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743. Plantago albiflora Raf. scapose, 
leaves, pet iolate ample ovate, acute at both ends 
base repand dentate, 7nerved, very smooth ; 
scape longer striate subpilose below, spike elon- 
gate imbricate, at base subverticillate, flowers 
smooth, calix and bracts scariose oblong acute, 
style elongate persistent pubescent.— In West 
Kentucky and Tennessee, leaves 6 to 8 inches 
long 3 to 4 broad, subglaucescent, spike very 
long pedal, calix whitish scariose with a green 
nerve. Akin to Pl. cordatu but not at all 
cordate. 
744. Plantago texensis Raf. Scapose, silky 
pilose, leaves elongate sessile linear obtuse 
hardly trinerve, scapes equal or longer terete, 
spike ovate and oblong dense imbricate, bracts 
and calix ovate obtuse villose, segments of co- 
rolla rounded concave, capsule disperme, seeds 
elliptic concave. — A very distinct sp. of Texas 
and Arkanzas, leaves semipedal, broader above, 
spikes from half inch to two inches long. 
745. Plantago linearis Raf. Scapose, 
leaves sessile linear elongate entire quite smooth 
obtuse trinerve rugose ; scape terete pubescent 
above, spike oblong dense, bracts linear triple 
of flowers, calix oblong obtuse.— In Florida, 
found by Baldwin or Kin, nameless in ColL 
Herb. Perennial as most sp. leaves 2-4 inches 
long, bracts remarkably long, spike short unciah 
746. Plantago globosa Raf. Scapose, leaves 
sessile lanceolate uncial, base wooly, entire un- 
cial, scapes longer filiform sulcate, spike glo- 
bose minute dense, bracts and calix scariose 
fulvous ovate acute.— Small, akin to PL indica 
and my P L atrofusca , leaves seldom over one 
inch, scapes 2 or 3 inches long, spike quite ca- 
pitate very small as in PZ. indica. From South 
