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#169 L.H.
5-13-29 Cerellia
Fls young for Devonshire Marsh.
Leaves long white hairs on back, very
noticeable on young leaves. Petioles &
petioles also sparsely hairy.
#191 R.B.N.
5-13-29
Devonshire Marsh 20 flor fs (Plants seen
also 4-1-29) 2 pair collected 12in high,
but remembered as somewhat higher,
perhaps 2 ft. St purple, strongly
angled, bispid with at first white
hairs from enlarged bases. Lvs spp.
ovate to lanceolate, to 3½ x 1½ in.
Petioles ¾ in., acute, 3 nerved (the lateral
nerves not strong often oblique) &
somewhat pointed at base. Marginally
decurrent on petioles. Serr-toothed,
rough hairy both sides. Not uncommon
on north side of marsh
near west end. Not Halimurga
parviflora Cav. p 402 v just not
Phryma leptostachya p 358 or
Prunus laeppulacea, Pers p 313 tho this
last seems most prob (not much
like it). Note 11-22-29 Why not V. seabra Vill.
p 310
5-7-29? Callierpa americana Lp 319
BMJCP 683. Page Marsh 20 flor fs. Only
young friv collected. Lvs broad in shape,
glandular dotted both sides, above
stubbly & soft pubescent hairs
mostly straight but some esp on
veins curled, beneath too white.
Sometimes with a hairy pubescence
as on petioles v young at. Lvs
rather more pointed at base than
ill shows v not as pointed at apex.