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stigmas revolute, seeds elongate as long as pe- 
rianth obverse pyramidal 4gone, crowned by 8 
teeth or short scariose scales, annuals , leaves 
alternate , end callose , flowers paniculate in - 
carnate . This O, is perfectly distinct by the 
perianthe, deep cut florets, scaly crown, leaves 
&c. The name means warty apex, the leaves 
ending in obtuse callosity, 
923. Othake teneifolium Raf. Stevia cal- 
losa Nut. stem terete furfurascent, glandular 
above, leaves narrow linear thickish with ad- 
pressed hairs, panicle dichotome multiflore lax 
divaricate— in Arkanzas, pedal, leaves uncial 
often with fascicles at the axils, flowers on long 
naked peduncles, the segments of florets narrow 
long linear acute, segments of perianthe cune* 
ate acuminate. 
924. Othake longifolium Raf. stem angu- 
lar and glandular above, leaves broad linear 
elongate biimcial thin nearly smooth, panicle 
pauciflore corymbose, peduncles erect — also 
from Arkanzas, blended by Nuttal with the last, 
much smaller with larger leaves, semipedal, 
lower leaves sometimes opposite. 
925. XETOLIGUS Raf. diff. Stevia, peri- 
anthe terete 5parted 5flore, segments equal lan- 
ceolate enerve, florets exerted with tubular limb 
Sdentate, anthers inclosed, stigmas hardly ex- 
erted revolute ; seeds linear crowned by a pap- 
pus of 2 or 3 long rough bristles coalescentat 
base into a membrane. Leaves opposite, flow 
ers corymbose incarnate — Another very dis- 
tinct G. having the bristles of Musielia without 
the scales, Stevia salicijolia with 2 bristles be- 
longs thereto, and will be my Xetoligus salici - 
folius . My name means few bristles . 
926. Xetoligus bis evi folius Raf. ..smooth, 
