149 
Mississippi. Is the American species identic with 
the East Indian ? 
7. Sp. 145. Ipomea avicularis. This plant must be 
called and characterized as follows. Ornithos- 
perma serotina Raf. Volubilis, foliis cordatis tri- 
lobis longe petiolatis, lobis acutis; floribus solita- 
ris, sepalis calicinalis acuminatis. Raf Very dis¬ 
tinct from Ipomea by the capsul and stigma. The 
name means Bird's seed . 
8. Sp. 150. Tecoma radicans, add Bignonia radicans 
L. &c.^ 
r 
9. Sp. 158. Asclepias procumbens, must be called An- 
thanotis procumbens Raf. Mr. Elliot has given to 
the genus Anihanotis , the name of Acerates, mean¬ 
ing without horns; my name means flowers with¬ 
out ears, and is rather better, since there is already 
a genus of plants called Aceras by Brown. 
10. Sp. 163. Gelsemium sempervirens, add Bignonia 
sempervirens L. Gels, nitidum Mich. Pursh. 
Mg. This last author mentions that it is found 
on the banks of the Mississippi. 
11. Sp. 168. Hopea tinctoria L. add Simplocos tinc- 
toria L’Heritier and Mg. who says that it 
grows near Natchez. 
12. Sp. 175. Krigia oppositifolia, must rather be called 
Serinia cespitosa Raf. The genus Serinia differs 
from Krigia by the naked seeds ; the name means 
small chicory. 
13. Sp. 176. Prenanthes glauca, must rather be called 
Esopon glaucum , differing from Prenanthes and 
