DECANDRIA, DIGYNIA. 
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niferous suture marginated. Seeds obo- 
vate.^^ — ^B rown. 
1 . C. leaves nearly round, cordate, acuminate, canadensis, 
villous at the axills of the nerves ; legumes on 
short footstalks. — Mich. 
Icon. Schmidt, Arb. 21. Mill. ic. 2. (Pursh.) 
Red-bud. Sallad-tree. Judas-tree. 
A very superb tree, when in bloom, which takes place be- 
fore the leaves appear. Flowers very numerous, of a crimson- 
red. Children are fond of eating them. I have often observed 
hundreds of the common humble-bees lying dead under these 
trees while in flower. Perhaps the flower contains something 
pernicious to them. On the banks of all our waters, and along 
the borders of small woods ; very common. \i . May. 
ORDER II. DIGYNIA. 
206. HYDRANGEA. Gen. pi. 760. {Saxifragce.) 
Calix superior^ 5- toothed minute. Petals 5. 
Capsule mostly 2- celled^ striate^ opening 
betwixt the persistent styles by a terminal 
foramen. Seeds many^ longitudinally stri- 
ate. — J^utt. 
1. H. leaves oblong-ovate, obtuse at base, acumi- vuigark 
nate, dentate, smooth beneath j cymes naked. — 
Fursh. 
H. arborescens, Willd. 
Icon. Bot. Mag. 437. 
Common Wild Hydrangea. 
A shrub, about five or six feet high, with white flowers. 
On the banks of the Schuylkill, west side, in a secluded shady 
thicket bordering a rivulet. This spot may be readily found, 
being not far above Breck’s island. Rare. I 2 . July, August. 
