
          In others the dry corolla remains at base of the Capsule
 as in your plant, as I believe, not having seen a capsule
 (Can you ascertain it from actual observation? I judge
 from the shape of the corolla) in my C. [Cuscuta] Polygonorum and 
 C. pentagona. C. californica also probably belongs here.
 All the other 9 North American species, known to me (except 
 C. verrucosa) have a stylopodium, and a more solid, coriaceous
 texture of all parts of the flower. Your plant is distinguished
 from C. Polyg. & C. pentag. by the few flowered corymbs
 and by long pedicels, also from C. Pol. by the 5 parted flowers,
 their small size, the well developed scaly appendages and 
 the filiform styles; from C. pentag. by the acute calyx lobes,
 the longer filaments, the different shape of corolla etc.


 What species of Cuscuta have you in New York; I know 
 only C. gronovii (my vulgivaga) and C. Saururi, (a bad
 name) in western New York, and the (undoubtedly imported)
 C. Epilinum. C.G. & C.S. you may perhaps consider identical
 and I think your suggestion as to the difficulty
 to ascertain the limits of some of my species, must
 refer to these two plants. Still I think I can always
 distinguish them well, and have not found yet any
 intermediate forms here, where they are both common.
 C.S. I have also received from Kentucky abundantly.
 I am sorry that no copy of the Annals of the NY. 
 Lyceum is within my reach; so I can not ascertain
 what you have said about C. umbellata; it is certainly
 different from any of mine.


 Rafinesque's two plants are perhaps C. glomerata Choisy
 (my Lepidanche); [crossed out: but] the stemless state of the plant in
 flowering, sessile flowers, capitate [dens? [dense?]] whorls in one and
 large amplexicaul glomerations in the other, the long
 styles in both appear to indicate it; also the names
 paradoxa x acaulis; but I have seen no Cuscuta yet
 without appendages! and am anxious to see one or two south
 american ones, describes as destitute of theirs; their    


   
        