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Clethra alnifolia, Linn. Sweet Pepperbush. Shrub, 3-10 ft.: Lvs. short-petioled, cuneate, obovate or oblong, sharply serrate, mostly glabrous or nearly so, 2-4 in. long: fls. fragrant, in erect, usually panicled racemes. July-Sept. Maine to Fla. M.D.G. 1890:65; 1903: 473,474. G. 26:63. J.H. III. 31:375. Em. 426. Var. paniculate, Arb. Kew. (C. paniculata, Ait.). Lvs. cuneate-lanceolate, less toothed, green and glabrous on both sides: racemes panicled. Var. rosea, Rehd. With pinkish fls.
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