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CICER^CLEMATIS. 



CrCER. 16—10. LefurmnoscB.) [From cicer, 



vetch.] 



arieti'nnm, (^.) peduncle 1-flowered; 



seeds globose ; leaves serrate. Chickpea. 



CICHO'RIUM. 17—1. {Chicoracew.) [An 



Egyptian name, signifying creeping.] 



ifi'*f?/bus, (succory or endive, b. Ju. 2X.) 

 flowers axillary, in pairs, sessile ; leaves 

 runcinate. 



ejidiv"ia, (garden endive, b. Ja. $ .) pe- 

 duncles axillary in pairs ; one long, 1-flow- 

 ered, the other short, about 4-flowered ; 

 leaves oblong, denticulate. Var.cris"pum, 

 has fringed leaves and solitary flowers. Ex. 

 CICU'TA. 5—2. .{Umbellifera.) [From corcM- 



ta, blind, because it destroys the sight of 



those who use it.] 



tnacula'ta, (w. Ju. 2J[.) serratures of the 

 leaves mucronate ; petioles membrana- 

 ceous, 2-lobed at the ajfex. Damp. 3-6 f. 

 Cow-bane. 



hulhife'ra, (w. Au. IJ^.) leaves ternate and 

 biternatc ; bulbiferous ; leafets linear and 

 linear-lanceolate, remotely toothed. Wet. 

 2-3 f. 



viro'sa, (water hemlock, 2^.) umbels op- 

 posite to the leaves ; petioles margined ; 

 obtuse; leafets ternate, acutely serrate. 

 Bx)ot containing a yellow juice. Ex. 



CIMCIFU'GA. See Act^e'a, Macro'trys. 



OINERA'RIA. 17—2. (ConjmbifercB.) [From 

 a Latin word, signifying ashes, from the ap- 

 pearance of the leaves.] 

 heterophyl"la, (ash- wort, y. M. Z^.) 

 dowiiy; radical leaves long-petioled, obo- 

 vate-spatulate, also ovate, acutish and pin- 

 natifid ; cauline ones 2-3, linear, pinnatifid ; 

 flowers corymbed. 8 i. 



CIRC.^'A. 2—1. [Onagrcs.) [From Circe, 



the enchantress.] 



lutetia'na, (Aug. r-w. 2/.) stem erect; 

 leaves ovate, remotely toothed, opaque, 

 nearly smooth. 1-2 f. Enchanter's night- 

 shade. 



alpi'na, (r-w. Au. 2^.) stem branched, 

 glabrous, often procumbent ; leaves broad- 

 cordate, membranaceous, acutely toothed, 

 shining. 6-8 i. 

 CIS"TUS. 12—1. {Cisti.) 



canad^nf'sis, (rock-rose, y. J. 2XJ) with- 

 out stipules, erect; leaves alternate, erect, 

 linear-lanceolate, flat, tomentose beneath ; 

 racemes terminal, few-flowered ; divisions 

 of the calyx ovate-acuminate; capsules 

 shorter than the calyx. 614 i. 



cr^ticns, leaves spatulate-ovate ; scales 

 of the caljTC lanceolate. Candia, where the 

 juice of the plant is collected and sold un- 

 der the name of lada'nnrn. 



corymbo'snm, (.1. Z/.) without stipule.?, 

 erect, ramose, minutely pubescent ; leaves 

 alternate, lanceolate, whiti.sh dovs^ny lie- 

 neath ; corymb fastigiate, with numerous 

 crowded flowers; divisions of the calyx 

 ovate, acute ; capsule longer than the calyx. 

 12 i. 



carolin"ia'num, (J. 11 ■) without stipules. 

 hirsute,erect; leaves alternate, oblong-oval, 

 6ub-denticulate ; bottom ones obovate, hir- 

 .sute on both sides ; peduncles few, termi- 

 nal, witli the calyx very villose; divisions 



of the calyx oblong, acute, shorter than the 

 petals, li^. 



poUfo'lhnn, (Ju. Au.) primary or petalir 

 erous flowers terminating the stem, and the 

 numerous short branches on filifomi pedun- 

 cles, many times longer than the flower, 

 the broadly-cuneiform petals a little exceed- 

 ing the calyx; secondary flowers very 

 small, apetalous, 3 to 6 androus, clustered 

 in lateral cymules on the foliferous branches, 

 at first glomerate and nearly sessile, at 

 length on pedicels as long as the calyx ; 

 leaves linear, or linear-oblong, with revo- 

 lute margins ; beneath tomentose-caules- 

 cent. S. 

 CIT"RUS. 12—1. {Aurantiw.) [The Latin 



name for lemon.] 



me'dica, (lemon-tree, w. J. ^.) leavea 

 ovate, acuminate, with linear, winglesa 

 petioles. Var. li'mon (lime-tree), bears 

 smaller fruit, which is almost round. 4-10 f 

 Ex. 



miran"tiuin, (orange-tree, w. '^ .) leaves 

 oval, acuminate, with the petioles winged 

 or margined. Ex. 



limeV'la, yields burgamot. Ex. 



limo'num, yields citric acid. Ex. 



CLARK"! A. 8—1. {OnagrcR.) 



pulcheV'la, (r-p. J. $ .)"stem erect, terete 

 leaves alternate-linear, entire, glabrous; 

 flower sub-sessile, large. 12-18 i. Culti 

 vated. Beautiful Clarkia. 



CLAYTO'NIA. 5—1. (Portulaccea:.) [Inhon 



or of Dr. John Clayton.] 



virgin"ica, (w. r. A. 2X) leaves linear 

 lanceolate ; petals obovate, retuse ; leave* 

 of the calyx somewhat acute ; root tuber- 

 ous. Var. latifo'Iia, Xe^yes ovate-lanceolate ; 

 leaves of the calyx obtuse. 6-12 i. Spring- 

 beauty. 



carolin"iafna, (Ap.) leaves ovate-lance- 

 olate or oval, sub-spatulate at the base or 

 abruptly decurrent into a petiole ; radical 

 leaves very few, spatulate ; pedicels slen- 

 der, nodding; sepals and petals very obtuse 

 Canada to Carolina. 



CLEMA'TIS. 12—12. (Ranunculacce.) [From 



klema, a tendril.] 



virgin" ica, (virgin's bower, w. Joi. ^.) 

 climbing ; leaves ternate ; leafets ovate, 

 sub-cordate, gash-toothed and lobate ; flow- 

 ers panicled, dicccious. 12-20 f 



ockroleu'ca, (w. y. J. 2/.) erect, simple, 

 pubescent ; leaves simjjle, ovate, entii*© 

 young leaves and calyx silky; flower ter- 

 minal, peduncled, sohtary, nodding. 12 i. 



vitaV'ba, (traveller's-joy, w. Au.) leaves 

 pinnate; flowers in clusters; seeds plumose. 

 Ex. 



vior"na, (blue Virginian climber, J. ^ .) 

 climbing leaves pinnately divided ; leafets 

 lance-ovate, entire, acute at both ends, 3 

 lobed; peduncles 1 flowered ; petals thick 

 acuminate, reflexed at the apex. S. 



Jlam"viula, (sweet virgin's bower, ^.) 

 lower leaves laciniate ; upper ones simple, 

 entire, lanceolate. Ex. 



viticel'la, (purple virgin's bower, p. Ju. 

 2^.) climbing leaves compound and decom- 

 pound ; leafets oval, .sub-lobate, entire- 

 petals obovate, spreading. Ex. 



