CHELONE obliqua. 
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| Purple Chelone. | 
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DIDYNAMIA dANGIOSPERMIA. 
Nat. ord. Bicnonrm. Jussieu gen. 137. . ; 
Div. I. Fructus capsularis bivalvis. . Caulis herbaceus, i} 
CHELONE. Supra fol. 116. aa i] 
C. obliqua, foliis petiolatis, ovato-lanceolatis inzequalitér serratis oppo- 
sitis levibus;  floribus densé spicatis: corollis purpureis.. Manch 
meth. 442. ec one ng ‘ 
Chelone obliqua Linn. syst. veg. ed. 18.463. Hort. Kew. 2. 330. ed. 
2.4.7. Willd.sp. i. 3.995. Schkuhr hand. 2. 188. t. 172. | 
Chelone glabra. 8. Linn. sp. pl. 2.849. Michaux bor. amer. 2. 24. 
Pursh amer. sept..2/ 427. 0». Putt 
Chelone purpurea. Milli dict. ed. 8.n. 2. ; Boy 
Chelone foliis ovato-lanceolatis serratis, floribus rubris. Mill. ic. tab. 93, 
Chelone floribus specigsis pulcherrimis colore Rose damascene. Clayt. : 
n. 274. ep te, ; ; 
Digitalis Mariana serratis densioribus rigidis et angustis foliis, semine 
Fagopyri. Pluk. mant. 64. t. 348. f. 3. ila le i 
Herba perennis ratice: ee Caulis ‘ articulato-jfistulosus, bipedalis, i} 
distantér foliatus, modd axillis ramosus. Folia decussata, triuncialia, ob- i 
longo-lanceolata, acuminata, ,rachide utringue parallelo-nervosa, nervis denti- 
busque conspersis pilis articulatis. Spice terminales, densatim multiflore, 
decussato-tetrastiche, bracteis herbaceis tri licibus ovato-acuminatis (media | 
majore) distincte. Cal. §-partitus foliolis: ellipticis concavis apice rotundatis, 
Cor. semiringens, roseo-purpurascens ;- tubus. brevisstmus, angustus ; faux 
Teco oblonga, plano-convexa; limbus coarctatus, parvus ; labio superiori 
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infleca obtuso emarginato, inferiori reflexo trifido intts barbato. Fil. fertilia, 
alba, compressa, pilosa; sterile quintum rubellum: anth. didyme lanate. 
Stylus longitudine staminum: stig. oblusum. Caps. ovato-globosa, glabra, 
_ dissepimento duplicato ex inflexis valoularum marginibus formato ; receptacu- 
~ lum oblongum fungosum, in aat capsule positum, cum dissepimento non con= 
natum. Sem. numerosa, deorsim imbricata, membranaceo-marginata. Plus 
rima Linnzo Gertner et Meench suppeditata, je Baad 
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A well-known hardy. perennial, flowering .in the au- 
tumn; native of North America, where it, is found at the 
sides. of rivulets, on the high mountains of Virginia and 
Carolina. Sent to Miller by Mr. Clayton in 1752. © It is 
found to grow freely with us, and is easily propagated by 
the creeping root; but thrives most in damp shady posi- 
tions. Mr. Pursh is of opinion with some other botanists, 
that the plant is not specifically different from the white sort 
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