TETRANDRIA M0N0GYNIA. Swertia. 
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American in being cornibus divaricatis adscendenti - 
bus, foliis lanceolatis et ramis elongatis ; by which the 
American plant appears to be a distinct species. 
2. S. corollis campanulato-rotatis longitudine calycis, flori- 
bus fasti giato-aggregatis axillaribus terminalibusque, 
pedicellis geminis, foliis spathulato-obovatis nervosis, 
caule ramoso. 
On the Missouri flats, near the Rocky mountain. M, 
Lewis. Id . July. v. s. in Herb. Leibis. Leaves 
large ; flowers sky-blue. 
3. S. corollis rotatis calyce duplo longioribus, caule simpli- 
cissimo uniiloro, foliis oblongis. 
On the alpine regions of the White-hills of New Hamp- 
shire. ©.June. v. v. The whole plant scarcely 
above an inch high, with one or two pair of small 
leaves, and a considerable-sized blue flower. Divisions 
of the corolla oblong, acuminate ; of the calyx obtuse, 
in the Banksian Museum are specimens from Labra- 
dor, in every respect agreeing with the New Hamp- 
shire plant. 
127. FRASERA. Mich. JL. amer. l.p.gd. 
1. Frasera. Mich. 1 . c. p. 97. 
Frasera caroliniensis. Walt.jl, car. 88. 
In swamps of Lower Carolina and on the borders of 
the lakes in Pensylvania and New York. <J. July. 
v. v . Stem from three to six feet high leaves in 
whorls or opposite 5 flowers in aggregate clusters, 
greenish-yellow, sometimes mixed with purple. The 
whole of the plant has a very stately appearance •, its 
generic character approaches so near to Swertia , that, 
without seeing the fruit, it might be considered a spe- 
cies of that genus. 
128. MITCHELLA. Gen.pl. 174. 
I, Mitchella. Willd. sp. pi. ] . p. 6 \y. 
Icon. Catesb. car. 1. t. 20. Pluii. amalth . t. 444 .f. 2. 
In shady situations on rocks and round the roots of trees: 
Canada to Georgia, • June. ?. v. A small creep» 
ing plant 5 flowers white, hairy inside , berries red. 
fastigiata . 
pusilla. 
Walt eri. 
repens, 
