DlDYtSTAMIA. AYGIOS PSRMIA. MimuluS. 
pednnciilis axillaribus cppositis elonga is, calyce ins- 
quali, dentibas acutiascuiis. — IVilld sp pi. '6, p.'^Ql. 
Icon. FeiiilL peruu. 2. t. 34. 
On the banks of Clarck’s river. M. Letvis- On the 
north-west coast Pallas. 7/. July, Aug. v. s. in 
Herb. Lewis, nec non Lambert. Flowers golden-yel- 
low. It has lately been introduced into the gardeiis, 
and will be a fine addition to our hardy perennial 
plants. 
4. M. erectus, pusillus, pubescens ; foliis sessilibus oblongo- 
lanceolatis acutis nervosis mucronato-denticuiatis, flo- 
ribiis panels terminalibus longissime peduncnlatis, den- 
tibns calycis acuminatis 
On the head springs of the i-Aissouri, at the foot of Port- 
age hill. M Lewis. If.. blerb. 
Lewis. Not above eight inches high ; flowers two or 
three, larger than any other known species, of a beau- 
tiful pale purple. 
510. CHELONE. Gen.pl. 1005. 
1. C. foliis oppositis lanceolato-oblongis acuminatis serratls, 
spiels terminalibus densifloris. — bVilld. sp. pi. 3. 
p '225. 
c. C. foliis subsessilibus, floribus albis. 
jS. C. foliis brevi-petiolatis, fioribus purpureis. 
C. obliqua. IVilld. sp pi. 3. p. T15 
C purpurea. Mill, diet n. 2. 
Icon, Schkuhr handb. 172. Mill. ic. 93. Pluh. want, 
t. 348. /: 3. 
On the banks of rivers, ponds, and swamps : New En- 
gland to Carolina. 6 In rivulets on the high moun- 
tains of Virginia and Carolina. 7/ . Julv, Aug. v v. 
Flowers large, in close spikes, in var. cl. white ; put pie 
in var. /3. 1 have not been able to fiiui '••utficieni di- 
stinctions between C. glabra and C. oblii/ua, so as to 
consider them distinct species. 
511. PENTSTEiMON, Gen. pi. 1758. 
1 . P. caule glabro, foliis lasvigatis ovato-oblongis basi am- 
plexicaulibus tennissime denticulatis, interioribus in- 
tegerrimis, floribus paniculatis, filamento. steriii su- 
perne barbato.-- IVilld. sp. pi 3. p. 228. 
Chelone Penstemon. J. F. Miller, ic. 4. 
Icon. Lam. illustr.528. Arduin, spec, t, 5. Moris, hist, 2. 
s. 5. t. 8./. Q. 
427 
Lewlsii. 
glabra. 
alba. 
purpurea. 
laevigata. 
