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hack. w. J.^-) /caves eub-ovate. lobed, 

 doubly toothed or crenate. glabrous ; cor- 

 ymbs terminal, crowded ; capsules iullated ; 

 Howers trigynous. Wet. 3-5 f. 



crena'fa, ( ^ .) leaves obovate, crenulate 

 at the apex, acute, 3-ncrved; corymbs 

 nrowdpd, peduncled. 



cnpiLn'ta, (J. fp .) leaves ovate, somewhat 

 lobed, doubly toothed, reticulate beneath, 

 tomentnse ; corymbs terminal, crowded, 

 eubcapitate, long-peduncled; calyx to- 

 mentose. 



sorbifo'lia, (w. Au. Tp.) flowers panicled ; 

 leaves pinnate ; leafets uniform, serrate. 

 A native of Siberia. 



mo'nogy'na, ( '^.) leaves glabrous, broad- 

 ovate, sub-3-lobed, gash serrate ; corymbs 

 ttmbelled ; pedicels glabrous ; segments of 

 the calyx erect, spreading. 



2. Stem herhaceoua. Leaver pinnafe. 



arun"ais, (goat's beard, w. J. 1/.) leaves 

 2-3 pinnate, shining; spikes in panicles; 

 styles 3-5. Var. americn'na, very long, 

 slender spikes. 4-6 f. Mountains. 



loba'ta, (r. Ju. 2^.) leaves glabrous, ter- 

 minal one large, 7-lobcd, lateral ones 3- 

 lobed ; corymbs proliferous. 



ulma'ria, (queen of the meadow, w. Au. 

 IX) leaves pinnate, downy beneath; the 

 •.erminal leafets larger, 3 lobed ; the lateral 

 ones undivided ; flowers in a proliferous 

 rorymb ; stem herbaceous. Ex. 



betnlifo'lia, (r. J. I? .) leaves glabrous, 

 broad-ovate, gash-toothed ; corymbs termi- 

 nal, compound, fastigiate, leafy. 1 f. 



ulmifo'Ua, (w.) corymbs fastigiate ; leaves 

 large. Ex. 



beU'la, (J.) coiymbs of beautiful rose- 

 colored flowers. Ex. 



ariccfo' Via , (Ju.) a beautiful species, pro- 

 ducing loose panicles of feathery, whitish 

 flowers, A native of California. 

 STA'CHYS. 13—1. {Labiates.) [From 5fa- 



chius, a spike.] 



as"pera, (hedge-nettle, clown-heal, w-p. 

 Ju. li-) stem erect, hispid backward ; leaves 

 sub-petioled, lanceolate, acutely serrate, 

 very glabrous; whorls about 6 ■ flowered ; 

 calyx with spreading spines. Var. tenui- 

 fo'liaAeaves very thin and slender. Field.s. 



hyssopifo'lia, scarcely pubescent, slender, 

 erect; leaves sessile, lance linear ; whorls 

 about 4-flowered ; flowers sessile, purple ; 

 corolla little hairy. Meadows. 



sylvat''ica, leaves cordate, ovate-acumi- 

 nate, serrate, hairy; floral ones nearly lin- 

 ear; whorls of 6 Howers; calyx hairy, with 

 5 acute teeth ; flowers purple ; lower lip 

 of the corolla whiti.sh with dark spots ; fetid. 

 Woods. 



veluti'na, (b.) stem simple, quadrangular, 

 v'illose or sub-hispid ; leaves lance ovate, 

 irenate, serrate, opposite and pointing four 

 ways, clasping, close sessile ; nerves eilky- 

 lomcntose ; whorls about 6-flowered ; co- 

 rolla eubpibsc. 1 f. 



pllo'sa, (r. If.) hirsutely pilose ; leaves 

 sub sessile, serrate, acute, oblong-ovate ; 

 calyx very pilose ; whorls somewhat 6-flow- 

 ered. 



latifo'Ua, (p. Ju. I{.) whorls many-flow- 



ered, spiked ; upper lip 2-cleft with acute 

 segments ; leaves broad, cordate, rugose, 

 hairy. Ex. 



hypida, (y-p. Ju. 2^.) stem and leavet 

 hispid ; leaves petioled, nearly sessile, ovate- 

 oblong, acute, obtusely serrate ; whorls 

 about 4-flowcred ; calyx glabrous ; corolla 

 large, rather longer than the stamens. 2 f. 

 S. 



tenmfo lia, stem erect, angled, smoothish ; 

 leaves petioled, oval-lauceoUite, serratr;, 

 acuminate; whorls 6-flowered; calyx very 

 pubescent. 18-24 i. H. 



interme'dia, {2X-) leaves oblong, sub-cor- 

 date, crenate ; stem somewhat woolly ; 

 whorls many-flowered. S. 



STAPHYLE'A. 5—3. [From staphulc, a tu 



rnor.] 



trifu'Ua, (bladder-nut, y-w. M. f<) .) leaves 

 in threes ; racemes pendent ; petals ciliate 

 below. When the fruit is ripe, it consists 

 of 2 or 3 inflated, adnate, sub-membranous 

 capsules, each containing from 1 to 3 hard, 

 small nuts. G-12 f. 

 STAT"ICE. 5—5. (Plumbagines.) 



limord'um, (marsh-rosemary, sea-laven- 

 der, Au. 11.) scape paniculate, terete; 

 leaves radical, linear, flat, smooth ; flowers 

 ses.sile, secund, in a very large and much- 

 branched panicle. Salt marshes. 



arrne'ria, leaves all radical, linear, flat; 

 .scape bearing a round head of rose-colored 

 flowers, which are intermixed with scales, 

 and have a 3-leaved, general involucre. 

 Rocks near the seashore. Striped. 



STELLA'RIA. 10—3. (Caryophylha:.) [From 



Stella, a star ; so called from the starlike ap 



pearance of its flowers.] 



viddla, (chickweed, ^v. M. to Nov. ^.) 

 stem procumbent, with pubescent leaves 

 on opposite sides ; peduncles axillary and 

 terminal, 1-flowered ; petals 'white, deeply 

 cleft; stamens 5-10. 9-13 i. Road-sides. 



lanceola'ta, {li-) leaves lanceolate, acute 

 at each end ; petals about as long as the 

 calyx ; stigmas mostly 4, or wanting ; flow- 

 ers solitary, axillary, and terminal, on slen- 

 der peduncles. G-18 i. 



long if o' lia, (long-leafed starwort,) Waves 

 linear, acute, spreading, with the margins 

 often scabrous ; panicle very long ; petals 

 2-parted, broad-obovate. 12-15 i. Moist 

 woods. 



pu'bera. (w. M. 2^.) pubescent; leaves 

 ses.'^ile, ovate, ciliate ; pedicels dichotomous, 

 recurved ; petals longer than the calyx. 6- 

 12 i. 



borea'lis, (w. Ju.) stem angular, dichoto- 

 mous ; leaves lance-oval ; peduncles axil- 

 lary, elongated, flowered ; petals deeply 

 cleft, about equal to the calyx. White 

 Mountains. 



lon"gipes, (w.) weak, very glabrous, 

 glaucous; leaves linear, subulate, spread- 

 ing ; peduncles terminal, dicholomously 

 branched ; bracts membranaceous ; pedi- 

 cels much elongated; petals broad ovate, 

 deeply bifid, a little longer than the ob- 

 scurely 3-nerved calyx. Woods near Lake 

 Ontario. 



prostra'ta, (Ap. ©.) stem slightly ohan- 



