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5. C. Walte'ri differs from the preceding in having the leaflets linear 

 lanceolate. — Bluish purple. ^ . July. Car. and Geo. 



6. C. lixearilo'ba, (D. C.) Stem terete, slender, glabrous. Leavei 

 pinnate, 3 — 4 pair, smooth ; leaflets entire or 3-parted ; lobes linear. 

 Peduncles 1-flowered, terminal, solitary. Sepals acute, pubescent along 

 the margins, twice as long as the stamens. — Perhaps the above is a 

 variety of Cylindi-ica. 



7. C. vior'na, CL.) Stem climbing. Leaves glabrous, pinnately di- 

 vided ; segments oval, lanceolate, entire or 3-lobed. Floral leaves en- 

 tire. Peduncles 1-flowered, occasionally 2 or 8-flowered. Sepals cori- 

 aceous, about one inch long, with the apices reflected. Flowers nod 

 ding. — Purple. ^ . Penn. to Geo. 



8. C. reticula'ta, (Walt.) Climbing. Leaves coriaceous, glabrous, 

 pinnate ; leaflets 3 or 4 pairs, petiolate, entire or variously lobed, some- 

 times obtuse, at other times acute and mucronate, strongly veined on 

 both sides. Sepals connivent. Carpels with plumose tails. — Dull pur- 

 ple. ^. Middle Car. and Geo. May to Aug. 



9. C. CRis'pA, (L.) St€7n climbing, pubescent. Leaves pinnate, ter- 

 nate, or 3-lobed, generally glabrous. Ploicers solitary, on the summit 

 of small branches, campanulate. Sepals coriaceous, rugose, the apex 

 reflexed, margin crisped. Stamens very numerous, half the length of 

 the sepals. Carpels numerous, tomentose, with short tails. — Purple. 

 ^ . Low country. May. 



c. Herbaceous plants, erect. 



10. C. ocHROLEu'cA, (L.) Stem erect, simple, pubescent. Leaves 

 simple, ovate, entire ; when young, pubescent, on short petioles. Flow- 

 ers solitaiy, terminal, pedunculate, inclined. Sejyals silky on the out- 

 side. — Yellowish. 11. Mountains. 12 in. 



11. C. ova'ta, (Pursh.) ^^e;n erect, simple. Zea yes broad, ovate, gla- 

 brous, on short petioles ; lower ones subcordate. Flowers terminal, sol- 

 itary. Tails of the seed very long. — Purple. 2f. Mountains. 



12. C. Baldwin'ii, (T. & G.) Sietn erect, somewhat branching, slen- 

 der, slightly pubescent. Leaves varying from oblong to linear-lanceo- 

 late, entire, or 3-cleft, or lobed, the lobes linear. Peduncle terminiil, 

 elongated, 1-flowered. Flowers cylindrical, campanulate. Sepals 

 woolly on the margin. Carpels with very long plumose tails. — Pur- 

 plish. 12 to 18 in. Florida. 



The above genus contains no plants used for any other purpose than ornament. 

 Some of them secrete an exceedingly acrid juice, which produces blisters; and the C. 

 erecta and flammula are used, it is said, by the beggars on the continent of Europe 

 for the production of ulcers, to excite the compassiou of the public. 



Gknus II.— ANEMO'NE. L. 12— 12. (Windfower.) 



(From the Greek aneincs, wind, from the supposition that the flowers open only 

 when the wind blows.) 



Involucre 3 -leaved, variously divided, remote from the 

 flower. Perianth 5 — lo-Ieaved. Carpels numerous, mucro- 

 nate. Herhs perennial, with radical leaves. 



1. A. Carolinia'xa, (Walt.) Scape 6 — 18 inches high, pubescent, 

 particularly towards the summit. Leaves ternate ; leaflets notched and 



