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HYPTIS— IPOMEA. 



JiUfo'ha, (Ap.) leaves filiform, somewhat 

 angled, hairy scape generally 2 -flowered. 

 S. 



jin.ce'a, (J. 2^.) pilose; leaves filiform, 

 channeled, very entire, scapes 1-flowered. 

 S. 

 HYF'TIS. 13—1. (LabiatcB.) 



radia'ta, (w. Au. 2|.) heads of flow^ers 

 opposite ; peduncles as long as the inter- 

 nodes ; bracts lanceolate ; leaves oblong, 

 serrate. 

 HYSSO'PUS. 13—1. {Labiates.) [A Hebrew 



name.] 



nepetoi'des, (giant hyssop, g-y. Ju. 11. ) 

 stem acutely 4-angled ; leaves opposite; 

 calyx small ; bracts dilated. Woods. 3 6 f. 



qfficina'Us, (garden hyssop,) flowers 

 whorled ; leave.'i lance-linear. 

 IBE'RJS. 14—1. (Cruciferw.) [From Ileria, 



the ancient name of Spain.] 



umbcUa'ta, (purple candy-tuft,) leaves 

 lanceolate, acuminate ; lower ones serrate, 

 tipper ones entire. Ex, 



ama'ra, (white candy-tuft,) leaves irreg- 

 ularly dentate, narrow towards the base, 

 somewhat spatulate, fleshy. 1 f. Ex. 



ICTO'DES. 4—1. (AroidecE.) iFrom iktis, a. 



skunk.] 



foe'tida, (skunk cabbage, fetid hellebore, 

 p. Ap. 2^.) stemless; leaves radical, heart- 

 ovate ; very large epadix supporting the 

 flowers in a sub-globose head. Odor re- 

 sembles that of a skunk. 

 I'LEX. 4—4. (Rhamni.) 



opa'ca, (evergreen holly, g-w. M. '^.) 

 leaves evergreen, ovate, acute, spinose, 

 glabrous, flat ; flowers scattered at the 

 base of the shoots of the preceding year. 

 A middle-sized tree. 



canaden"sis, (mountain holly, g-y. M. ^.) 

 leaves deciduous, ovate, glabrous. 3-5 f. 



vomito'ria, leaves oval-obtuse, obtuse at 

 each end, glabrous ; umbels lateral, sub- 

 sessile. 6-15 f S. 



laxijlo'ra, (J. ^.) leaves ovale, sinuate- 

 toothed, spinose, shining, flat; peduncles 

 super-axillary, in the young branches ag- 

 gregate, lax-ramose. >S'. 



cas"sena, (Mar. Ap. ^.) leaves oval, obtuse 

 at each end, crenately serrate. 6-15 f. S. 



laurifo'lia, (leaves large, elliptic, acuti.sh, 

 very entire, sempervirent ; pedicels elon- 

 gated, sub-3-flowei'ed. S. 



myrtifo'lia, (M. ^ .) leaves linear-lanceo- 

 late, mucronate, rigid, very glabrous ; fertile 

 flowers solitary. 6-10 f S. 



ligus"trina, {^.'^.) leaves linear-lanceo- 

 late, cuneate at the base, generally entire ; 

 fertile flowers solitary. 6-10 f. »i>. 

 ILLI'CIUM. 12-12. (Lauri.) 



parviflo'ra, (y. M. ^ .) leaves alternate, 

 lanceolate, entire, perennial ; petals and 

 sepals round, concave. 6-10 f. iS. 



Jiorada' mtm , flowers purple ; leaves 

 acuminate ; petals numerous, oblong, and 

 linear. S. 

 IMPA'TIENS.* 5—1. (GeranecB.) 



*The capsules are remarkable for bursting 

 open with an elastic spring, at the slightest 

 tmich, hence the generic name Impaliens 



pallida, (jewel-weed, touch-me-not, y. 

 Ju. @.) peduncles solitarj', 2-4-flowered; 

 calcarate petals conic, dilated, shorter than 

 the rest ; spur recurved, very short •, flowers 

 sparingly punctate ; leaves rhomb-ovate, 

 mucronate-toothed. 2-4 f. 



ful'va, fspeckled jewel-weed, y-r.) ped- 

 uncles solitary, 2-4-flowered ; leaves rhom- 

 bic-ovate ; mucrouate-deutato ; calcarate 

 petal longer than the rest; flowers "with 

 crowded spots. 



halsami'na, (garden ladies'-slipper.) ped- 

 uncles aggregate, 1-flowered ; leaves lan- 

 ceolate, upper ones alternate ; calcarate 

 petal (or nectary) shorter than the other 

 petals. Of various colors. 1-3 f. 



INUIGOFE'RA. 16—10. {Leguminoscc.) [From 

 fero, to bear, added to indigo.] 



tincto'ria, (indigo, Ip.) leaves pinnate, 

 oblong, glabrous, in 4 pairs ; racemes short 

 er than the leaves ; legume terete, some- 

 what arched. Ex. 



carolin"ia'na, (b. Au. 2^.) leaves pinnate, 

 leafets oval and obovate ; spikes longer 

 than the leaves ; pods 2-seeded, reticulate, 

 veiny. 3-7 f. S. 



INU'LA. 17- 2. (CorymbifercB.) [Fabled to 

 have sprung from the tears of Helen.] 

 hele'nium, (elecampane, Au. ^.) leaves 



clasping, ovate, rugose, tomentose beneath ; 



scales of the calyx ovate. Naturalized. 



3-5 f. 



lONI'DIUM. 5—1. {Cisti.) [7on, violet, from 



the resemblance] 



con"co'lor, (green violet, w-g. M. 2^.) 

 straight, erect; leaves broad-lanoeolate, sub- 

 entire ; stipules subulate entire ; peduncles 

 short ; petals connivant ; emarginate ; spur 

 0. 20 i. 

 IPO'MEA. 5—1. (Convolvuli.) [From two 



Greek words, signifying like a vine.] 



7iil, (morning-glory, b. Ju. 0.) hirsute ; 

 leaves cordate, 3-lobed; peduncles short, 

 1-3-flowered ; calyx very villose, long, acu- 

 minate. 



bona'nox, [vn Ju. @.) very glabrous ; 

 leaves cordate, entire or angled ; peduncles 

 1-3-flowered ; calyx awned ; corolla undi- 

 vided, tube long. 5^. 



coccirif'ea, (scarlet morning-glory, y-r. @.) 

 pubescent ; leaves cordate, acuminate ; ped- 

 uncles about 5-flowered ; corolla tubular. 

 West Indies. 



qiiavi"oclit, (crimson cypress-vine, r-w.) 

 leaves pinnatifid, Hnear ; flowers sub-soli- 

 tary, corolla tubular; dark red. East In- 

 die.s. 



lacuiu>'fia, (starry ipomea, w-p.) glabrous; 

 leaves cordate, acuminate ; peduncles short, 

 about 1-flowered ; calyx hairy. 



dissec"ta, (Ju. 14..) stem, petioles, and 

 peduncles very pilose ; leaves glabrou.s, 7 

 lobed ; divisions sinuate ; peduncles 1-flow- 

 ered ; divisions of the calyx oval ; corol 

 bell-form. iS'. 



tricIiocar"pa, (p. Ju. 0.) leaves entire, 

 cordate, or 3-lobed, villose ; calyx ciliate , 

 capsules hirsute ; peduncles about 2-flower. 

 ed. S. 



Carolina, (b.) leaves digitate ; leafets po 

 tioled ; peduncles 1-flowered. iS. 



