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DJADELPHIA DECANDRTA. 
gularibus, pubescenti- I the pod triangular, 
bus. I pubescent. 
Nutt. 2. p. 109. 
Stem 3 — 4 feet high, sometimes decumbent, a little pubescent towards 
the summit. Leaves sometimes slightly acuminate, veiny, common peti- 
ole 1 — 3 inches long, partial petioles about 3 lines long. Flowers in a 
large compound panicle, (florets as is common in this genus,) 2 from each 
bud, on peduncles 5—8 lines long. Bracteas ovate, acuminate, ciliate, 2 — - 
3 lines long. Calyx 4-cleft, the upper segment emarginate,the lower one 
nearly twice as long as the rest. Corolla purple. Lomentum3 — 5 joint- 
ed. Joints triangular, pubescent. 
This plant has, as remarked by Mr. Nuttall, some resemblance to the 
H. Bracteosum, it differs however, in its leaves, which are wider, thicker 
and not so acute, and by its small bracteas. It was sent by me many 
years ago, as a distinct species, to Dr. Muhlenberg under the name of H. 
Coriaceum. 
Grows in rich dry soils near Beaufort. 
Flowers August to October. 
14. Rhombifolium. 
H. pubescens ; fo- 
lds ternatis, rhomboi- 
deis, obtusis, crassius- 
culis, reticulato-rugo- 
sis ; panicula compo- 
sita ; bracteis parvu- 
lis ; lomentis 1 — 3 ar- 
ticulates, articulis sub- 
orbiculatis, venosis. 
E. 
Pubescent ; leaves 
ternate, rhomboidal, 
obtuse, thick, reticu- 
late, rugose ; panicle 
compound ; bracteas 
small; pods 1—3 joint- 
ed, joints nearly round, 
veined. 
Stem 2 — 3 feet high. Leaves somewhat thick and rugose, paler un- 
derneath, the lateral -leaflets frequently obtuse, the terminal always rhom- 
boidal, common petiole 6 — 10 lines long, the partial about 1 line. StL 
pules subulate, 3 — 4 lines long. Buds 2 — 3 flowered, proper peduncle 
3 — 5 lines long. Bracteas ovate, lanceolate, acuminate, hairy. Calyx 
4.cleft, the upper segment slightly emarginate, the lower one a little long-* 
er than the others. Corolla purple. Lomentum 1 — 3 jointed. Joints 
nearly round, very pubescent. 
Grows in dry soils about Beaufort. 
Flowers September — October. 
