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1. Caroliniana. Walt. 
A. folds ternatis, 
foliolis incisis serra- 
tisque; involucre tri- 
foliate, foliolis trifidis; 
petalis 14 to 20 ova- 
libus, exterior ibus sub- 
coriaceis. E. 
Leave's ternate, 
leaflets notched and 
serrated; involucrum 
3-leaved, leaflets 3- 
cleft, petals 14-20 o- 
val, the exterior some- 
, what coriaceous. 
Walt. p. 157. De Candolle 1. p. 201. 
A tenella ? Pursh 2. p. 386. 
Root perennial. Leaves on petioles 2 — 3 inches long. Scape 1-flow- 
ered, slender, 8 — 16 inches long, covered particularly towards the summit, 
with a silky down. Involucrum near the middle of the scape, the leaf- 
lets very regularly 3-cleft. Petals oblong, oval, white, the exterior 6 — 8 
thicker and sprinkled with purple specks, the interior 8 — 14 very thin and. 
delicate. Filaments short yellow. Stigma hooked. Seed sitting on 
a cylindrical receptacle, covered with a silky down. 
This beautiful and fragrant plant, has probably escaped the notice of all 
our botanists, except Walter, for it is very doubtful whether the A. tenella 
of Pursh, is the same plant. Its habitat in this country is very limited. 
The taste is acrid, but fugitive. The petals are persistent, covering the 
seed, and the scape continues to grow until the seed ripens. 
F ound hitherto only in one or two places in the oak lands bordering the 
Santee swamps, near Laneau’s ferry. 
Flowers generally between the 8 — 1 6 th of March. 
2. Nemorosa. 
A. foiiis ternatis, 
foliolis cuneatis, incis- 
o-lobatis, clentatis, a- 
cutis ; caule unifloro ; 
corollis 5-6 petalis ; 
seminibus ovatis, sty- 
lo brevi uncinatis. 
Sp.pl 2. p. 1281. Mich. 1. 
tlolle l. p. 203. 
Leaves ternate, 
leaflets cuneate, Iobed, 
toothed acute; stem 
one flowered; corolla 
5-6 pe tailed; seeds o. 
vate, with a short 
hooked point. 
i. 319. Pursh 2. p. 386. T)e Can- 
Stem ajput 6 — 12 inches high, leaves of the involucrum on petioles^ 
leaflets lanceolate acute more or less deeply notched. Peduncle pubfe- 
.scent near the summit. Petals white, tinged with purple* 
Grows in the moutains of Carolina, 
Flowers March— April 
