POLYGAMI A, SUPERFI.ua. 1 19 
Three-nerved Golden-rod. 
This is one of the finest species of this handsome genus. 
From two to five feet high. Flowers in this as in all the suc- 
ceeding species, except No. 10, are yellow. On the borders 
of fields, and in natural hedges, every where common. Pe- 
rennial. July till September. 
£. S. stem erect, glabrous ; leaves lanceolate, ser- gigamea. 
rate, with a scabrous margin, obsoletely three- 
nerved ; racemes panicled, leaning one way ; 
peduncles hairy ^ ligiilse short. — Willd. 
Large Golden-rod. 
A species resembling No. 1, very closely. It grows in simi- 
lar places. Also a fine plant. Perennial. July till September. 
3. S. stem erect, terete, hairy ; leaves ovate, sub- aspera, 
elliptical, very scabrous, rugose, serrate, with- 
out nerves : racemes paniculate, leaning one 
way. — JVilld. 
Icon. Dill. elth. t. 305. f. 392. (Piirsh.) 
Rough Golden-rod. 
From two to three feet high. Not a handsome species, and 
easily known by its rough, rugose leaves. In old fields and 
natural hedges, not common. Perennial. September, Oc- 
tober. 
4. S. stem erect, hairy; leaves lanceolate, lower aitissima. 
ones deeply serrated, very scabrous and rugose ; 
panicle leaning one —Willd. 
Icon. Mart. Cent. 14. (Pursh.) 
Tallest Golden-rod. 
A very tall species of which there are two or three varieties. 
In thickets, hedges and old fields, common. Perennial. Au- 
gust, September. 
5. S. stem erect, hairy, furrowed ; leaves oblong, seabm, 
attenuated at each end, acuminated, glabrous 
above, rugose, scabrous beneath, adpressed-ser- 
rated in the middle ; racemes second. — Willd. 
