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15, Polygonum bicorne~. Raf. Caulibus ramosis, ra- 
mis geniculatis, patulis teretibus intus crenulatis; 
fob is petiolatis, lanceolatis, glabris ; floribus spi- 
catis confertis octandris, distylis, staminis inclusis, 
stylis exertis elongatis. Raf.—Renouee 1. Rob. 
p. 366. Large plant, four or five feet high, branches 
purplish, every one of which bears a fine, 
thick spike, about three inches long, of rose co¬ 
loured flowers. This species, and all the follow¬ 
ing, grow in swamps, moist grounds, and along the 
rivers ; they are called vulgarly Cur ages, in Lou¬ 
isiana ; all their flowers smell like* honey, and 
afford it in plenty to the bees. Blossoms from 
August to December. 
76. Polygonum maculatum . Raf. Caulibus ramosis ; 
foliis petiolatis, oblongis, glabris, maculis fuscis 
adspersis ; floribus spicatis confertis, octandris dis¬ 
tylis, staminibus exertis, stylis inclusis. Raf* 
Renouee 2. Rob. p. 367. Smaller than the fore¬ 
going ; flowers rose coloured ; it blossoms also 
from August to December. 
77. Polygonum paehistachyum . Raf. Caulibus ramo¬ 
sis ; foliis petiolatis, lanceolatis, scabriusculis; 
floribus spicatis, spicis densis abbreviate ; flori¬ 
bus octandris tristylis, stylis stamina brevioribus. 
Raf.—Renouee 3. Rob. p. 367. Stems of a light 
green, flowers white, in short thick spikes, about 
one inch and a half long, blossoming in Septem¬ 
ber. 
T8. Polygonum hydropiperoides Mx. Pursh.—Re¬ 
nouee 4. Rob. 
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