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A variety rises four feet, has radical leaves a foot 
long, and only four flowers. 
17G. Liatris linaria Raf. Caule simplici sulcato pu~ 
bescens, foliis adpresis lineari-lanceolatis imbri- 
catis, spica densa, perianthis oblongis quinque- 
floris, squamis ciliatis acutis squarrosis Raf.— 
Cynarocephale elegante sans opines Rob. p. 429. 
Stem two or three feet high, blossoms in August, 
spike thick, six or eight inches long, flowers pur¬ 
ple, two stigmas, seeds striated, acute, compress¬ 
ed ; akin to L. pycnostachya. 
177. Marshallia bulbosa R. Bulbosa scabra, cauli- 
bus simplicibus striatis, foliis lanceolatis acumi- 
natis ciliatis, perianthus oblongus, squamis acutis, 
externis coloratis "Raf.—Sarrette bulbeuse Rob. 
p. 430. Many stems rising two or three feet 
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(uniflore ?) bulb scarious hairy, corollas purple, 
swelled above, two stigmas, seeds oblong, tipped 
with scales, which makes it a real Marshallia . 
Order III. —Corymbifera. 
178. Cacalia pubescens Raf. Caule pubescens, foliis? 
oppositis, longe petiolatis hastatis puberulis den- 
tatis, dentibus elongatis, perianthis sub 12 floris 
Raf.—Cacalia 1. Rob. p. 432. This is perhaps a 
variety of C. suaveolens , which however is a 
smooth plant, or an Eupatorium. Stems four or 
five feet high, round, bushy, the leaves are co¬ 
vered with a fine down, flowers white, sweet 
scented. 
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