middle, calieuie hirsute lanceolate 
acute-,, (j lades Illinois and Ohio, 2 
feet high, estival 11. ochroleucous, 
seeds compressed oboval pappus ful- 
vous. Near to Fr. racemosa , but 
flowers sessile. 
112. On 17 N. Sr. of Plants from 
Upper Canada, &c. by C. S. 
Rafinesque. 
They are chiefly from the islands 
of the St, Lawrence, near Lake On- 
tario, seen in the herbal of Mr. Ha- 
rokins in 1816, or collected near 
Lake Erie and Niagara falls in 1 826. 
3. Cornus cyananthus Raf. 1816. 
Stem herbaceous angular, leaves 6 
whorled sessile obovate acuminate, 
sulcate above, glaucous beneath, 
flowers blue capitate subcymose na- 
ked pedunculate, berries oblong.. . A 
beautiful striking sp. near to C. ca- 
nadensis, e size, but flowers blue 
with a long style: very rare. 
2. Cornns suffruticosas Raf. Stem 
humble shrubby, leaves petiolate 
ovate, base acute, end obtusely acu- 
minate, margin cartilaginous, above 
hispidule, beneath smooth glaucous, 
cymes pedunculate. A small shrub 
12 to 20 inches high, with red twigs, 
small leaves, white flowers estival. 
From Lake Champlain to Lake Erie 
in Ohio. 
8, Fyrola flexuosa Raf. 1816. 
Stemless, radical leaves on long pe- 
tioles, elliptical, both ends subacute, 
remotely denticulate, scape flexuose 
raceme oblong dense.... Is it a variety 
of F. dcntata? 
4. Sigitlaria ciliata Baf. 1816. 
Stem terete flexuose leaves clasping 
smooth ovate oblong acuminate, mar- 
gin ciliate glaucous beneath pedun- 
cles uniflore, berries red. ...Very dif- 
ferent from the Convallaria ciliata 
of authors which is not a Sigillaria 
or dxillaria, but a Mayanthus or 
Macemaria . 
5. Lathy r us incur vus Raf. Foli- 
oles 8 ovate or obovate acute smooth 
veins longitudinal, racemes axillary 
multiflore incurved, peduncles cur- 
ved....On Lakes Erie and Ontario, 
flowers blue small. 
6. Lysimct chia ( Truly nia) se>sili- 
folia Raf. Leaves opposite sessile 
ovate lanceolate obtuse, punctate, 
pale beneath, flowers opposite or 
whorled, peduncles short, petals en- 
tire.... Near to L. revoluta. Flowers 
yellow with 5 unequal monadelphous 
stamens as in S. G. or G. Tridy- 
nia. 
7. Thalidrum paudflorum Raf. 
Dioical, leaves biternate, folioles 
ovate acute entire smooth, pale be- 
neath, terminal petiolate subcordate 
trifid, panicle terminal pauciflore, 
filaments filiform., .Near to Th. dioi- 
cmn, but different, stem 15 to 18 
inches flowers white estival. On L. 
Ontario, &c. 
8. Aren aria flexuosa Raf. Stem 
flexuose subramose erect, 2-4 flore, 
leaves ovate oblong acute trinerve 
pubescent, flowers terminal, pedun- 
cles long, segments of calix ovate 
obtuse, shorter than petal s.,..In isl- 
ands, small fl. white, very different 
from A. lateriflora . 
9. Jlrenaria connata Raf. Stem 
erect simple slender biflore, leaves 
connate cuneate oblong pubescent 
acute, flowers apetalous^ cal. seg- 
ments lanceolate....The apetalous sp. 
of this G. must form a S. G. Moni- 
lix . 
10. Orchis ( Flatanthera ) rotun di- 
folia Raf. 1816. Two opposite 
leaves orbicular emarginate multi- 
nerve, very smooth lucid, flowers 
racemose lax, bracts oblong lanceo- 
late longer than peduncles, germ 
angular clavate curved reflexed, 
spur filiform longer than germ, pe- 
tals broad ovate, labellum filiform 
obtuse....Fine sp. stem 18 inches, 
flowers white. It appears different 
both from 0. macrophylta and Orbi - 
culata (nearer the last) by the race- 
mose flowers, &c. Leaves in all 
large nearly radical. 
11. Caprifolnm dentatum Raf. 
Leaves connate oblong acute remote- 
ly toothed, glaucous beneath, last 
pair united in a campanulate biacute 
form, flowers sessile ternate, berries 
red Near ft flavum. 
12. Sium rugosum Raf. Five 
