont. Smooth tree, Leaves 
5-7folioles petiolate alternate ovate acumin. en- 
tire, glaucous beneath, the odd larger ovate 
