204 
DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. 
maciTiata. C. leaves laiiceolate^ romid at the base, remotely 
serrate, marked with a longitudinal discoloured 
lascia; scape 2 — 3-flowered, filaments woolly. 
^Fnrsh. 
Pyrola maculata, L. 
Icon. Bot. Mag. 897. — ^^Pluk. mant. t. 349. f. 
4* (^Pursh.) 
Spotted-leaved Pippsisserva. Poison Pippsisserva. 
Also a very elegant and fragrant evergreen plant, resem-^ 
bling No. 1, exceedingly, but readily distinguished by the white 
broad lines in the leaves. Grows with No. 1; very common. 
Perennial. July. 
202. CLETHRA. Gen. pi. 751. (Erica.) 
Calix 5-parted, persistent. Petals 5. Style 
persistent; Stigma short and trifid. Cap- 
sule 3-celled^ 3-valved^ enclosed by the 
calix.— tA* iitt. 
ahiifoiia. 1, C. leaves cuneate-ohovate acute, deeply ser- 
rated above, every where smooth and of a uni- 
form colour; racemes spiked, simple, bracteate, 
hoary -tomentose. — WilUL 
C. ahiifoiia denudata. Ait. 
Icon. Catesb. Car. 1. t. 66. 
Mder-leaved Clethra. Fragrant Clethra, 
This fine shrub should be cultivated in gardens. The foli- 
age is handsome, and the long spikes of white flowers which 
are numerous, exhale a spicy fragrance, which adds much value 
to the plant. About three or five feet high. In the boggy 
grounds and swamps of Jersey, very common and abundant. . 
July, August. 
203. CASSIA. Gen. pi. 700. (Leguminosa.) 
Calix 5-leaved. Petals 5, subequal. Three 
upper anthers sterile, the 3 lowest rostrate, 
