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Telluriana, where they are described, and I add 
here another new Steiremis. 
843. Steiremis ciliata R. lilecebrnnd poly- 
gonoides Mx. ColL herb, not of others ? Stem 
prostrate pilose, leaves opposite unequal, petio- 
late obovate rounded obtuse, base ciliate ; flow- 
ers in small axillary glomerules, bracts and seg- 
ments of caiix scariose nervose ovate acumi- 
nate— in Florida and Georgia on Sea Shores, 
also in Louisiana, stems pedal with long soft 
hairs, the pair of leaves constantly unequal in 
size about I inch long, glomerules of flowers 
not longer than petiols whitish or fulvous. This 
is not the Aehyrantkes repens of Elliot, which 
is the type of my Steiremis, that has lanceolate 
leaves ; it is nearer my St. sessilifolia fh tellur. 
552, of Africa and Spain, but with sessile acute 
leaves. The leaves appear thickish and when 
dry have vermiculate spots almost transparent 
when held to the light. 
844. BLUTAPARON Raf. caiix double 
scariose persistent, external 3parted unequal, 
internal 5partecl unequal, segments flat not ner- 
vose. Stamens 5 free, hypogynous. Ovary 
quite flat round, 2 styles, stigmas obtuse, cap- 
sule lenticular monosperm. Leaves opposite 
not stipulate , flowers terminal capitate . — A 
very peculiar G. of not family Amaranthides 
with the habit of Gomphrena, but quite differ- 
ent from it, and from Illecebrum to which it had 
been united by Linneus and others. The name 
is abridged from Bulutulaparon old latin name. 
845. Blutaparon breviflorum Raf. Illece- 
brum vermiculatura Mx. and N. Amer, smooth 
erect, leaves sessile linear cuneate acute thick, 
heads of flowers globose or depressed, seg- 
ments of caiix oblong or elliptic obtuse. On 
