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both akin to 31. verna of my med. flora. Robust plant, perennial, ultrapedaL 219. Menyanthes tijidentata R. folioles sessile small obovate tridentate, scape much longer than leaves and naked, bracts ovate — Orifgon, pedal, perennial ? 220. Chlonanthes (Chelone) tomentosa Raf. leaves subsessile broad lanceolate acumi= nate serrate, base entire, tomentose and grey beneath ,• fl. axillary and terminal fasciculate nodding — In the mts. of Virginia, stem bipedal^ leaves 4 to 6 inches long, 1 or 2 broad, fl. white,, perennial, rare. I have modified into Chlo- nanthes, the absurd name of Chelone that meant turtle ! as if a flower was a reptile ! 221. Asarum parvifolium R. stemless,leaves. twin radical on long petiols, pilose broad reni- form emarginate, peduncle erect, flower large tubular smooth tridentate — On the top of mts. in North Carolina, small plant only 2 inches high, leaves half imcial perennial, flower dark purple, as large as in others. 222. AsARUM FURCATUM R. caulescent fur- cate pubescent, leaves twin reniform subacute^ peduncle erect, flower campanulate trifid pu- bescent — Apalachian mts? leaves four times as large as the last, yet flowers equal in size and same color, but deeper divided. Peren- nial. 223. AsARUM medium R. stemless pubescent, leaves opposite on long villose petiols, cordate reuiform acute, peduncle short floxuosc villose.
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