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maculata. 
corymlosa. 
palustre. 
decumbens» 
latifolium. 
BECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
364. CHIMAPHILA. 
1. C. foliis lanceolatis basi rotundatis remote serratis fascia 
longitudinali discolore notatis, scapo 2-3 -floro, fila- 
mentis lanuginosis. 
Pyrola maculata. Willd. sp. pl. 2. p. 622. 
Icon. Bot.mag.8g7 . Pluk.mant. t.34g.f 4. 
In shady gravelly or sandy woods : Canada to Carolina. 
11 . July. v. v. Flowers white j leaves handsomely 
variegated. This plant is in high esteem for its me- 
dicinal qualities among the natives, they call it Sip-si- 
sewa. I have myself been witness of a successful 
cure made by a decoction of this plant, in a very se- 
vere case of hysterics. It is a plant eminently de- 
serving the attention of physicians. 
2. C. foliis cuneato-lanceolatis basi acutis serratis concolo- 
ribus, scapo corymbifero, filamentis glabris. 
P. umbellata. Willd. sp. pl. 2. p. 622. 
Icon. Bot. mag. 778 . Lam. iliustr. t. 367 . /1 2. 
In dry woods, frequent : Canada to Virginia. I/. July. 
v. v. Flowers greenish-white, tinged with red ; an- 
thers purple. Both species are handsome evergreens, 
and known by the name of Winter-green. I have 
ventured to form a new genus of these two species of 
Pyrola , so very distinct in habit as well as character. 
The name I have given is taken from the common 
mme Winter-green : hyems, and amicus. 
3 65. LEDUM. Gen.pl. 744. 
1. L. foliis linearibus margine revolutis subtus ferrugineo- 
tomentosis, staminibus denis corolla longioribus. Lam. 
encycl. 3. p. 45g. Willd. sp. pl. 2. p. 602. 
Icon. FI. dan. 1031. Duham. arb. 1. t. 67 . Schmidt 
arb. l63. 
/3. L. spithamseurn decumbens. Ait. kew. ed. 2. v. 3. p. 48. 
In swamps of Canada and round mountain-lakes of New 
York. 1 3. Near Hudson’s Bay. \ . April, May. v. v. 
Flowers white. 
2. L. foliis lineari-obiongis margine replicatis subtus ferru- 
gineo-tomentosis, staminibus subquinis corollam ae- 
quantibus. Lam. encycl. 3. p. 4 5Q. Willd . sp. pl. % , 
p. 602. 
L. groenlandicum. Retz. obs, 4 . p. 26. 
