IiYGODIUM— MAGNOLIA. 



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LTGO'DIUM. 21—1. (FiUces.) [From lu- 

 godes, pliant, and ima, one, or meivo, to di- 

 minish.] 



pnlmaHum, (climbing feni, g-y. An. !(•) 

 stem flexnous and climbing ; fronds conju- 

 gate, cordate, palmate, 5-lobcd ; lobes en- 

 tire, obtuse ; spikelets oblong-linear, in a 

 compound terminal spike. 3-4 f. 



LVSIMA'CniA. 5—1. {Li/simachiic) [From 



Lysiniachus, its discoverer.] 



stric"ta, (loo.sestrife, y. Ju. 24!.) raceme 

 terminal, very long, lax ; leaves opposite, 

 lanceolate, sessile ; petals lanceolate, spread- 

 ing. 1-2 f. 



cilia' t a, (y. J. 2X) sub-pubescent; leaves 

 opposite, long-petioled, sub-cordate, oval ; 

 petioles ciliate ; pedicels somewhat in pairs ; 

 flowers nodding. 2-4 f. 



qundi-ifo'Ua, ij. J. 2i.) leaves verticillate 

 in fours and fives, ovate-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate; pcdungles axillary, 1-flowered, by 

 fours ; .segments of the corolla oval, entire, 

 often obtuse. 12-18 i. 



thyrsijlo'ra, (y. J. IX) stem simple, 

 smooth ; leaves sessile, lanceolate, opposite, 

 acute, paler underneath ; racemes lateral, 

 long peduncled ; flowers small. Appear- 

 ance unlike the rest of the genus. 

 12-18 i. 



hy'bnda, stem smooth, somewhat branch- 

 ed ; leaves mostly opposite, lanceolate, 

 acute at each end, on short, ciliate petioles ; 

 flowers nodding ; corolla about as long as 

 the calyx. 



revolu'ta, (y. J. 2^.) stem quadrangular, 

 branched ; leaves opposite, sessile, long- 

 linear, margin rovolute ; peduncles 1 -flow- 

 ered, sub-terminal, nodding. 12-18 i. 



1ierbemon"ti, (21.) flowers in terminal ra- 

 cemes, lower ones verticillate, upper ones 

 scattered ; leaves by fours, ovate-lanceolate, 

 sessile, 3-nerved. 2 f. S. 



lanceola'ta, (2^.) very smooth; leaves by 

 fours, rather petiolate, lanceolate, promi- 

 nently acuminate ; peduncles by fours, 

 many-flowered, upper flowers in racemes ; 

 segments of the corolla ovate and acute. 

 S. 



heterophyV'Ia, (Ju. li.) leaves opposite, 

 lower ones roundi.sh, upper ones linear, 

 ee.ssile ; flowers nodding. 12-18 i. (S. 



angnatifo'lia, (y. li.) very smooth, 

 branching; leaves opposite and \vhorled, 

 long-linear, punctate ; racemes terminal, 

 short ; segments of the corolla oblong. S. 



numvmla' ria, (moneywort,) an evergreen 

 trailer in a moist soil, producing shoots two 

 ind three feet long. Ex. 



vprticilla'tum, an upright plant, with a 

 profusion of showy yellow flowers. Ex. 



capita! ta, (y. J. 2^.) stem smooth, simple, 

 punctate ; leaves opposite, sessile, broad- 

 lanceolate, punctate ; peduncles axillaiy, 

 elongated ; flowers in dense heads, 6-7 

 parted. Swamps. Stem 1 f. 



quadrijlo' ra, branching ; stem smooth ; 

 leaves sessile, oppo.site, long-linear ; pedun- 

 cles in fours, sub-terminal, 1-flowered. 

 2 3f. 

