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5) 95. Rudbeckia alismifolia Torr & Gr. 96. Helianthus cucumerifolius Torr & Gr. Our specimens have scabrous spotted stems; cordate, acuminate, coarsely serrate leaves, long terminal or axillary peduncles bearing single heads; scales of involucrum narrowly linear lanceolate, subulate — acuminate, much longer than disc, reaching to about the middle of the rays; rays 12 to 19; disc dark purple flowers minutely pubescent at base. chaff 3 toothed, middle tooth elongated, subulate scabrous; achenia villous-pubescent, mottled, light gray, with dard [crossings?] and markings, pappus 2 lanceolate-linear puberulent scales. — Sandy prairies west of the Brazos, July & August.

97. Helianthus vernus n.sp. Caule hispido, ramose, foliis altermis, longe pedunoulatis, infiniis cordatis, reliquis basi obtusis omnibus in petiolum abrupte attenuatis, serrato-dentatis; pedunculis termi-nalibus axillaribus que elongatis, unifloris; involuori foliolis lanceolatis, acuminatis, discum vix superantibus; paleis tricuspidatis, dente medio elongato scabo; fl. radii 16-18; fl. disci atro-purpareis basi villosis, acheniis puberulis; paleis 2 lanceolatis, puberulis.

Loose sandy soil impregnated with salt, Galveston Island ; April and May. The first flowering Helianthus! — It is very near 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 feet high; stem somewhat spotted, much more hispid; leaves mostly not cordate, much less serrate; scales of involucre much shorter, more hispidly canescent, disc flowers villous at base, not naked or minutely pubescent; achenia smaller also somewhat mottled, less hairy; paleae a little broader, about half the length of the achenia.

98. Helianthus occidentalis Ridd. var. plantagineus T& Gr. 99. Helianthus rigidus Desf. 100. Helianthus angustifolius Lin. 101. Coreopsis drummondii T & Gr 102 Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt 103 Gaillardia picta Don. 104 Gaillardia amblyodon Gay. 105. Gaillardia lanceolata Mich. 106. Palafoxia texana DC. 107. Hymenopappus artemisiifolius DC 108 Helenium tenuifolium Nutt 109. Leptopoda brachypoda Torr & Gray var. purpurea 110 Marshallia caespitosa Nutt All our specimens have only one single stem, and are not caespitose; Mr Lind= heimer informs us that they grow singly and not in groups to gether .

111. Egletes texana n.sp. canescens, caule spathalatis, grosse sinuatoobtusis, inferioribus in petiolum attenuatis, spathalatis, grosse sinuato-dentatis, s. pinnatifidis, s. subintegris, superioribus sessilibus s. cordato-amplexi caulibus, subintegris; radiis involucrum multo superantibus, tubo floram radii et disci exteriorum demum basi indurato, calloso persistente; floribus disci interioribus imperfectis, sterilibus, stylo indiviso.

Quicksand of the downs, Galveston island, April and May. Root apparently annual but we have seen specimens, collected in flower in November with nearly suffruticose very much branched, decumbent stems.

6) Not only the corolla of the ray flowers but also that of the outer disc flowers is corky at base after flowering; only the ray flowers and some of the outer disc flowers are fertile; the greater part of the disc flowers are fertile though apparently well formed. their style is divided, but mostly shorter than that the corolla, only the style of the innermost is undivided, imperfect. Achenia sulcate, sparsely hairy.

(Have you seen Keerlia skirrhobasis D.C.? and may not this be his plant? but Pappus cleft in many nearly sebaceous short segments

112 Gnaphalium purpureum Lin var. spicatum (G. spicatum Lam?) Inner scales apparently not purple; tomentum on the lower surface of the leaves closely adpressed silvery. 113 Cirsium virginianum Mich. 114 Centaurea americana Nutt 115 Pyrrhopappus carolinianus DC. 116 Lobelia glandulosa Walt In wet praries and woods, in September; a more or less scabrous form; bracts from a broad base lanceolate; sinus of calyx very slightly reflexed. Specimens collected in shady places are less rough; tube of calyx is hispid or nearly glabrous. — Another form collected in April in wet praries is nearly smooth and has linear-lanceolate leaves. 117 Vaccinium arboreum Marsh 118 Asclepias paupercula Mich 4-6 feet high, in brakish swamps near the coast, and in fresh water swamps. Root tuberous. 119 Lyonia maritima Ell. 120 Sabbatia {Sabatia} campestris Nutt (I have no description at hand but have seen a specimen, so labeled with you, which I think is the same. — I have collected the same plant in Arkansas and Louisiana) in April & May and again in August & September — annual. 121 Sabbatia {Sabatia} phyllocalyx n sp. [calycosa, ex Torr.] annua, caule suberecto flaccido simplicis [?], brachiato — ramoso, subangulate, follis ovato — lanceolatus trinerviis, inferioribus obtusis in petiolum attenuatis, superioribus sessilibus acutius culis; calyx 5—partito laoiniis foliaceis, oblanceolatis corollam 5-partitam superantibus; lobis corollae obovatis obtusis.

