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398. CASSYTHA, L. - Cassytha. - Lauraceae. 



Slender, apparently leafless vines. About 15 species, mostly 

 Australian; 1 in U. S. 



399. CASTALIA, Sali^b. Pond Lily, etc. Nymphseacese. 



Named from the famed spring on Parnassus. Syn. Nym- 

 phaea, in part. Aquatic plants with Magnolia-like flowers. 

 About 25 species; 7 in U. S. 



a. C. alba ( L. ) Lyons ( Nymphaea alba L. C. speciosa Salisb. ). 



Europe. European White Water-lily or Pond-lily, Water- blobf, 

 Water-can; Fr. Nenuphar blanc (Codex), lioot alterative, 

 astringent. 



b. C. odonita (Dryand. ) Woodv. & Wood. (Nymphaea odorata 



Dryand., C. pudica Salisb. ). Nova Scotia to Manitoba and 

 south to the Gulf. Sweet-scented White Water-lily, White 

 Pond-lily, Water-nymph., Wa'er Cabbage, Toad Lily. [The 

 same names except the tirst are given to the very similar but 

 larger and scentless (c) C.tuberosa (Paine) Greene, northern 

 U. S. to Nebraska.] Hoot astringent, demulcent. 



400. CASTANEA, Adans. - Chestnut. - Fagacese. 

 Latin name, from a city in Thessaly. Trees or shrubs with 



edible nuts enclosed in a prickly bur. Four or five species, 

 northern hemisphere; 3 in U. S. 



a. C. dentAta (Marsh) Borkh. (C. vesca var. Americana Michx., 



C. Americana, Raf. ). Ontario to Michigan and Tennessee. 

 American Chestnut, Chestnut, Prickly-bur, Sardinian-nut; 

 Ger. Kastanienbaum ; Fr. Chataignier, Marronier; Sp. Cas- 

 tano. Leaves sedative, used in whooping cough. Bark as- 

 tringent, tonic, febrifuge. Fruit esculent. 



b. C. piiiiiila (L.) Mill. (Fagus pumilaL. ). New Jersey to In- 



diana and southwards. Chinkapin (Chincapin, Chinquapin), 

 Dwarf Chestnut. 



c C. Castdnea ( L. ) Lyons ( Fagus Castanea L., C. sativa Mill. 

 (Kew), C. vesca Gaertn., C. vulgaris Lam. ). Asia and Europe. 

 European Chestnut, Spanish Ches nut, Chastey, Bur, French- 

 nut, Meat-nut, Stover-nut. Properties of (a). 



401. CASTAN6pSIS, Spach. Oak Chestnut. Fagaceae. 

 From Greek, * 'chestnut-like' ' . Trees producing edible nuts. 



About 20 species, mostly of tropical Asia, 1 in U. S. 



a. C. chrysophylla A. DC. California. Califomian Oak-chestnut, 

 California Chinkapin. 



402. CASTELA, Turp. - Castela. - SimarubaceoB. 



Shrubs. About 10 species, tropical America; 1 in U. S. 



403. CASTILLEJA, Mutis. Painted-cup. Scrophulariacese. 



Named for Castill jo, Spanish botanist. Syn. Bartsia, in 

 part. Herbs, flower-spikes often with colored bracts. About 

 40 species, mostly of New World; 30 in U. S. 



