MONOECIA MONADELPHIA. 
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1. Virginica. Lin. 
A. floribus foemineis 
ad basin spicae mascu- 
lae; invoiucris cordato- 
ovatis, acuminatis, den 
tatis; foliis oblongo- 
lanceolatis, remote, ob- 
tuse serratis. 
Fertile florets at the 
base of the sterile 
spike; iuvolucrum cor- 
date ovate, acuminate, 
toothed; leaves oblong- 
lanceolate, remotely 
and obtusely serrate. 
Sp. pi. 4. p. 521. Walt. p. 238. Mich. 2. p. 215. Pursh, 2. p. 604. 
Nutt. 2'. p. 225. 
Plant annual. Stem 12 — 18 inches high, striate, pubescent, branching. 
Leaves alternate, lanceolate, pubescent, dotted, crenulate. InvoJucrum axil- 
lary on a short peduncle, cordate, nerved, notched, pubescent, much shorter 
than the leaves. Sterile florets very small, in a spike longer than the invo 
lucrum. Caly x 4-leaved. Leaves lanceolate, hairy. Stamens 8- — 16. Fi- 
laments short, cohering at base. Fertile florets at the base of the sterile, in- 
cluded in the involucrum. Calyx 3-leaved. Styles 3, 3 to 8-parted. Cap- 
sule composed of 3 united cells, hispid. Seed globular, 1 in each cell. 
This plant is said by Dr. Atkins of Coosawhatchie, to be expectorant and 
diuretic. He has used it successfully in cases of humid Asthma, Ascites 
and Anasarca. 
Grows in cultivated lands and in woods where the soil is dry and fertile? 
very common. 
Flowers June-— September. 
Walter. 
2. Caroliniana. 
A. foliis longe petio- 
latis, ovali-lanceolatis, 
acuminatis, acute ser- 
ratis, nervosis, basi sub 
cordatis; ramulis fruc- 
tiferis plerumque nudis; 
invoiucris sessilibus, 
incisis; capsulis echi- 
natis. E. 
Leaves on long peti- 
oles, oval lanceolate, 
acuminate, acutely ser- 
rate, nerved, slightly 
cordate at base; fruit 
bearing branches gene- 
rally naked; involu- 
crum sessile, notched; 
capsules echinate. 
Walt. p. 238. Sp. pi. 4. p. 521. Mich. 2. p. 215. Pursh, 2. p. 604. 
Nutt. 2. p. 225. 
Plant annual. Stem 1 — 2 feet high, striate and very pubescent. Leaves 
sprinkled with hairs on both surfaces, 3-~5-nerved, 2 — 3 inches long, on pe- 
