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POLYGAMIA, SUPERFLUA. 
rigida. 
neraoraUs. 
procera. 
stricta. 
18. S. stem hairy ; leaves ovate-oblong, hairy, sca- 
brous : those of the stem entire, the lower ones 
serrated ; the flower-bearing branches panicu- 
lated f racemes compact 5 ligulse elongated, — 
Willd. 
Icon. Herm. parad. 243. (Pursh.) 
Stiff Golden-rod. 
About two feet bigh, not handsome. Resembles an Aster. 
Flowers large, pale-yellow. In Jersey, near Haddonfield; 
rare. Perennial. August till October. 
19. S. stem erect, tomentose; stem-leaves lanceo- 
late, hispid, very entire, those of the root suh- 
cuneiform, serrated ; racemes paniculated, lean- 
ing one way. — JFilld. 
From one to two feet high. Whole plant of a grey aspect. 
Flowers deep-yellow and handsome. In dry woods and fields, 
common. Perennial. August till October. 
20 . S. stem villous, erect ; leaves lanceolate, ser- 
rated, three-nerved, scabrous, villous beneath ; 
racemes spike-form, erect 5 ligulse short.-— 
mild. 
Great Golden-rod. 
A very tall species, as high as No. 4. In the hedges near 
Woodbury; rare. Perennial. July, September. 
21 . S. stem erect, glabrous; stem-leaves lanceo- 
late, very entire, glabrous, scabrous on the 
margin, those of the root serrate ; racemes pa- 
niculated^ erect; peduncles glabrous. — Willd. 
About two feet high. In the dry sandy woods of Jersey, be- 
tween Woodbury and the Delaware; rare. Perennial. Au- 
gust, October. 