Shady margins of streams near Houston, May & June. An annual plant with a week stem, thin membraneous leaves and very large leafy lobes of calyx; corolla smaller 8-9 lines in diameter, pule rose colour, white when dry. Principally distinct from the nearly related S. calycosa by the much smaller and constantly 5 parted corolla and by the lower leaves being petioled. 122 Cantua coronopifolia Willd. 123 Cuscuta neuropetala Engelm. in Sillim. Journ. 45 p. 75. var. β. minor. This is a smaller form, with a somewhat looser inflorescence, and earlier time of flowering; it grows on drier spots, mostly on Petalostemon multiflorum {multiflorus}, but also on Liatris and even on Euphorbia corollata. It approaches to C. hispidula Engelm. and it is not improbable that further investigations of the living plants will prove both to be only varieties of one very variable and in Texas widely dispersed species, for which we would suggest the nameC. porphyrostigma as all

3) Nama Lin. Calyx 5 partitus, persistens; corollainfundibuli hypocrateri-formus, limbo rotato (corolla subrotata Spreng. syst) 5 lobo; stamina 5 inaequalia, basi corollae inserta, inclusa; Antherae cordatae; ovaruim superum 2-lobulare; styli 2 apice incrassati, stigmata obtusa; capsula bilocularis pleiosperma, dehiscentia loculicida, dissepimento medio placentifero. 130 Nama texensisn.sp. annua, ramosissima, caule erecto s. diffuso, ramis pilosis, foliis sessilibus, oblongo-linearibus, acutiusculis, strigosis; racemulis 2-4-floris, oppositifoliis, tubo corollae (coeruleae) calycis lacinias lineares hispidas aequante; capsula oblonga inclusa; seminibus plurimis, minutius tuberculosis.

Sandy Praries margin of woods near the Brazos. June. — An annual with the habit of Borragineae about one foor high, much branched, branches somewhat decumbent, bark of the stem scaling off, of the branches hispid — pubescent; inflorescence terminal but by the development of the axillary shoots pushed aside and becoming lateral opposed to the leaf. — Apparently other Namas by the long tube of the corolla?? [Nama -- corolla subrotuta!) 131 Lithospermum linearifolium Gold ? annum, strigoso — piloseum, canescens, caule erecto, ramoso; foliis lanceolato-linearibus, petiolutatis; tubo corollae extus strigosae (albidae) calycem demum nullo excedente; nucibus nigosis, strigosis.

In prairies, fertile and sterile soil and cultivated grounds, fl. from April to July, and probably through the summer.

132. Heliotropium curassavicum Lin 133. Heliotropium multiflorum n. sp., annuum, strigoso-pilosum, caule erecto ramoso, foliis in petiolum attenuatis, ovato-oblongis, aveniis, obtusis, s. acutiusculis; spicis nudis pedunculatis geminis s. ternis, pedicellis calyce strigoso brevioribus; corolla (alba) hispida, laciniis lanceolatis, acuminatis, extus strigosis, nucibus laevibus, strigosis.

Banks of the Brazos near San Felipe. June. — Resembles somewhat Heliotropium europaeum; but flowers and seeds are not of one fourth the size and the white corolla has acuminate not ovate, obtuse lobes; nuts are strigose but not tuberculated. — Stem much branched 1-2 feet high; leaves about 1 inch long, 4 or 5 lines white wide, as long as the petiole, rarely with one or two veins. 134. Phacelia ciliata n.sp. annua, x superioribus sessilibus pinnatifidis, calue erecto, a basi, ramoso, glabro; foliis inferioribus ciliatis; racemis terminalibus solitariis, pedunculis calyces aequantibus s. longioribus, fructiferis longioribus, deflexis; calycis segmentis linearibus obtusis, glabris, ciliatis, corolla brevioribus; lobis corollae rotundatis intergris extus pilosis, filamentis pilosis, cum stylo exsertis; capsula pilosa seminibus lacunoso-rugosis.

