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Wild.— St. americanum Rob. p. 419. A shrub 
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twelve or fifteen feet high, grows near water* 
leaves petiolate ovate ; flowers white, calyx 
five toothed, tube of the corolla short. 
168. Hopea tinctoria L. Rob. p. 419. 
Order IE.—Rhododendra. 
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169. Kalmia latifolia L. Rob. p. 419. 
170. ——— angustifolia L.—-Rob. p. 420. 
Order III.—Eric^. 
IX. N. G, Dupratzia. Raf. Calix tubulatus striatus 
6 dentatus persistens, Corolla infundibuliformis, 
tubus calice longitudine, limbus 6 fidus, laci- 
niis ovatis : Stamina 6 ? Stylus 1 ? Capsula. 
........Obs, Robin describes only the calyx and 
corolla of this plant, and by omitting the remain¬ 
der, leaves me doubtful as to its natural order; 
but by the habit it appears to have little affinity 
with the American genera of this order : I there¬ 
fore suspect it to belong to the Gentiance , and it 
has a real affinity with some species of Sabbattia ; 
but appears to be a distinct genus by the diffe¬ 
rent shape of the calyx. It might also be akin 
to Phlox . I have named it after Dupratz, who 
has wrote on the natural history of Louisiana. 
Raf. 
17 L Dupratzia scoparia Raf. Ramis fastigiatis vir- 
gatis cmadrangulis, angulis alatis, foliis sessflibus 
