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TRADESCANTIA virginica; 8. pilosa. 
Hairy Virginian Spiderwort. 
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Wut. ord. ComMELINER. 
TRADESCANTIA, Supra, vol. 6. fol. 482. 
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T. virginica; erecta, foliis lanceolatis glabris, floribus umbellato-congestis 
terminalibus. Willd. sp. pl. 2.16. Hort. Kew. 2. 204. 
#, glabra ; foliis calycibusque glaberrimis. 
T. virginica. Bot. mag. 105. 
&. pilosa ; foliis ciliatis, calycibus pilosis. 
T. subasperee affinis, cut similis foliis ciliatis, calycibusque pilis longis obsitis ; 
differt tamen foliis angustioribus longioribus wmbellis laxis calycibusque 
non villosis. 
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A pretty ornament of the flower-border, and quite as 
hardy as the common Spiderwort, with which there is no 
doubt that it is often confused. It is, however, not only 
very distinct, but of systematic importance, inasmuch as it 
must be considered to represent the type of T. virginica 
passing off into T. subaspera. With the latter it agrees in 
its ciliated leaves, and calyxes covered with long hairs ; but 
It differs from it in having longer and narrower leaves, loose, 
Not compact umbels, and in the calyx, although pilose, not 
being villous. 
_We have not attempted to arrange the synonyms of 
writers under the above varieties ; indeed we doubt whether 
1t would be practicable; that of Pursh probably belongs to 
the plant now figured. 
Drawn at the N ursery of Mr. Lee, of Hammersmith, in 
June 1826. | 
J.L. 
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