Loose sandy soil in open pine woods near Houston; fl. March & April. (Two years ago I have sent you 3 different species of Phacelia, 2 from Texas, and one from Alabama, and I believe one of them must be this.) 135. Solanum texense n.sp. perenne stellato-tomentosum, inerme, ovule herbaceus, erecto, ramoso, foliis petiolatis, lanceolatis, sinuato-dentatis s. subintegris floribus racemosis, pedunculis floribus longioribus, fructiferis defexis corolla violacea, extus ad nervos loborum medios stellatum pubescente, staminibus aequlaibus.

4) Roadsides, praries, margins of woods, Houston to the Brazos. Fl. June to September. Stem 1-1/2 foot high, leaves 2-4 inches long 1/2 to 1 inch wide, mostly with a few remote, blunt teeth, sometmes entire and occasionally deeply sinuate-toothed. Corolla pale purple, berries yellow.

(Besides this I got a few specimens of Solanum mammosum ? near S. carolinense but villous tomentose, whitish, prickles weak calyx also sometimes with a few prickles; flowers large, corymbose.

136. Physalis maritima Curtis mss. Probably only one if the many varieties of Ph. pennsylvanica. Sandy places on the seashore, covered with grass; Galveston island, in flower from April to November.

Lindh. {Ferdinand Lindheimer} has also sent Ph. angulata; Ph. lanceolata (also a form of Ph. pennsylvanica Ph. viscosa var, parvifolia, perennial, flowers long penduncled , but leaves as small as in the smaller forms of Ph. obscura, only 1/2 to 1 inch long.

137. Herpestis cuneifolia Pursh. 138. Capraria multifida Mich. 139. Buchnera americana Lin β. parviflora. Whole plant smaller than the northern form, usually 10-15 inches high, flowers only half as large. Apparentlly no other difference. Dry or wet praries, from Galveston to the Brazos, April & May, again in July and August. The larger northern form has not been met with in Texas by Mr Lindheimer. 140 Gratiola acuminata Walt. Among specimens of the common form of this plant, we find others, collected in August in moist clayey soil on the Brazos, which are distinguished by the diffuse, at base decumbent and radicant stems, the shorter, broader, obovate leaves, the longer peduncles, and the broader, much more unequal sepals, which are all lanceolate, acuminate, not linear, obtusish as in the common form. At present we can not specifically distinguish this form. 141. Gerardia spiciflora n.sp. annua (biennis?), caule erecto, inferna folioso, ramoso superne simplici, subnudo; foliis ositis oblongo linearibus basi attenuatis, margine scabro revolutis, inferioribus subspathei latis, obtusis, seqerioibus acutiusculis; floribus oppositis et ad apicem pedunculi elonguli in spicam nudum dispositis; bracteis et pedunculis longitudne calycis; calyce subregularis 5-dentato, dentibus ovatis, obtusiusculis; corolla (purpurea, minore) ciliata; filamentis et antheris rubro-pilosis.

Margin of brakish ponds, Galveston island; fl. May, probably into the summer. About 10-15 inches high; remarkable by the long naked common peduncles; corolla funnel shaped, not very ventricose, 6-9 lines long. From the nearly related G. maritima it is distinguished by the greater size of the plant, but smaller flowers and fruit, the scabrous, revolute margins of the (apparently also succulent) leaves, by the form of the calyx, and by the inflorescence. [NB. I have sent the same plant with the name to {George} Bentham through you.]

142 Pentstemon {Penstemon} digitalis Nutt? Caule erecto, puberulo foliis serratis, glabris, inferioribus lanceolatis acutis, infirmis in petiolum longum attenuatis; superioribus basi cordata semi amplexicaulibus ovato-lanceolatis s. late ovatis; summis puberulis; foliis floralibus, pedunculis calycibusque glanduloso-pubescentibus; sepalis lanceolatis acutis; corolla maxima (pupurea) ventricosa, extus glanduloso-pilosa, intus glabra.

Ravines in clayey soil, near Houston. April to June — Is it Nuttall's plant? — The name is appropriate, and I used it before I was aware that Nuttall had done so already. I have sent it under the same name to Bentham.

5) 143. Scutellaria lindheimerii n sp. caule ramoso, erecto s. diffuso, piloso foliis pubescentibus ovatis, in petiolum abrupte attenuatis, infirmis subcordatis et mediis crenatis, superioribus subsessilibus integris; floribus in axillis foliorum solitariis, breviter petiolatis, calycibus corollisque villosis.

