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rhombeis reticulatis, 
piiosiu culis ? 
reticulate, a little hairy. 
Sp. pi. 3. p. 1189* Pursh 2. p. 482. 
Stem erect, pubescent towards the summit. Leaves ovate, hairy on the; 
under surface, particularly along the veins, the lateral leaflets sessile and 
Slightly cordate, common petiole 1 - — 2 inches long. Panicle somewhat 
loose and slender. Corolla purple. Lomentum 2—3 j ointed r somewhat 
rhomboidal. 
Grows in dry soils, 
f lowers July — August. 
12. Rigidum, E. 
H. erectum, ramo- 
sissimum; foliis ob- 
longo-ovatis, obtusis, 
reticulatis, pubescen- 
tibus; panicula ramo- 
sa; bracteis ovatodan- 
ceolatis, acuminatis. 
Erect, much divi- 
ded; leaves oblong-o* 
vate, obtuse, reticu- 
late, pubescent; pani- 
cle branching ; brae- 
teas ovate lanceolate, 
acuminate. 
Stem about 3 feet high, almost tomentose towards the summit. Leaves 
nearly 2 inches long, 5— 7 lines wide, thick, strongly reticulate and very 
pubescent on the under surface, common petiole rarely half an inch long. 
Panicle composed of long erect racemes. Bracteas small. Lower seg- 
ment of the calyx much longer than the upper. Corolla small, purple. 
Flowers at first crowded, scattered as the stalks extend. 
Grows in dry soils. 
Flowers August— -September. 
13. L^vigatum. Nutt. 
H. erectum, gla- 
berrimum ; foliis ter- 
natis, ovatis, acutis, 
subcoriaceis, subtus 
subglaucis ; panicula 
composita, terminali ; 
bracteis parvulis ; lo- 
menti articulis trian- 
Erect, very gla- 
brous; leaves tern ate. 
ovate, acute, some, 
what coriaceous, slight, 
ly glaucous under, 
neath ; panicle com. 
pound, terminal; brae, 
leas small; joints of 
