OF NORTH AMERICA. 
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semipedal, leaves small entire at base, corym 
bule foliose, flowers white incarnate. 
I have many other doubtful or rare sp. of this 
G. 3 were described 1832 in atl. journal 
serratum , pectinatum , rupestre , some are in 
Florida Ludoviciana; as to Entrochium 1 have 
prepared a monograph of it with many new 
species. 
HELENIUM of this G. I have 7sp. and 10 
varieties while our botanists admit only 3. 
942. Helenium biscovatum R. smooth 
stem dichotome angular, leaves subdecurrent 
linear lanceolate acute entire uninerve, flowers 
on long naked peduncles, rays short flat, disk 
ovate concolor — this was labelled a Rudbeckia 
in Coll, herb, but is a real Helenium with tri- 
fid obtuse rays, bipedal, branches virgate, leaves 
uncial, flowers smaller than in others. In 
Florida, 
943. Helenium anceps R. stem compressed 
striate pubescent with 2 broad wings, leaves de- 
current oblong lanceolate acute entire smooth 
trinerve, flowers corymbose few, rays flat re- 
flexed, disk globular concolor. In Florida and 
Georgia found by Leconte, anonymous in ColL 
herb, pedal, leaves uncial, flowers large. 
944. Helenium flexuosum R. smooth, stem-, 
ramose angular winged, branches flexuosej eaves 
decurrent lanceolate acute entire uninerve, flow- 
ers paniculate, rays flat reflexed, disk globular 
discolor — can this be H. canaliculatum , but 
the leaves are not serrate, nor rays grooved. 
Found on R. Wabash, bipedal, leaves* 1 or 2 
inches, flowers middle size, discolor redish, not 
yellow as in other 5 in centre. 
945. Helenium dichotomum R. pubescent 
rough, stem dichotome corymbose striate wing- 
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