On soil composed of fragments of shells, coast of Galveston island towards the bay. May. — Many of our specimens are plants of the first year and have all the appearance of an annual! — Stem much branched, 10 to 20 inches high. This plant is near Sc. {Scutellaria } parvula, but it is well distinguished by being more pilose and pubescent, but especially by the leaves not being sessile, but always attenuated into a more or less distinct petiole; only the very lowest ones are somewhat cordate. — We have specimens of a Scutellaria, collected in the black soil of the praries west of the Brazos, flowering in July, which is distinguishable from the Galveston plant only by its much smaller size, and smaller, mostly entire leaves. 144. Scutellaria drummondii ? puberula, caule erecto ramoso, foliis omnibus petiolatis, cordato-triangularibus, crenatis, obtusiusculis; foliis floralibus minoribus subintegris, acutis, summis bracteriformibus; floribus axillaribus breviter pedicellatis, corolla pubescente, nucibus tubercule.

In dry and wet places, open woods, under shrubs etc, near Houston; fl. May to August, and again in September and October. — Stems 1 to 2 feet high, leaves, even the upper bract-like ones, always petioled, all triangular, sometimes 1 1/2 inch long and 1 inch broad; but mostly smaller, an inch long and in specimens from dry sunny places sometimes only half as large; and approaching to S. parvula (though always distinct for by the petioles) Corolla large, 9 or 10 lines long. — Apparently intermediate between those Scutellariae with single axillary, and those with racemose flowers; in some specimens the upper leaves are large, more distant; in others they are smaller and more approximated. [I have collected the small forms also at the Hot Springs, Arkansas]

145 Salvia azurea Lam. 146 Hyptis radiata Willd. 147. Dracocephalon {Dracocephalum} variegatum Vent. minutely agreeing with Elliott's description, but bracts smaller than calyx, corolla not pubescent, and style not hairy. Wet praries west of the Brazos, July. Stem 2-5 feet high. 148. Dracocephalon {Dracocephalum} virginianum Lin. 149. Trichostemma dichotoma {Trichostema dichotomum} Lin 150 Teucrium laevigatum Vahl? caule erecto, s. adscendente, ramoso, glabro, foliis basi cuneatis, in petio luni brevem attenuatis, inciso-3-multopartitis, laciniis oblongis, obtusis integris s.inciso-dentatis, margine non revolutis; floribus in axillis foliorum solitariis oppositis; pedunculis calycem acquantibus; laciniis calycis lineari-lanceolatis nucro natis, tubo corollae multo longioribus; nucibus dorso 3 costatis.

Prairie, Galveston island, apparently very rare. Fl. April & May. 151. Monarda lindheimeriana n op. caule glabro, supreme sparsim piloso simplios s apice ramoso; petiolis brevibus basi pilosis; foliis basi subcordatis, ovatis acuminatis, grosse serratis, glabris, glandulosis margine scabris, subtus decoloribus; bracteis acuninatis, integris, glandulosis, capitulum laxum sub-

Continuation of Lindheimer's Collection. 161. Utricularia Wet praries, Galveston island. April 1843. 162 Samolus bracteatus Bonpl. In sandy soil, moistened by brackish water, Galveston island May, 1843 163 Plantago gnaphaloides Nutt. Sandy soil, Galveston island April 1843 164 Plantago aristata Michx Poor clayey soil west of Houston, April 1842. 165 Iresine celosioides Lin Rich loose soil in shady woods near watercourses; Houston Septemb. 1842 166 Oplotheca floridana Nutt [Asa Gray's note: ex Texana] loose sandy soil in praries and open woods west of the Brazos, August 1843 167 Eriogonum flavum Fras? Dry praries west of the Brazos; July & August 1843. I doubt wether this be Pursh's plant; but I have no specimens or good description to compare, and must leave it to you 168 Polygonella ericoides n.sp. Praries, 16 miles west of San Felipe, on the Brazos. fl. in July [Asa Gray's note: C P. polygama] You tell me, the genus is known; if the species be not, I propose the above name. Polygonella perigonium 5-partitum, stamina 5 exteriora filiformia, 3 interiora petaloidea obcordata cum stylis 3 capitellatis allernantia; nux triangularis perigonii segmentis 3 interioribus aumentatis inclusa, 2 exterioribus minoribus reflexis.

Herba suffcaticosa foliis subulatis distincta a Rumex numero laciniarum perigonii et staminorium, stigmatibus capitatis, non pencillatis, et toto habitu; a Polygono stylis ad basis liberis, et nucibus solum laciniis perigonii 3 interioribus multo augmentatis tertis. Polygonella ericoides n.sp. glabra, glauca, cuale suffruticoso, ramoso, foliis plurimis, fasciculatis, oblongo linearibus obtusis, mucronatis; floribus spicatis, spicis paniculatis, bracteis ochreatis, abrupte acuminatis; floribus pedicellatis; laciniis perigonii fructiferi, penduli interioribus ovatis, subcordatis emarginatis, exterioribus reflexis multo minoribus.

