CLEOME— COLLINSONIA. 



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holo&eri'cea, (w. '^ .) climbing , leaves di- 

 vided, ternate ; segments oblong-lanceo- 

 late, entire, pubescent on both sides ; 

 corymbs trichotomous. few-llowered, diuj- 

 cious ; petals linear, longer than the sta- 

 mens. Whole plant silky. S. 



cyUn^drica, (p-b. Ju. ^ .) climbing ; leaves 

 pinnate, decompound ; leafets ovate, acute 

 at each end, glabrous, simple, petioled ; 

 peduncles tenninal, solitary ; corolla nod- 

 ding, cylindrical ; petals coriaceous ; awns 

 of the carpels ])lumose. S. 



reticnlata, (p-r. Ju. ^ .) climbing ; leaves 

 pinnate in 4 pairs-, leafets ovate, obtuse at 

 each end, all entire, petioled, membrana- 

 ceous, relic jlately nerved on both sides; 

 llowers solitary, petals coriaceous ; aw^ns 

 of the carpels plamose. 6'. 



liiienrilo'bn,^eA.\inc\cs l-tlov^^ered ; petals 

 .very acute ; leaves divided, pinnate glab- 

 rous; leafets entire or 3-parted. *S'. 

 CLEO'ME. .6—1. (Capparides.) 



dodecan"dra, (r. w. Ju. ^.) viscid-pubes- 

 cent ; leaves ternate ; leafets elliptical ob- 

 long; flowers generally dodecandrous. If. 



scrida'ta, (p-w. Au. 0.) glabrous; leaves 

 ternate ; leafets lanceolate, obsoletely ser- 

 rulate ; raceme elongated; bracts linear ; 

 stamens 6. 3-4 f. S. 

 CLE'THRA. 10—1. {Erica.) 



alnifo'lia, (w. Au. ^ .) leaves wedge-obo- 

 vate, acute, coarse -serrate, glabrous, both 

 sides one color; racemes spiked, simple, 

 bracted, hoary-tomentose. 4-8 f. Sweet 

 pepper-bush. 



tnmenlo' sn, (w. Au. I7 .) leaves cuneate- 

 obovate, acute, sub-sen-ate, white-tomen- 

 tose beneath ; racemes spiked, simple, 

 bracted ; villose tomentose. 2-4. if. S. 



sca'bra, (w. Ju. Tp.) leaves broad-wedge- 

 obovate, acute, coarse-serrate, scabrous on 

 both sides, sen-atures uncinate ; racemes 

 spiked, sub-panicled, bracted, sub-tomen- 

 tose. S. 



panicula'ta, (w. Ju. ^.) leaves narrow- 

 wedge-lanceolate, glabrous on both sides, 

 acute, serrate ; serratures acuminate ; pani- 

 cle terminal, racemose, white-tomentose. iS^. 



acximiiia'ta, (w. Au. ^.) leaves oval, acu- 

 minate, serrate, glabrous on both sides, 

 glaucous beneath; racemes spiked, bracted, 

 white-tomentose. S. 

 CLINIPO'DIUM. 13—1. (Labiatm.) 



vulga're, (Held thyme, r. p. Ju. IX) flow- 

 ers in head-form whorls ; bracts setaceous, 

 hispid ; stem simple. Rocky woods. 



CLINTO'NIA. 6—1. (CampnnuUcca.) [Named 

 in honor of Gov. De Witt Clinton.] 

 mxdtipj'ra, (M. ^.) leaves radical, ob- 

 long-oval, with the margin and keel ciliate ; 

 scape pubescent ; umbel terminal ; pedicels 

 with minute bracts at base. Ueferred by 

 some to Cunvalla'ria. 