 LYTH"RUM. 11-1. {Salicaria.) [From 



iuthron. Mood, so called from its color.] 



stalica'iia, (purple louse-strife, p. Ju. 2J! ) 



II 



pubescent ; leaves opposite and temate. 

 sessile, lanceolate, cordate at the basci 

 flowers with 12 stamens (sometimes 5 or 8), 

 tenninal, whorlcd-spiked ; capsule oblong. 

 Wet meadows. Stem 2 f. 



ala'tnm, (p. Ju. li) very glabrous ; stem 

 winged ; flowers hexandrous, axillary, sol- 

 itaiy, sessile. 2-3 f. S. 



vcrliriUfi'tiim, (.swamp willow-herb, p. 

 Au. li.) pubescent; leaves oppo.site or in 

 threes, lanceolate, petioled ; flowers axil- 

 larj', somewhat in whorls ; fruit globose ; 

 stamens 10. Wet grounds. 2 f. 



hyssojnfu'lmm, (dwarf grass-poley, w 

 p. 2^.) leaves alternate and opposite, lance- 

 linear, sub-oval ; flowers solitary, axillary 

 Hexandrous. 6-10 i. 



virga'tum, (p. Ju. li.) leaves opposite, 

 lanceolate, glabrous ; stem panicled ; flow- 

 ers axillary in threes, on pedicels ; stamens 

 12. S. 



Unea're, (w. Ju. 2^.) smooth, virgate: 

 leaves generaUy opposite, linear, acute : 

 flowers axillary, solitary, hexandrous. 3-4 f. 

 S. 



dijfu'sum, (p. Au.) 1 foot in height 



MACBRI'DEA. 13—1. (Labiatce.) [In honor 



of Dr. McBride.] 



pnV'chra, (p. and w. Au. li.) stem erect, 

 simple ; leaves opposite, acute, lanceolate, 

 ciliate, serrulate, punctate, glabrous be- 

 neath, someNvhat hairy above, upper one^ 

 sessile, lower ones attenuated at the ba.se 

 as if petioled. 12-18 i. S. 



MACRO'TRYS. 12—1. {Ranunculacea.) [Fron 

 tnakros, large, and botrus, a raceme.] 

 racemo'sa, (bug-bane, blacksnake root 

 coho.sh, w. Ju. 24!) leaves decompound 

 leafets oblong-ovate, gash-toothed ; racemes 

 in wand-like .spikes; capsules ovate. Woods. 

 3-9 f. 



MAGNO'LIA. 12—12. [From Magnol, who 



wrote on botany in 1720. J 



glau'ca, (sweet-bay, swamp-laurel, w. J. 

 ^.) leaves glaucous beneath, perennial, 

 obtuse, elliptical; flowers 9-12 petalled ; pe- 

 tals obovate, concave. A large shrub, with 

 whitish bark ; flowers solitary, odorous. 

 Var. latifo'lta,ha.s deciduous leaves. Var 

 longifo'lia, has leaves acute at both ends, 

 perennial. N. J. to Car. 



acuminata, (cucumber-tree, by. J. ^.) 

 leaves dcciduou.s, oval, acuminate, pubes- 

 cent beneath ; flowers C-9 petalled ; petals 

 obovate. Mountains. Penn. to Car. A 

 tree, sometimes 70 feet high. 



tripdtaln, (umbrella tree, w. J. ^ .) leavep 

 large, deciduous, cuneate-lanceolate, acute, 

 .silky when young ; petals 9, oval-lanceolate, 

 acute, the outer ones reflexcd. Mountains, 

 woods. Penn. to Geo. A small tree, with 

 very large leaves and flowers. 



grandifio'ra, (big laurel magnolia, w. M 

 \.) leaves evergreen, oval, thick, leathery 

 petals broad, obovate, abruptly narrowed 

 into a claw. 60-80 feet. iS\ 



macropln/V'la, (w. J. Tp.) leaves very 

 large, oblong, cuneate-obovale, sinuate and 

 auriculatc at base, glaucous beneath ; pe- 

 tals 6, ovate-obtuse. 30-35 f S. 

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