Stems 1 to 1 2/2 foot high, suffruiticose many from the same root; leaves with ochreate stipules apparently somewhat fleshy. Much more nearly related with Polygonum than with Rumex, but the fruit resembles this last genus much more than the first.

Amongst Lindheimer's Polygona is one nearly related with mite & punctatum: I have called it: Polygonum texanum ochreis eciliatis (nudis) perigoniis glandalosis, floribus 5-6andris 2-gynis, semnibus compressis lucidis.

A large plant 2-3 feet high, with leaves 5-7 inches long 1 inch broad, probably of an acrid tate, growing in swamps near Houston; base of stem decumbent & radicant, much like P. amphibium. 169. Stillingia silvatica Lin Praries near Houston May 1842 170. Stillingia ligustrina Michx. In thickets near watercourses, Houston, May 1842 male flowers in our specimens long pedicelled, not nearly sessile as Michaux says 171. Croton lindheimerii n.sp. Dry praries near Houston, and on the Brazos May to Septemb. 1843 172 Croton glandulosus Lin Openings in dry woods, Houston, May & June 1842 173 Croton argyranthemus Michx Margin of woods, Houston April to June 1842 Cr. Lindheimerii is congener with Cr. capitatus Mich. I will give a short synopsis

2) of all the N. American Crotons. known to me: I. Capsula tricocca, trispermam, fl. ♂ {male} cal. 5-partito. A. fl. ♂ {male} petalis 5; fl ♀ {female} ad basin spicae masculae a. cal ♀ {female} aequalis, 5-partitus. 7. Stamina 9-12, dicus hypogynus 10-dentatus; stigmata 6. 2. Stamina 15-20, disc. hypogyn. orbiculatus, integer; stigm. 8-12 b. cal ♀ {female} inaequalis, 6-8 partitus; stamina 12 3. Stigmata 18-24; folia integra. 4. Stigmata 12, folia denticulata B. fl. ♂ {male} petalis nullis; fl. ♀ in glomeulis distinctis. 5. Cal ♀ {female} 5-6 partibus, stam. 12; stigm. 12. 6. Cal ♀ {female} ? stam 7-8 stigm ? II. Capsula 4 valvis, monsperma;; fl. ♂ {male} cal 3-partito, petalis 3, cal ♀ {female} 4-6 partito stigm. 4.

7 The two new species are: Croton lindheimerii annus, stellato-tomentosus, caule erecto, ramoso, foliis longe peliolatis e basi ovata subcordata lanceolatis, acutis, repando-denticulatis, s. subintegris; floribus spicatus, masculis pluribus, breviter pedicellatis, calyce 5-partito, petalis 5, linearibus fimbriatis, staminibus sub-12, antheris ovatioorbiculatis; fl. foemineis paucis ad basin spicae masculae glomeratis, calyce sub 8-partito, laciniis inaequalibus, 1-2 minutis subulatis, reliquis spathulatis; ovario disco ramoso dentato insidens, dentibus basi laciniarum calycis majorum adnatis; stylis 3 bis bifidis (stigmatibus 12).

Dry prairies, roadsides, often entirely covering old roads; from Houston to the Brazos (also western Louisiana and Leavenworth in H.C. Short). fl. May to Sept. — Stem 4-5 feet high. Distinguished from the nearly related Cr. captatum Mich by the greater size, the shape of the leaves, the smaller number of divisions of the stigma, and the smaller more oval, less compressed seeds which in Cr. capitatum are larger, obricular, flatened. — The lower leaves are 4-5 inches logn and 1 1/2 or 2 inches broad at base on petioles 3 inches long; upper ones smaller in proportion.

Croton plattensis n. sp. annuus, foliis petiolatis, ovato-lanceolatis, integras, supra glabris, subtus stellato-pubescentibus; floribus masculis spicatis, pedicellatis, calyce 5 partito segmentis ovatis, acutis; petalis nullis, staminibus 7-8 disco orbiculato insidentibus; fl. foem. ?

