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decumbens. 
palustris. 
latifolia. 
salicifolia . 
angustiflolia. 
nitidum. 
PENTANDRIA DIGYNIA. Asclepias. 
umbellis subcorymboso-terminaiibus. — Willd . sp. pl. 
l.p. 1273. 
Icon. DHL elth. t . 30./. 34. 
/3. A. caule decumbente, foliis sublinearibus hirsutissimis 
umbellis lateralibus. Willd. sp. pl. 1. p. 1268. 
In stony or sandy fields and woods $ common. /3. In 
barren fields of Carolina. }/ . June, July. v. v. 
Flowers very showy ; petals and nectaries bright 
orange 5 fructification yellow. 
224. h. CEROPEGIA. Gen.pl. 431. - 
1. C. foliis linearibus integerrimis, floribus umbellatis, pe- 
dunculis longitudine foliorum, calycis laciniis linea- 
ribus. 
In salt marshes, winding round Scirpi and Junci : Ca- 
rolina. Lyon. 1/. v. s. in Herb. Lyon, nec non Wal- 
ter. The whole habit of the plant is that of C. tenui- 
flora. Willd . sp. pl. 1. p. 1276. the flowers only 
considerably smaller. 
225. AMSONIA. Wall. fl. car. 98. 
1 . A. caule glabriusculo, foliis ovali-lanceolatis superiori- 
bus promisse acuminatis subtus ad nervos pubescenti- 
bus. — Mich.fl. amer. 1. p. 121. 
Tabern se montana Amsonia. Willd. sp. pl. J. p. 1246. 
Jcon. Pluk. phyt. t. 115, fl 3. 
In shady wet woods : Cardina. 2/ . May. v. v. Flowers 
in compound corymbous racemes, blue. 
2. A. caule laevigato, foliis lineari-lanceolatis utrinque acu- 
tis glaberrimis. 
In Carolina and Georgia. Lyon. 1/ . May. v. v. 
Flowers the same as the first species, more abundant. 
3. A. caule pubescente, foliis angusto-linearibus crebris 
erectis pubescentibus. Mich.fl. amer. l.p. 121. 
Amsonia ciliata. Walt.fl. car. 98. 
In sandy barrens of Carolina and Georgia. 11. May, 
June. v. s. in Herb. Walter. &c. Flowers of the same 
disposition and colour as both the foregoing species. 
226. GELSEMINUM. Juss. gen.pl. p. l6&. 
1. G. scandens, glaberrimum ; foliis lanceolatis, fasciculis 
axillaribus paucifloris. Mich.fl. amer. 1. p. 120. 
