DECANDRIA M0N0GYNIA. 
3 78. VIRGILIA. Lam. illustr. i. 32 6. 
1. V. foliis pinnatis, foliolis alternis ovatis brevi-acuminatis 
glabris, racemis elongatis pendulis, leguminibus pe- 
tiolatis planis. — Mich. arb. t 
On th$ mountains between Georgia and Tennassee. T? . 
June. v. v. s. ft.; v. s. c. fi. et fir. in Herb. Lyon . 
A handsome tree, resembling Cytisus Laburnum ver/ 
much. Its bark gives a beautiful yellow dye. 
II. DIG YN I A. 
379. HYDRANGEA. Gen. pi. 7 60. 
1. H. foliis oblongo-ovatis basi obtusis acuminatis dentatis 
subtus glabris, cymis nudis. 
H. arborescens. IVilld. sp. pl. 2. p. 633. 
Icon. Bot. mag. 437. Lain, illustr. t. 37 0. fi. 1. Mill, 
ic. 25 1 . 
On the banks of rivulets, in shady situations : Pensylva- 
nia to Virginia. Tj . July, Aug. v . v. A shrub about 
five feet high ; flowers white. 
2. H. foliis lato-ovatis basi subcordatis acuminatis grosse den- 
tatis subtus glabris, cymis subradiatis. 
H. vulgaris. Mich.Jl . amer. 1 . p. 268. 
On the mountains of Carolina, . June, July. v. v. 
This, though nearly allied to the preceding, is a very 
distinct species, and easily known from that by its more 
robust appearance and larger leaves. 
3. H. foliis ovatis acuminatis dentatis subtus niveo-tomen- 
tosis : serraturis mucronatis, cymis radiatis. — Mich. 
fi. amer. 1 . p. 268. 
H. radiata. Walt.fi. car. 251. 
Icon. Lam. illustr. t. 30J.fi. 2. 
On the head- waters of the Savannah river j in Tennas- 
see, &c. 1 2 . July, Aug. v . v. A very ornamental 
shrub. 
4 H. foliis oblongis sinuato-lobatis dentatis subtus tomen- 
tosis, cymis radiatis thyrsoideo-paniculatis.- — Willd. 
sp. pl. 2. p. 634. 
H. radiata. Smith ic.pict. 12. 
8O9 
vulgaris . 
cordata. 
nivea. 
(jnerci folia* 