I have seen only one specimen of this plant, collected on the upper Platte river by Dr. Mersch in June 1843; it may be a dioicous plant, or it may developpe the female flowers in distinct glomerules, as is the case with Cr. maritinum, to which it also approaches by the want of petals; but it si an annual plant with a few stamens only. —

Croton argyranthemus Mich whole plant, even petals and styles covered with silvery, fimbriate scales, attached by the middle (skeletal hairs, membranaceously

3) connected). Male flowers with 5 spathulate petals, lanate at base. Stylis bifid, divisions near or less divided again or undivided, so that in the whole them are generally 9-20 stigmata. Croton ellipticum {ellipticus} Ell is probably Cr. capitatum {capitatus} Mich. — Is there any other N.A. Croton? 174 Euphorbia bicolor n sp. annua, cauli erecto, villoso, foliis subsessilibus, lancellatis, s. lineari-lanceolatis, basi obtusis, cuspidatis, pilosis s. villosis; umbellae trifide ramis bis dichotomis, foliosis; bracteis lineari-lanceolatis, basi attenuatis, margine decoloratis, membranaceis; glandulis involucri villosi margine petaloides suborbiculatis; capsulis dense lanatis, seminibus sparsim rugosis.

var. concolor; bracteis margine membranaceo angustissimo s. sub nullo, foliis labioribus.

Prairies near Houston. June to Sept. var. in wet saline prairies near Lynchburg. — A splendid species resembling much {Euphorbia} marginata Pursh distinguished by the villous pubescence and by the narrow leaves and bracts. — Our specimens of var. have wider leaves, and the bracts are nearly entirely green; but they are young specimens, not fully developped. 175. Tragia urens Lin. [Asa Gray's note: Aphora mercurialina] Hand soil in dry prairies east of the Brazos. July 1843 176. Tragia urticifolia Mich Prairies and woods near Houston April 1842 Amongst the common form is a specimen very similar, but climing. Lind= heimer thinks it is a variety, but the leaves are narrower, with shorter petioles; flowers not in long spikes as in {Tragia urticifolia} but few, 2-4 to gether; flowers, fruit, fructiferous calyx much smaller. — It may be a different species 177. Phyllanthus polygonoides Nutt. Grassy banks of rivulets, west of the Brazos July 1843 178. Jatropha stimulosa Mich. Loose sandy soil, Houston, July 1842 179. Urtica gracilis Raf.? Galveston island in thickets. April 1843. 180. Quercus virens Ait Moist woods near the mouth of the Brazos and other Rivers. August 1843. 181 Cupressus disticha L. Stagnant water in deep ponds; Houston, June 1843 182 Sagittaria lancifolia Lin? scapo sub ramoso, bracteis ovatis autis subpubescentibus fl. fem. brevius, fl. masc. longius pedunculatis; calyce basi sub pubescente; nucibus compressis, rostratis, falcatis; staminibus 20-30.

In ponds, in clayey soil, near Houston, June, again in September. Larger specimens with broader leaves and larger flowers, with 40-50 stamens from the brackish swamps near the coast.

183. Sagittaria stolonifera caule stolonifero, radicante; foliis submersis, lato-linearibus, acutis, emersis lineari-lanceolatis, 3-5 nerviis, scapo simplici, bracteis obatis acutis s. obtusisculis, brevibus; pedunculis subternis, omnibus elongatis; staminibus 12-16, nucibus compressis oblique suborbiculatis breviter mucronatis. 184. Commelina angustifolia Mich. Open woods, also in cultivated grounds, Houston, May. *Ponds near Houston, collected in September (second flowering?). I have also a Sagittaria with bulbous roots, linear rigid leaves, collected in wet prairies in March ! [Asa Gray's note: W. Kunth!] 185 Xyris scabra n.sp. foliis linearibus, gramineis, longis, scapo superne ancipiti, angulis serrulato-scaberrimis; capitulis ovatis, bracteis obovatis, leviter crenulatis s. emarginatis; sepalis lateralibus acutisculis, carina incisis, fimbriatis,

4. capsula obovata obtusa. Springy places in the praries west of the Brazos, July. 186. Xyris angulosa n. sp. foliis lineari - setareis, scapo multo breviorbus, scapo supreme vix compresso, multi-angulato, laevigato; capitulis ovatis, bractiis obovatis, superioribus (interioribus) ciliatis; sepalis lateralibus setaceo- acuminatis, carina levissimi ciliatis; capsula obcordata. with the foregoing.

NB. You will find both very distinct species and the same Nrs. (184) probably speciems of both, perhaps also of the two following; if they are already described, please put the right name there. Xyris appears to ope a wide field for investigation. I have on that occasion examined all specimens, which I could lay hands on and will give you below the result. It is difficult to find from the description in the Authors, which is which. Xyris finbriata is certainly not among them.

