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Pentstemon
1. Pubescens. Stem round, erect, downy. Lower leaves
sometimes spatulate upper long. lanceolate; acute; all half
embracing the Stem, and irregularly serrulate & downy
Corolla light purple. long. the fifth Stamen bearded more
than half way down. beard yellow — Mich: Willdenow.
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Chelone pentstemon. Walt:
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Grows plentifully in the middle counties of Georgia
flower in April & May.

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2. Laevgata.
Radix. fibrosa. perennis.
Caulis. herbaceus erectus simplex 1-2 pedalis, sub teres, pubescens —
Folia. radicalia, lanceolata, sub acuta, remote denticulata, venosa glabra
3-5 fol; long 1 1/2-2 lata in petiolum glabrum alatum 3-5 folicarum
alternata caulina opposita depilia oblongo ovata, denticulata, semi am-
plexicaulia, versus basin praecipae pagina superiore pubescentia.
Flores. in paniculis oppositis 8-10 floris verticillum referentibus vacas summitatum
caulis.
Pedunculi ramuli primarii tricho tonis vel dichotonis cum floribus in dichotomia, late-
rales dein divisi. [[strike through]] 2-6 linea longi teretis, pilis glandulosis capitatis
sub hispidi.
Bracteae? foliola duo ad dichotomiam singulum, lineari lanceolata, foliis ad-
terum simillima.
Calyx. monophyllus, profunde quinque partitus, persistens, extus pilis glanduloris
capitatis sub hispidus — laciniis ovato lanceolatis, integris, paulo reflexis,
acutis.
Corolla. Monopetala. bilabiata ventricosa extus pubescens intus pelosa,
pallide purpurea, Striis purpureis rotata. labio superiore breviore bifido, laci-
niis sub ovatis traullum reflexis inferiore trifido laciniis aequalibus ovalibus.
Cor: vix uniciam longa
Stamina. filamenta quatuor filiformia, fertilia, quorum 2 breviora incurva, corolla tubo
bbasi inserta
corolla breviorea, per paria approximata, Antherae bilobae divaricatae, ovatae
pubescentes per latera dehiscentes, filmaentum Sterile filiforme, obtusum
sub reflexaarbata, filamentum interdum duplex.
Pistillum germen superne Sub obatum. Sulcatum glabrum. Stylus filiformis
Staminibus paulo longior brevior indivisus obtusis. Stigma obtusum
simplex.
Pericarpium. Capsula oblongo-triquetra. Sulcata, glabra, trivalois, triloculeris,
Semina plurima in loculo singulo ovata, parva, receptaculo centrali adnata.
Hab: in Solis sal humidis Stoney creek. florens Jun—Sept.
5. Sept: 1812.