218 
HEXANDRiA monogynia. Tillandsia. 
virginica . 
rosea. 
cymosa . 
thalictroides . 
Parasitic, on old trees, in shady woods : Virginia to Flo- 
rida. 1/. July. v. v. Flowers yellowish-green. 
This singular plant, known by the name of Long-moss , 
does not extend further north than the neighbourhood 
of the Dismal Swamp in Virginia. The fibres of it, 
when divested of the outside coating, make excellent 
mattresses, and are a very good substitute for horse-hair 
for that purpose. 
280. TRADESCANTIA. Gen. pi. 543. 
1. T. erecta | foliis lanceolatis elongatis glabris, floribus 
sessilibus umbellato-congestis pubescentibus. — Willd. 
sp.pl. 2. p. 16. 
Icon. Bot. mag. 105. Moris, hist. 3. s. 5. t. 2.fA . 
In shady woods : Pensylvania to Carolina. If. . May, 
June. v. v. Flowers blue or purple. 
2. T. erecta ; foliis lineari-gramineis praelongis, pedunculis 
elongatis umbellatis paucifloris, calycibus glabris. — 
Mich.fl. amer. 1. p. 193. 
Icon. Vent. hort. cels, t . 24. 
In wet sandy fields: Carolina and Georgia. %. June, 
July. v. v. Flowers rose-coloured, small, but very- 
handsome. 
281. DIPHYLLEJA. Mich.Jl. amer. 1. p. 203. 
1. D. glaberrima 5 foliis subpalmatis angulato-lobatis serra- 
tis : lobis acuminatis, cyma multiflora. Mich . I c. 
Icon. Mich. 1. c. t. \ g & 20. 
Near rivulets on the high mountains of Virginia and 
Carolina. 1/ . May, June. v. v. Flowers white ; 
berries dark blue : the whole of the plant has the 
appearance of Podophyllum peltatum. 
282. CAULOFHYLLUM. Mich.Jl. amer. 1 . p. 204 . 
1. C. glaberrimum ; foliis supradecompositis, foliolis ova- 
libus, inferioribus petiolatis lobatisque, extremo tri- 
lobat o—Mich. l.c.t. 21. 
Leontice thalictroides. Willd. sp. pl. 2. p. 149. 
In shady woods, on the side of fertile hills : New En- 
gland to Virginia. 1/ . May, June. v. v. Flowers 
yellowish* green 5 berries large, blueish-black ; called 
by the Indians Co-hosh, and esteemed as a medicinal 
plant among them. 
