OF NORTH AMERICA. 
87 - 
&c. var. marit. Pursh Eat, Beck. Branches 
terete fuscate pubescent, leaves petiolate obo~ 
vate elliptical membranaceous obtuse or acute 
pubescent beneath, panicles multiflore lax, 
bracts ovate and oblong, peduncles mostly tri- 
flore, calix unequal, fruits elliptical purple — A 
small tree 10 to 30 feet high, growing near the 
sea shores or near streams of the littoral region 
from New Jersey to Florida, leaves 3 to 4 in- 
ches long, commonly obovate, sometimes ellip- 
tical, panicles with many large flowers. Var. 
rhombifolia Raf. leaves elliptic rhomboidal, 
base acute, end obtuse, bracts lanceolate. In 
Delaware, 
707. Chion. oeovata Raf. domingensis? 
Lam. Quite smooth, branches terete whitish 
with round warts, leaves subsessile obovate 
rounded, base acuminate, apex very obtuse, 
panicles cymose pauciflore lax, peduncles bi- 
flore rigid divergent, bracts obovate sessile, ca- 
lix unequal, fruits ovate acute— Hills of Alaba- 
ma, large leaves 4 to 6 inches long, quite round 
at the end, firmer and broader than in the last, 
fewer flowers. Probably also found in the x4n- 
tilles and Florida. 
708. Chion. heteropiiyla Raf. virginica 
Mx. Leaves petiolate obovate acute or elliptic 
acuminate or ovate lanceolate pubescent ‘be- 
neath, nerves rufous, panicles lax pauciflore, 
bracts sessile ovate or oblong, peduncles 1-3 
flore, calix subequal, fruits ovate subacute — Ap- 
palachian and Wasioto Mts. medial between 
Ch. maritima and montana. 
709. Chion. Montana Raf. virg. L. var, 
mont. P. B. E. Branches smooth pale 4an- 
gular rugose with oblong warts, leaves firm sub- 
