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?OLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA, 
Americana . 
virginica. 
cordata. 
holosericea. 
Walterl 
crispa. 
4 55. ATRAGENE. Gen. pi. Q4 Q. Sims in lot. mag.$8J. 
1. A. foliis quaternis ternatis, foliolis cordatis subintegerri- 
mis, nectariis acutis. Sims l. c. cum icone. 
In shady places, on the side of rivulets, climbing and 
creeping among loose rocks : New York and Pensyl- 
vania, near the foot of the Blue-mountains. P? . May, 
June. v. v. Flowers large, purple. 
4 56. CLEMATIS. Gen. pi. g60. 
1. C. scandens; foliis ternatis, foliolis ovatis subcordatis 
inciso-dentatisdobatisque, corymbis dichotomis pauci- 
floris, petalis staminibus longioribus, floribus dioicis. 
— Willd. sp. pl. 2. p. 129O. 
In hedge-rows and among small shrubberies on the side 
of woods : Canada to Florida. Pj . June — Aug. v. v. 
Flowers small, white, and fragrant. 
2. C. scandens ; foliis pinnatis bijugis, foliolis cordatis la- 
batis acuminatis inciso-dentatis, dentibus mucronatis, 
racemis compositis elongatis multifloris, staminibus 
petalis subaequantibus, floribus dioicis. 
On high mountains : Virginia. P? • July* v. v. Flowers 
resembling the former species. In general appearance 
it approaches near to C. Vitalia . 
3. C. scandens, tota holosericeo-pubescens j foliis ternatis 
oblongo-lanceolatis integris utrinque pubescentibus, 
corymbis trichotomis paucifloris, petalis linearibus sta- 
minibus longioribus, floribus dioicis. 
In Carolina. P? • v • s - m Herb. Walter. The flowers 
small, white ; tails of the seeds very long, feathered. 
4. C. scandens ; foliis pinnatis cirrhosis trijugis, foliolis 
divaricatis petiolatis lineari-lanceolatis acutis integerri- 
mis subtus glaucis, floribus solitariis, petalis ellipticis 
staminibus duplo longioribus. 
In Carolina. P? . v. s. in Herb. Walter . Flowers white. 
5. C. scandens 5 foliis pinnatis ternatisque, foliolis divarica- 
tis ovato-lanceolatis acutis trilobisve integerrimis, flo- 
ribus solitariis, corollis campanulatis acuminatis revo- 
lutis margine undulatis, aristis seminum subulatis nu- 
dis. — Willd. sp. pl. 2. p. 1 289. 
Jeon. DHL elth. t. 73. f. 84 . 
In hedges and among bushes on the side of rivers : Vir- 
