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CUNILA- -DACTYLIS. 



lagena'ria, (gourd, calabash, w. Au. 0.) 

 /oaves cordate, round-ohtu.se, pubescent, 

 denticulate, with 2 glands at the base on 

 the under side ; pomuceous berry clavate, 

 somewhat woody. Ex. 



verruco'sa, (club squash, y. J. 0.) Jeaves 

 cordate, deeply 5-lol)ed ; middle narrowed 

 at the base, denticulate ; pepo clavate, a 

 little warty. Ex. 



fa:iidis"sima, (Ju. 2^.) stems procumbent, 

 sulcatc ; leaves alternate, loni?-petioled, 

 somewhat erect, triangular-cordate, sca- 

 brous, glaucou.s, thick; margin sinuate, un- 

 dulate; fruit globo.se, smooth, sub-sessile; 

 tendrils trichotonious, <i>\ 

 CUNI'LA. 13—1. {Labiata.) 



glahel'la, smooth ; radical leaves nearly 

 oval, cauline leaves oblong-linear, entire ; 

 flowers axillary, mostly solitary, on long 

 peduncles. Limestone rocks. Niagaija 

 Falls. Stems 8 to 10 inches high, branched 

 below. Corolla violet, longer than the calyx. 

 CUPIIE'A. 11—1. {SalicarimA 



viscosis"siina, (wax-bush, p. J. ^ .) vis- 

 cous; leaves opposite, petioled, ovate-ob- 

 long ; flowers whh 12 stamens, lateral, 

 solitary ; peduncles very short. 



CUPRES"SUS. 19—15. (Comfcra:.) 



thi/oi'des, (white cedar, M. Tp .) branchlets 

 «;ompressed ; leaves imbricate four ways, 

 ovate, tubercled at the base ; strobile glob- 

 alar, i 



dWticlia, (Feb.) leaves distichous, flat, \ 

 deciduous; sterile florets paniculate, leaf- ; 

 less ; strobile spherical. j 



CUSCU'TA. 5—2. {Convolvuli.) \ 



amenca'na, (dodder, w. Au. ^.) flow- ! 

 ers peduncled, umbelled, 5-cleft ; stigma \ 

 capitate. A bright yellow, leafless vine, I 

 twining round other weeds, in damp 

 places. j 



curope'a, (w. Au. 0.) flowers sub-sessile ; 

 Btigma acute ; stamens 4 or 5. Ex. ' 



CY'CAS. 20—12. (CycadecE.) [This plant is 

 intermediate between the Pines and Ferns.] 

 circina'lis, (sago-plant,) frond pinnate; 



leafets lance-linear, acute, 1 -nerved, flat. 



East Indies. 



CYMBID"IUM. 18-1. (Orchidea: .) [From 

 cymba, a boat.] 



rulcheVlum, (grass pink, r. Ju. 2X-) radi- 

 leaves ensiform, nerved ; scape few- 

 flowered ; lip erect, slender at the base ; 

 .lamina spread ; di.sk concave, bearded. 

 Var. graminifo'lia,\ea.\es 1-2 lines broad; 

 bracted ones acuminate. 12-18 i. 

 CYDO'NA. See Py'rus. 

 CYNA'RA. 17—1. (Cinaroccphalec.) 



scoV'ymus, (garden artichoke, Z/.) leaves 

 sub-spinose, pinnate ; scales of the calyx 

 ovate. Naturalized. Ex. 

 CYNOGLOS"SUM. 5—1. (.Boraginca:.) [From 



kuon, a dog, and glossa, tongue.] 



amplexicau'Je, (wild comfrey, w. & b. 

 J. 2X.) very hirsute; leaves oval-oblong; 

 upper one clasping ; corymbs terminal, 

 eafles3,long-pedunclerd. 



s.7^Ivat"icum, (b. Ju. $ .) nakedLsh ; leaves 

 spatulate-lanceolate, shining, scabrous be- 1 

 beath ; racemes scattered. S. \ 



ojpciyia'le, (liound-tongue, p. Ju. ^ .)yery 

 soft-pubescent ; leaves broad-lanceolate, 

 sessile ; panicled racemes. 



