94 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



a. C. aiigustifoliiiin (L. )Scop. (E. angustifolium L., E. spica- 

 tumLam. ). British America, south to N, Carolina, Arizona 

 and California. Great Willow-herb, Spiked or French Willow- 

 herb, Purple Fire-weed, Fire-weed*, Fire-top, Burnt-weed, 

 Wickup, Indian Wicopy, Herb-wickopy, Purple Rocket, Rose- 

 bay, Bay Willow, Flowering Willow; Blooming, French or 

 Persian Willow, Blooming Sally, Sally-bloom, Pigweed*. 



457. CHAMAERHODOS, Bunge. Chamaerhodos. Rosaceae. 

 From Greek, ' 'ground Rose' '. Small sub-shrubs. About 6 



species, northern Asia and N. America; 1 in U. S. 



458. CHAMAESARACHA, Gray. Chamaesaracha. Solanaceae. 



From Greek, ' 'ground Saracha' ' . Perennial herbs or sub- 

 shrubs. About 6 species, N. America; 4 in U. S. 



459. CHAPMAMIA, T. & Gr. Chapmannia. Papilionaceae* 



Named for Dr. A. W^. Chapman, American botanist. Viscid 

 herb. One species, Florida. 



460. CHAYICA, Miq. Long Pepper, etc. Piperaceae. 



From vernacular name. Syn. Piper, in part. Herbs or 

 shrubs resembling Piper. About 40 species, tropical regions, 

 Old World. 



a. C. Betle (L. ) Miq. (P. BetleL. ). India, cult, in tropical 

 countries. Betel Pepper. Leaves, Betel-leaves, sialagogue, 

 stimulant; chewed with the betel-nut. (The leaves of (b) 

 C. Siriboa (L. ) Miq. are also used). 



c. C. longum (L. ) Miq. (P. longum L., C. Roxburghii Miq. ) 



India, Ceylon and Philippines. Long Pepper, resembling the 

 preceding. 



d. C. officiuarum Miq. (P. ofEcinarum DC, P. Chaba Hunter). 



Java. Long Pepper, Elephant Pepper. Fruit spikes, Piper 

 longum, Spadices piperis longi, Spad. chavicae; Ger. Langer 

 PfefFer; Fr. Poivre long (Codex); condiment, counter-irritant, 

 antiperiodic. 



461. CHEILA^THES, Swz. Lip-Fern. Polypodiaoeae. 



From Greek, "lip flower", alluding to the lipped indusium. 

 Small rock-loving ferns. About 65 species; 21 in U. S. 

 a. C. gracillinia D. C. Eaton. Pacific slope of U. S. Lace Fern, 

 a name applied also to the species of Hymenophyllum and to 

 other finely cut ferns. 



462. CHELID6NHJM, L. Celandine. Papaveraceae. 



The Greek name, meaning "swallow wort" . Herb with 

 yellow sap. One species. 



a. C. majiis L. (including C. minus L. ). Europe, nat. in U. S. 

 Celandine (Saladine), Garden or Greater CelaQdine, Cock-foot, 

 Devil' s-milk* Felonwort, Jacob' s-ladder* Kill- wait, Swallow- 

 wort*, Tetterwort, Wart-flower, AVart-weed, AV^artwort, Wret- 

 weed; Ger. Schellkraut, Schollkraut; Fr. Chelidoine, Herbe 

 h, I'hirondelle; Sp. Celidonia mayor. Herb; Chelldonium, 

 U. S. P., H. chelidonii; irritant, cathartic, anthelmintic. 



