m 
MJSOBOT. 
cordate, end obtuse or retuse mucronate, mar- 
gin ciliolate, nerves reticulate, beneath almost 
glabrous; umbels lateral subsessile, multiflore, 
pedicels very short, auricles very large obovate 
truncate longer than stamens and appendages 
—Florida, sent me by Torrey as the A. obova - 
ta of Elliot, which is tomentose with obovate 
leaves and probably an Otanema perhaps even 
a var. of O. latifolia. This sp. is a real Ascle- 
pias, with curved subulate appendages in the 
auricles, leaves 2 or 3 inches long, one broad, 
flowers large white. 
893. Asclepias albiflora Raf. Ascl.nivea? 
and A. incarnata of some Amer. Bot. stem pu- 
bescent, leaves ample thin nearly smooth sub- 
sessile, elliptical lanceolate, base obliqual, end 
acuminate, nerves pubescent; umbels terminal 
corymbose, auricles equal to stamens and ap- 
pendages — fine sp. from the IJnaka or Iron 
Mts. of N. Carolina, seen alive in gardens, where 
deemed a white var. of A. incarnata, yet much 
nearer A. nivea a sp. known to few : with 
broader shorter leaves, lateral flowers with 
green petals and white centre says Linneus. 
This has flowers perfectly white small but hand- 
some, stem bipedal, leaves very large 6 inches 
long, two broad, 
I could add or rectify many other sp. of As- 
clepias, and give again my A. maritima quite 
different from the smooth A. incarnata ; and 
my A. vanilla the deviation of A. quadrifolia 
with opposite leaves, but I must leave this for a 
monograph ; I have nearly all the numerous N. 
Amer. sp. A .cinerea, pulchra,amena,pauper~ 
cula , amplexicaulis , obtusifolia , curassavica , 
laurifolia , peroplicifolia , variegata , phytola - 
coides I deem this G. must be divided 