CYPE'RUS. 3—1. {Cyperoidea.) [From ku 

 paros, a round vessel, which the root resem- 

 bles] 



injlcx"vs, (Au. ■p>.J umbel 2 to 3-rayed, oi 

 conglomerated and simple ; involucre 3- 

 leaved, very long ; spikelets collected into 

 ovate beads, oblong, 8 flowered; glumes 

 squarrose at the tip. 2 .3 i. 



Jiares"cens, (yellow gra.s.s, Au. 2/.) spike- 

 lets linear-lanceolate, in fascicles of 3 to 4 ; 

 glumes obtu.se ; style 2-cleft and lenticular ; 

 involucre 3-leaved, longer than the spikes 

 6-8 1. 



pliyinafo'den, (Au.) umbel simple or de- 

 compound; involucres to 9-!eaved ; three 

 of the leaves very long; peduncles com 

 pressed; spikelets distichous, linear; lower 

 ones branched, about 15-flowered; sides 

 rather convex ; glumes oblong, obtuse ; 

 radicles tuberous at the extremities. 1 f. 



mnriscoi'des, (Au.) umbel simple or 1 to 

 2-rayed ; spikelets capitate, linear, 7 to 8- 

 flowered ; glumes loose, obtuse. 8-12 i. 



strigo'sus, spikes oblong, loose ; spikelets 

 subulate, expanding, a little remote; small 

 involucres generally wanting ; partial um- 

 bels with alternate rays. 2-3 f. 



CYPRIPE'DIUM. IS— 2. (Orchidecc.) [From 



kuprisy Venus, podion, slipper.] 



puhes"cens, (yellow ladies' slipper, y. M. 

 2^.) stem leafy; lobe of the style triangu- 

 lar-oblong, obtuse ; outer petals oblong- 

 ovate, acuminate ; inner ones very long, 

 linear, contorted ; lip compressed, shorter 

 than the petals. 



spectabile, (gay ladies' slipper, v. and p. 

 J. 14..) stem leafy; lobe of the style oval- 

 cordate, obtuse ; outer petals broad-oval, 

 obtuse ; lip longer than the petals, split. 



acau'le, (low ladies' slipper, w. and p, 

 M. 2^.) scape leafless, 1-flowered ; radical 

 leaves 2, oblong, obtuse ; lobe of the style 

 roundish-rhomboid al, acuminate, deflected ; 

 petals lanceolate ; lip shorter than the pe- 

 tals, cleft before. 1 f. 



can"diduin, (white ladies' slipper, w. M. 

 2X) stem leafy; leaves oblong-lanceolate ; 

 lobe of the style lanceolate, rather obtuse ; 

 lip compressed, shorter than the lanceolate 

 segments of the perianth. 



pan)iJlo'rnm, (common ladies' slipper, 

 y-g. M. 11.) stem leafy; lobe of the .style 

 triangular, acute ; outer segments of the 

 perianth ovate-oblong, acuminate ; inner 

 ones linear, contorted ; lip compressed, 

 shorter than the perianth, 12 i. 



CYR1L"LA. 5—1. (Ericcc.) [After Dr. Cy- 



rilli, a botanist of Naples.] 



racemijlo'ra, (w. J. Tp .) leaves lanceolate 

 cuneate at the base, coriaceous, very 

 smooth ; petals thrice as long as the calyx. 

 15 f. Sandy woods. Carolina. Charles- 

 ton, La. 



DAC'TYLIS. 3—2. (GraminecB.) [From rfac- 

 tulos, a finger, from the appearance of its 

 pericarp.] 

 glomcra'ta, (J. 11) panicle glomerate; 



leaves carinate. 2-3 f. 