Xyris minor n.sp. small, stem about 8 inches, compressed, but also striate or slightly multangular; leaves setaceous, short; heads globose, bracts obovate slightly & irregularly crenulate; two lateral sepals subacute, fringed & incised; capsule obovate, obtuse, with X. angula & scabia.

Xyis conifera n sp. leaves broad, linear, as long as the stem; stem compressed two edged, smooth; heads oblong, finally cylindrical; bracts obovate, very entire; two lateral sepuls acute, deeply & irregularly fringed & incised; capsule emarginate obovate.

Swamps near the mouth of the Brazos, coll{ected} in Septemb{er} — also Alabama (Mr {Samuel Botsford} Buckley) the largest of my species; leaves broad, long; head sometimes over an inch long.

Xyris Stem compressed, ancipitous, not otherwise striate or angled. Edges smooth two lateral sepals obtusish 1. irregularly fringed & notched, bracts obovate, slightly crenulate, leaves linear setaceous, short. "Xyris brevifolia" Hale, Louisiana. two lateral sepuls acute 2. deeply & irregularly fringed and incised; bracts obuvate, very entire, capsule emarginate leaves, long & broad Xyris conifera n sp. Texas, Alabama 3. very finely ciliate, cuspidate, bracts orbicular, slightly crenulate; leaves broad and long. "Xyris fimbriata" Hale, Louisiana. (not of Elliott) Edges scabrous 4. slightly [illegible] two lateral sepals finely ciliate, acute, capsule slightly emarginate (?) bracts obovate [illegible] crenulate, leaves linear, short, grasslike, plant small "Xyris brevifolia" {William} Curtis N. Carolinia 5. very scabrous, serrulate, two lateral sepals fimbriate & incised, acutish, capsule obovate, obtuse rather a large plant, leaves graslike, long, Xyris scabra n. sp. Texas Stem more or less compressed, many angled or striate. 6. lateral sepuls acute, very slightly ciliate, capsule emaginate, bracts orbicular, nearly entrire, leaves linear grasslike, long; heads globose. " Xyris carolinensis" Brownne, New York 7. lateral sepals subacute, fringed & incised, capsule obtuse bracts obovate, slightly crenulate, leaves setaceous short; plant small; heads globose Xyris minor n. sp, Texas. Stems hardly compressed, many angled. 8. lateral sepals acuminte subaristate, very slightly ciliate bracts obovate inner ones ciliate capsule obcordate, leaves linear, setaceous shorter than the stem; heads ovate Xyris angulosa n. sp. Texas For now you will have to alter the Numbers again and add two more, No. 185 of your coll. is here No 187

5) 187. Hypoxis erecta Lin foliis panis, gramineis, scapo paucifloro longioribus, bracteis minutis scariosis; perianthii segmentos oblongis s. ovato-lanceolatis, acutis, exterioribus apice barbatis; capsulis subglobosis, perianthio persistente bis terne longiore coronatis seminibus in loulis singulis biserialibus subsenis.

β. aestivalis folio linearibus scapum subuniflorum aequautibus. Common in dry clayey soil, Missouri to Texas fl. from March till May. β. Texas, in prairies which had been burnt in spring. fl. in July. — We have given the characters of H. erecta again to contradistinguish it from the next species. The principal difference lies in the short capsule with six rows of seeds, which are only half as large as in the next species, though similarly coated with a hard black rough testa: the leaves also are usually narrower, shorter, and the bracts much smaller and scarious;

188. Hypoxis leptocarpa n.sp. foliis planis gramineis, scapo paucifloro multo longioribus bracteris omnibus s. superioribus solum herbaceis subulatis elongatis; perianthis segmentis lanceolatis, acutis, exterioribus sparse pilosis; capsulis pris matidis, trigonis perianthium persistens subaequantibus; seminibus in loculis singulis uniserialibus-subquaternis.

In sandy soil along beds f rivulets near Houston, June to August. Flowers only half as large as those of the other species; seeds twice as large. — The farinaceous bulb at the base of the stem is in this species more elongated and (probably on account of its growing frequently on steep banks of brooks) not uncommonly horizontal, so that the stem is ascending, and the remarks of [2 drawings] the bulb of last year are found on the side (not under) of the near bulb.

189. Moraea? ? Open woods of praries from Houston to the Brazos, June to July (also in western Louisiana) — Probably a Moraea. It is distinguished from Nemostylis under which name I have received it from Louisiana bu tje anthers in which the cells are connected by a broad membrane [drawing] by the long style (also with 3 bifid stigmas and by the smaller inner segments of the corolla. Nemostylis has all segments equal, anthers linear, convolute after shedding the pollen, styles short with 6 long segments of stigmas. I have it from Arkansas & Texas.

