CUSCUTACEAE 1093 
mpacta Juss. Branches stout or stoutish, often widely matted: calyx- 
TM orbicular to oval, subtended by 3-5 appressed bracts: corolla-lobes ellip- 
tie, spreadin ng or refle xed, mueh shorter than 
the tube: rolla-seales ds than the 
corolla- e or reaching the filaments, long- 
ringed: anthers D capsule globose- 
conic: seeds about 2.5 m ong.— rubs 
mostly in swamps, various e Ec 
to Tex. Kans., Ont., and Mass 
2. C. glomerata Choisy. Branches rather 
the host 
oval, subtended by bracts with recurved tips: 
corolla- lobes elliptic to lanceo ee spreading 
or sometimes reflexed, shorter than i tube: 
er 
mo abundantly fringed at the apex: 
anthers mp capsule globose-eonie or flask-shaped: seeds about 1. 
lon [C. paradoxa Raf. Dou E on tall po various provinces, Miss. 
to Tex., S. Dak. Minn., and O 
- C. glandulosa (Engelm.) Small. Branches rather slender, commonly mat- 
: flowers in globular rone clusters: calyx-lobes ovate: corolla-lobes ovate 
ur | orter than the tube: corolla Pus as long as the corolla-tube, 
mbes: capsule depressed- -globose: seeds oval. [C. obtusiflora E 
Engelm.]—On herbs, various provinces, Fla. to Tex., Calif., Tenn., Ga. 
(W. I., Mex Pri 
4. C. Polygonorum Engelm. Branches rather coarse to slender, often loosely 
matted: flowers in compact clusters: ealyx-lobes triangular: corolla-lobes tri- 
angular, acute, longer than the tube: corolla-scales as long a eror orolla-tube 
or nearly so, with few short processes on the e upper part: Aem subglobose: 
seeds roundish.—On herbs in wet places, various provinces, Tenn., to Tex 
Minn. and Md 
9. C. pentagona Engelm. Branches slender, loosely matted: calyx-lobes 
deltoid oe to orbieular- -ovate, obtuse: corolla-lobes as long as the tube or 
slightly longer, reflexed or spreading, the acute tips inflexed: corolla-scales 
longer than the corolla-tube, deeply fringed: anthers ea a eae sub- 
globose: seeds 1-1.2 mm. long. '[C. arvensis Beyr.]—On herbs and low shrubs, 
various provinces, Fla. to Tex., Calif., Wash., 2d Mass.— (W. T Mer.) 
C. Cephalanthi Engelm. Branches rather coarse, seldom matted: calyx- 
te elliptic-ovate, obtuse: eorolla-lobes much shorter than b tube, erect or 
preading, obtuse: corolla oie nearly or quite as long as the co d 
with scattered Pen E o tos Ego dde: capsule depressed: globo 
seeds about 1.6 mm. long.—On shrubs and tall herbs, various provinces, Tenn. 
to Tex., Calif., Wash., Me., and Va. 
Coryli Engel Branehes slender or rather stout, sometimes loosely 
. C. elm. 
matted: calyx-lobes triangular, acute: corolla cylindric-campanulate in anthesis; 
lobes triangular-ovate: eorolla-seales Educ e S oe than the corolla- 
tube, with few irregular processes on er side bel notched or ee 
top: ' anthe ers ake or slightly ellipsoid po ule d cd globose. [C. inflexa 
Engelm.]—On shrubs or woody herbs, various provinces, N. C. to Tex., bes 5 
Mont., Mich., Era I. 
