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good to eat, stamina projecting, one sessile stig¬ 
ma ! Many American species of this genus have 
only one stigma; they must form a sub-genus, 
which I shall call Lent ago. 
247. Cornus polygamies Raf. Ramis strictis levis ru- 
bris, foliis oppositis sessilibus oblongis integris, 
oblique acuminatis, subtus canis, floribus femineo- 
polygamis. Raf.—Cornus 2. Rob. p. 456. A 
shrub about 15 feet high, branches slender, red, 
opposite, smooth, leaves deep green above, om- 
bels small, terminal, calyx entire! petals acute 
and white, anthers grey, style shorter than the 
stamina, stigma globular ; many flowers, and even 
whole ombels, have no stamina. Fruit black* 
very good to eat. It blossoms in April. 
Order III. —Caprifolia. 
£48. Caprifolium rubrum Raf. Foliis deciduis cartila- 
gineis subtus glaucis, floribus verticillatis pallide 
rubris. Raf.—Caprif. 1. Rob. p. 437. Not de¬ 
scribed by Robin, therefore a doubtful species ; 
but yet differing from all the American species. 
£49. Caprifolium sempervivens Pursh. Lonicera do. 
L.-Wild.—Caprif. 2. Rob. p. 457. 
XVIII. N. G. Karpaton Raf. Calyx adherens 4 den- 
tatus, corolla tubulosa quadrifida bilabiata; sta¬ 
mina 2, antheris bilobis, lobis remotis ; ovarium 
inferum, stylo sub labio superiore corollae, stigma 
simplex : capsula calice coronata (monolocularis ?) 
4 spernus.—Obs. A remarkable new genus of this 
