179 
folia Mg. and Elliott, differ* 
ent from my U. heterophylla 
by leaves never cordate at base 
nor obt at endi?. v. 
28. Iris brevicaulis Raf. fl. 
ludov. sp . 56. v.v. 
29 . Etheosanthes ciliata Raf. 
Neog. 1825. v. v. 
30. Tulipa bicolor Raf. At- 
lantic Journal N 4. v. .u 
This fascicle of rare S. W. 
plants contains 4N. G. 1 S. G. 
4 New trees, 2 new shrubs and 
24 new plants. Several others 
will be mentioned in the Mon- 
ographs of revised Genera. 
135. GBodecatheonov Meadia. 
This beautiful G. strictly N. 
Amer. although Langsdorf 
mentions one seen in Siberia, 
will be found as numerous as 
Primula ! there are many Sp 
in Oregon and one has been 
found by Beechey near the Icy 
Cape; the following 12 Sp. of 
the U. St are in my Herbari- 
um It may now be a matter of 
doubt which is the true Meadia 
an$ Integrifolium , many of my 
Sp. are under those names in 
authors figures Herb a! s and 
gardens ; although different 
plants! All rare vernal plants, 
1. D . cordatum Raf. Fol pet* 
iol. cord. ovat. obliq. sinuato 
lobatis, obt. lobis ineq. dentat. 
Scapo angulato, umbella 20fl 
bract, ovat. pedic. ineq. flex, 
laxis, Cor. planis obtus. pur- 
purasc. Sent me as B. mea- 
dia from a garden, totally 
different, beautiful* large leaves 
and flowers. 
2. I), ellipticum Raf. Fol. 
sessil. el lip t. obi. acutiusc. sub- 
repandis, scapo tereto striate 
apice anceps, umbella paucifl. 
8fl. bract, lanceol pedic laxis 
curvis, cor. planis, obt albis. 
mountains Alleghany Virg. v* 
v. . 
3. B. ovatum Raf. sess.iL 
ovatis obtus. basi attenuatis, 
vix repandis. Scapo tereto, 
umbella multifl. 20fl. bracteis 
minimis lanceol. pedic fastig, 
rectis. Cor. acutis undul. an- 
gustis purpureis.— Mountains 
Unakaand Apalachian. v. v, in 
gard. as B . meadia . 
4. B . obovatiim Raf. Fob 
petiol. obovatis obtusis vix re- 
pandis, scapo tereto apice 
compr. Umbella laxa multifl. 
2 Oft ped curvis. Cor undul. 
obtus. purpureis. — Virginia, 
u v. 
5. B. & err alum Raf. Fob 
petiol. obb lane, obtusis basi 
cuneatis subserratis, apice re- 
mote denticub Scapo tereto, 
uno latere sulcato, Umb. pau- 
cifl. 8fl. fastig. bract, ov. lane. 
Cor. undul. albis. Illinois, v. 
v. 
6. B. parvifolium R af. Fob 
petiol cuneatis obb obt. inte- 
ger s. undul. parvis scapo te- 
reto, Umb. paucifl 8fl. brac- 
teis oblongis obtus- ped. cur- 
vis, Cor. planis obtus. albis— 
mts. Cumberland v- v. 
B. undatum . Raf Fob sub. 
petiol. cuneatis obtusis undatis. 
scapo tereto, umbella paucifl. 
bract, ovato lane. Cor. undatis 
purpureis.— M ts. Alleghany. 
8. B . Cuneatum Raf. Fol. 
sessilib- cuneif. acutis vix re- 
pandis, scapo tereto, Umb. 
fastig. paucifl. 5 7 ft bract 
obb acut. Cor. undul. purp. 
*— Allegfc mts. of Maryland* 