 ON reus. 17—1. (Cinaroccphalte.) [From 

 knao, to scratch.] 



lanceola'tus, (common thi,stle, p. J. $ .) 

 leaves decurrent, hispid, pinnatifid; divis- 

 ions 2-lobed, divaricate, spino.se ; calyx 

 ovate, with siddor-woh-like pubescence ; 

 acales lanceolate, spinose, spreading. 2-4 f. 

 arven"sis, (Canada thistle, p. J 2^.) j 



leaves ses.sile, pinnatifid, ciliate, spinose; 

 sf.-j.n panicled; calyx ovate, mucronate ; 

 scales broad-lanceolate, close-pressed ; mar- 

 gin woolly. 2-3 f. 



allis" shuns, (tall thistle, w. p. Au. li) 

 leaves ses-BJle, lance-oblong, scabrous, 

 downy beneath, toothed, ciliate, rudicd 

 'ones pinnatifid ; involucre bracted, gvate ; 

 scales lance-ovate, spinose, close-pressed. 

 3-8 f. 



horrid.'nlus, (w-y. Ju. $) tall; leaves 

 sessile, pinnatifid, acutely ga.shed, very spi- 

 no.se ; bracts terminal, 1-flowered, many- 

 leaved ; leafets very spinose, spines in 

 pairs ; involucre unarmed. 2-3 f. 



Virginia' ibus, (p. J. 24^.) stem simple ; 

 leaves sessile, lanceolate, hoarj'-tomentose 

 beneath, remotely toothed, teeth spinous ; 

 flowers solitary ; involucre globose, scales 

 mucronate, appressed, carjpate. 3-5 f. 



odora'tns, (r. Ju. $ .) woolly ; stem 1 to 3- 

 flowered; leaves clasping, lance-obloug, pin- 

 natifid ; segments iiTegularly lobed, ciliate, 

 tipped with spines, color similar on both 

 sides ; involucre largo, sub-globose, naked ; 

 scales close-pressed, lanceolate, acuminate, 

 spino.se. 1-2 f. 



glutiuo'sns, (p. Au. $ .) leaves pinnatifid, 

 segments divaricate; involucre ovate ; scales 

 unarmed, glutinous. 4-6 f. 

 CNID"IUM. 5—2. {UmbettifercE.) 



canadeii"se, (w. Ju. 2/.) stem angular, 

 flexuous; leaves bipinnate, shining, leafets 

 many-parted ; segments lanceolate ; involu- 

 crum many-leaved. Banks of streams. 



atropurpu'reum, (p. J. 2i.) radical leaves 

 sub-cordate, simple, serrate, caulme onea 

 ternate; leafets ovate, acute, sub-cordate, 

 middle one petioled ; partial involucre di- 

 midiate, 3-leaved. 2-3 f. 

 COCHLEA'RIA.^ 14—1. (Cruciferm.) [From 



cochleare, a spoon.] 



armora'cia, (horse-radish, ^v. J. 7X-) radi- 

 cal leaves lanceolate, crenate, cauline onea 

 gashed. Naturalized. Ex. 



qfficina'Us, (scurvy-grass,) radical leaves 

 roundish, cauline ones oblong, sab-pinnate ; 

 silicles globose. 

 CO'COS^' 19—6. (Palma;.) [From the Portu- 



guese coquen, monkey, the three holes at the 



end of the cocoa-nut shell giving it the ap- 

 pearance of a monkey's head.] 



mu-if'cra, stem erect, vertical, crowned 

 with long, pinnate leaves. Cocoa-nut. E. 

 and \V. Indies. The species huLyra'cea 

 aiTords the palm-oil. 

 CO'IX. 19 — 3. (Graminecs.) [From koix-, a. 



palm-leaved tree.] 



lach"ryma, (Job's tear, Ju. 0.) culm 

 serai-terete above ; flowers naked ; fruit 

 ovate. 

 COLLIN"SIA. 13—2. {ScrophxaaricE.) [In 



honor of Zaccheus Collins, of Philadelphia.] 

 ver"na,^. M. 0.) leaves opposite, ovate- 

 oblong, sessile, obtuse, the lower ones with 

 a long petiole ; peduncles long, axillary, 1- 

 flowered. Banks of streams. 

 COLLINSO'NIA. 2—1. (Labiata.) 



ca)iadcn"sis, (y. Au. 2^.) leaves broad- 

 cordate, ovate, giabroiis ; teeth of the ca'yx 

 short, subulate ; p-iuicle terminal, com- 

 pound. Woods. 2 ? f 



