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243. Hedyotis crassifolia Raf. Ramis tenuis- divari* 
catis sulcatis unifloris, foliis sessilibus oblongis 
acutis glabris integris carnosis, floribus longe pe- 
dunculatis. Raf.—Anonyme 1. Rob. p.454. This 
plant although resembling very much the Hous - 
tonia, is a real Hedyotis having a capsul two celled 
and polysperme. It blossoms in February, it 
varies with white, deep violet and pale violet 
flowers, stem only two inches high, tube of the 
corolla filiform, four stamina in the tube nearly 
sessile, style short, stigma oblong, capsul heart 
shaped, with many minute seeds. 
244. Hedyotis ? rosea Raf. Repens, floribus ros^eis.— 
Anonyme 2. Rob. p. 454. This may be the 
Houstonia tenella of Lyon and Pursh ; Robin does 
not describe it, but he merely says it is still 
smaller than the foregoing, creeping, and with 
flowers of a pale rose colour. 
245. Cornus florida L.—Cephalanthus Rob. p. 454. 
Vulgar names Bois-bouion and Bois-de-jleche . It 
rises 30 fleet, blossoms in February. Robin gives 
a long description of this common tree, which 
evidently proves his mistake in taking it for the 
Cephalanthus ; he sa}^s that the calyx is angular 
4 toothed, the corolla 4 parted reflexed, the sta¬ 
mina opposed to its divisions ! the stigma sessile ; 
but these two last characters are erroneous. 
246. Viburnum prunifolium Wild. Pursh ?•—Cor- 
nouiller monopetale Rob. p. 455. It blossoms 
in March, is very common, rises often over 30 
feet, it like& the shady grounds, fruit.bluish black, 
