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©ECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Clethra. 
scabra. 
In swamps of Virginia and Carolina. Tj . July, Aug, 
v, v. Though generally considered a variety of No. 1, 1 
take it to be a genuine species, as I have seen seedling 
plants of both species keeping Constantly their di- 
stinction. 
3. C. foliis lato-cuneato-obovatis acutis utrinque scabris 
grosse-serratis ; serraturis uncinatis, racemis spicatis 
subpaniculatis bracteatis tenue-tomentosis. — ■ Pers. 
syn. I . p. 483 ? 
In the western parts of Georgia. Lyon. Tj . July. v. s. 
in Herb. Lyon. 
paniculata. 
4. C. foliis anguste cuneato-lanceolatis acutis acuminato* 
serratis utringue glabris, panicula te;minali elongate 
racemiflora albo-tomentosa.- — Willd. sp. pl . 2. p. 620. 
Ait. kew. 2. p. 73. 
In Carolina. Bartram. Fj • July, Aug. v. s. in Herb . 
Banks. 
acuminata . 
5. C. foliis ovalibus acuminatis basi obtusiusculis serratis 
utrinque glabris subtus subglaucis, racemis spicatis 
subsolitariis bracteatis albo- tomen tosis. — Midi. 
amer. 1. p . 260. 
C. montana. Bartr.catal. 
On the high mountains of Carolina. F? . July, Aug. 
v. v. Grows to the size of a tree; leaves large ; 
flowers resembling those of No. 1 . 
ligus trinum. 
368. MYLOCARIUM. Willd. enum. 
1. My locarium. Willd. 1. c. 
Cliftonia. Herb. Banks. 
On the dry borders of swamps : Georgia. Fj . May, 
June. v. v. An elegant evergreen shrub, growing 
to the height of eight or twelve feet ; flowers white, 
sweet-scented, in terminal spikes; seeds resembling 
buck-wheat, from which it has been called Buck-wheat 
Tree . 
Frutex sempervirens, 8-pedalis et ultra. Caulis ramo- 
sissimus, cortice cinereo. Rami sparsi, glabri, fusci* 
Folia sparsa in summitate ramulorum conferta, paten- 
tia, subsessilia, cuneato-lanceolata, acutiuscula, in- 
tegerrima, utrinque glabra, laevigata, plana, coriacea, 
subtus glauca. Racemi terminales, solitarii, simplices 
seu interdum basi ramosi, erecti, bracteati. Bractedi 
solitariae, oblongas, acutae, membranaceae, deciduae. 
