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Dr. John Torrey
New York City
N. York

Nuttalia?   ______Plant hispid. Root tuberous - Stem ascending, simple,
angled. Lower leaves on petioles 3-4 inches long, 3-parted
lateral seg. 2-cleft, middle mostly entire, all acute, 
lance-oblong. Upper ternate & digitate, seg. entire
linear. Stip[ules] ovate. Peduncles axillary, very long,
subfastigiate, jointed near the Cor[olla]. Calix double!
Exterior 3-leaved, linear. Interior, 5-parted, seg. obate, 
acuminate. Corolla large, purple, resembling a 
poppy  Petals 5, cuneiform, white and villous at base.
fimbriate - dentate at the summit - Staminal 
column not half the length of the petals. Stig. 10.
Cap. numerous (15) united in a ring, 1-celled.
1-seeded
This plant was handed to me today by Mr. Shaw
of Quincy & by him found near Fort Louis (Leon Co.)
It does not  reemble Bartons figure of the digitata
(vide Flora N. Amer. by W. P. C. Barton)
Please inform me in your next

Address
"Quincy Gadsden Co. 
Middle Florida"
        