fENTANDRI A MONOGYNIA. 
206. CEANOTHUS. Gen. pi. 36 1. 
X. C. foliis ovatis acuminatis serratis triplinervibus subtus 
nervis venisque pubescentibus, paniculis axillaribus 
longe pedunculatis, pedicellis corymbosis. Willd. sp . 
pl. 1. p. 1114. 
Icen. Duham.arb.5l. Schmidt arb. 132. 
In dry woods common : Canada to Florida. Pj • May, 
June. v. v. Flowers small, white. It is commonly 
called New Jersey- tea or Red root ; having been ac- 
tually used in the American war as a substitute for tea. 
2. C. foliis oblongo-ovalibus acutis mucronato-serrnlatis 
triplinervibus subtus pubescentibus, paniculis axillari- 
bus longissime pedunculatis, pedicellis corymbosis 
laxis. 
Icon. Pluk. aim. t 28 f. 6. 
In the woods of Tennassee. Lyon. P? . June, July. v.v. 
Leaves not one* fourth the size of the foregoing species. 
3. C. foliis obovatis serratis subtus pubescentibus, paniculis 
axillaribus thyrsoideis brevissime pedunculatis, pedi- 
cellis aggregatis. 
Near the Rocky mountains on the banks of the Mis- 
souri. M. Lewis P? . May, June. v. s. in Herb. 
Lewis. Branches blood-red or purple $ panicles not 
longer than the leaves. 
4. C. foliis ovalibus subserrulatis glabris, paniculis thyrsoi- 
deis terminalibus axillaribusque. 
On rocks near rivers : Virginia and Carolina. 1/ . May. 
v. v Leaves the size of the first species, but smooth ; 
the stems scarcely ever remain over winter, but die 
down to the root. 
americanus. 
intermedius. 
sanguineus. 
perennis. 
5. C. subdecumbens ; foliis minutis subfasciculatis oblongis microphyllus. 
subintegerrimis glabriusculis, corymbuhs terminalibus. 
Mich.fi. amer. 1. p 154. 
In sandy woods : Carolina to Florida. Pj . May, June. 
v. v. A very delicate little shrub, the root of which, 
like all the foregoing species, is large and red, from 
which they derive the name of Red-root. 
207. CELASTRUS. Gen.pl. 372. 
I. C. inermis, scandens j foliis oblongis acuminatis serratis, scandens . 
racemis terminalibus. Willd . sp. pl. 1. p. 1 125. 