Both plants without flowers are very similar; but Nemostylis may be distinguished by the membranaceous margin of the long sheath of the leaves, and of the bracts; Moraea has not that membranaceous margin of the bracts; and the stem leaves are nearly without sheaths.

In the plant which I take for Nemastylis [?] there is only a very short tube of the corolla; the scape is few flowered (not 1 flower) leaves linear lanceolat (not subulate), flower pale blue; in our Moraea bright purple.

190. Habenaria auriculata n.sp. radice tuberosa, tuberibus 2 indivisis; foliis lanceolato-linearibus, elongatis, superioribus setaceis; bracteris germen strictum (non tortum!) aequantibus; perigonii laciniis exterioribus lateralibis basi sussum auriculatis, oblique triangularibus; labio laciniis duabus interioribus simili; sussum, directo, lineari-oblonga, obtuso, caliare longissimo sussum curvato.

[Asa Gray's note: Am. flora] Most praries near Houston April to June. — Very remarkable by the ovary not being twisted; the lip and spur are therefore directed upwards, and the lip hardly different from the two lateral other inner segments of the perianth. The lateral outer segments have a large blunt tooth or the flowerbut therefore is gibbous upwards at base.Is it perhaps a Gymandria — or justifies this direction of the corolla a specific genera distinction? n. gen: Orthorchis ?

6) 191 Spiranthes vernalis n.sp. radice fasciculata, caule foliato, foliis lineariula-inceolatis segmentis perigonialibus oblongo-linearibus, superioribus latioribus, lateralibus angustionibus longitudine aequalibus, labellum reflexum crenaulatum nequantibus s. superantibus.

Moist prairies, Galveston & Houston, April & May. — Stem 1-2 feet high, leaves conspicuous, 2 oe 3 lower ones sometimes 5-6 inches long, 2 lines wide; spike 2-6 inches long, twisted: bracts ovate, acuminate, longer than the germ; flowers of the size of Sp. cernua, but well distinguished by the short lip, which is as long and often a little shorter than the other segments of the perigonium. Spiranthes appears to me rather a difficult genus and there are probably some undescribed species. I can distinguish, I believe, besides the last, the following; but they must be examined fresh and living. Spiranthes cernua rad. fasciculata, caule foliose, foliis vaginantibus; pergonii segmentis oblongo-linearibus, labello exserta, recuvo, lanceolato acutio, integerrimo s. paulum crenulato. Sprianthes obtusa n.sp. rad. fascit. caule subfolioso, foliis vaginantibus pergoni segmenti superioribus ovatis obtusis; labello paulo exserto obovato obtuso, crenulato

Arkansas: fol. nullis, caule vaginato; Texas, foliis brevibus vaginatiubus; fl. Octob. The Texas plant is larger and has the leaves more developped, but the flowers are indentical. — Flowers same size as Sp. cernua. Spiranthes tortilis tuben radicali unico horizontali (fol. radical, linearibus — I have not see them) caule vaginato, bractis lanceolatis, acuminatus, ovarium subaequantibus labello obovato lobato, crenato. Arkansas, rocky hills, Septemb. Spiranthes gracilis radice fasiculate, foliis infidis ovato-lanceolatis, in petiolum attenuatis superioribus vaginaeformibus, bracteris ovato — lanceolatis ovarium superantibus, labello oblongo, emarginato crenato. —

Missouri, Arkansas, Texas August & Sept. — Specimens from Texas also collected from March to May in dry prairies, Galveston to Houston. I can not distinguish from the others. 192. Thalia dealbata Fras Swamps in the prairies south of Houston, Septemb. the nut appears to include three embryos, two lateral ones [drawing 1:] vertical [drawing 2:] horizontal section failing, the central one developed, curved. 193. Juncus ? near J. marginatus, but distincet by the leaves of the perigonium all acuminate mucronate, nearly equal, longer than the obtuse capsule. It is also β-androus. In J. marginatus (Missouri & Texas) the external perigonial leaves are mucronate, much shorter and narrower than the internal ones; these are oval obtuse, scarious on the margin, as long as the capsule. 194. Pontederia lancifolia Muhlenb in stagnant brackish water near the coast near Lynchberg and Harrisburg. July. — Leaves mostly obtuse at base, sometimes acute, rarely cordate. 195. Smilax lanceolata Lin (Elliott! Pursh!) in rich shady soil near water courses near Houston, July. — Cl