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CIlENOPODnJM. 5—2. (Atriplices.) [From chen, a goose, and podos, foot, so called' from 



its supposed resemblance toajfoose's foot.] 



albuvi, (g. Ju. ©.) leaves rhomboid-ovate, erose, entire behind, the upper ones 

 oblong, entire, seed smooth. Var. viride, leaves lance-rhomboid, sinuate- 

 toothed ; racemes ramose, sub-foliaceous; stem very green. 2-4 f. 



io7r7/s, (oak-of- Jerusalem, g. J. <v).) leaves oblong, sinuate; raceme^: naked, 

 many-cleft. Sweet .scented. 12 i. 

 CHIMAPHILA. 10—1. (Erica.) [From cAej/ura, winter, and//l)7os, a lover.] 



macula'ta, (spotted wintergreen, w. Ju. %.) leaves lanceolate, rounded at the 

 base, remotely serrate, marked with long spots; scape 2-3-flowered; fila- 

 ments woolly. 



umbclla'ta, (prince's pine, bitter wintergreen, r. w. Ju. %.) leaves serrate, uni- 

 formly green, wedge-lanceolate, with an acute base ; scape coryrabed; fila- 

 ments glabrous. 

 CHIOCCA. 5 — 1. (RiibiacecR.) [C/u'on, snow, ^oMos, berry.] 



raccmo'sa, (y. w. Ju. l^.) leaves ovate, oblong, acute, flat; racemes axillary, 

 peduncled, simple. S. 

 CHIONANTHUS. 2—1. (JasminecB.) [From chion, snow, a7ithos, flower.] 



■virgin"ica^ (fringe-tree, w. M. l^.) panicle terminal, trifid; peduncles 3-flow- 

 ered ; leaves acute. Var. montarms, leaves oval-lanceolate, coriaceous, 

 glabrous; panicle dense; drupe oval. Var. viaritimus, leaves obovate- 

 lanceolate, membranaceous, pubescent; panicle very lax; drupe elliptic; 

 berries purplish blue. 



CHONDRILLA. 17—1. (Chioracea.) 



carolinia'na, (y. March, %.) leaves lance-oblong, glabrous ; stem erect, few- 

 flowered, peduncles long. 2 f. 

 CHRYSANTHEMUM. 17—2. {Corymhiferoi.) [From cArwsos, golden, an/Aos, flower.] 



farthe'nium, leaves petioled, compound, flat ; leafets ovate, gashed, peduncles 

 branching, corymbed; stem erect. Fever-few. Ex. 



carina'tum, (r. w. Au. ©.) leaves bipinnate, fleshy, glabrous; scale of the 

 calyx carinate. Three-coloured-daisy. Ex. 



corona'rmm, (Au. ©.) leaves bipinnatifid, acute, broader outwards; stem 

 branching. Garden chrysanthemum, improperly called artemisia. Ex. 



leixan"themum, (ox-eyed daisy, J. %.) leaves clasping, lanceolate, serrate, 

 cnc-toothed at the base ; stem erect, branching. 12-20 i. 



CHRYSOBALANAS. 11—1. (Rosacea.) [From chrusos, gold, bcdanus, a nut, so called on 

 account of the yellow colour of the nut before it is dried.] 

 oblcmgifo"lius, (w. J. \i) leaves oblong, lanceolate, entire, glabrous, shining; 

 flowers panicled, fruit oblong. 1-2 f. S. 



CHRYSOCOMA. 17—1. (Corymbiferm.) [From cArwaos, gold, Aowe, hair.] 

 virga'ta, herbaceous, smooth; leaves narrow, linear; stem branching; 

 branches corymbed, fastigiate, virgate; scales of the calyx glutinous, ap- 

 pressed. 18 i. Golden locks. Flowers yellow. 

 CHRYSOPSIS. 17—2. (Corymbifera.) [From cArasMs, golden, o;)s, appearance.] 

 maria'na, (y. An. %.) hairy; leaves oblong-lanceolate, serrate; the upper 

 ones sessile, acute; the lower ones spatulate, and generally obtuse; co- 

 rymb simple ; involucre viscid-pubescent. Florets of the ray 16-20. San- 

 dy woods. 

 CHRYSOSPLENIUM. 10—2. (Saxifrages.) [From chrusos, gold, asplenion, spleen-wort.J 

 oppositifo'lium, (golden saxifrage, y-r. M. %.) leaves oppositp, roundish, 

 slightly crenate, tapering for a little distance to the petiole. In rivulets, 

 springs, &c. 

 CICER. 16—10. (Leguminosa) [From deer, vetch.] 

 arieti'num, (©.) peduncle 1-flowered ; seeds globose ; leaves serrate. Chick- 

 pea. 

 CICHORIUM. 17—1. (Chicoracem.) [An Egyptain name, signifying creeping.] 

 in"tybus, (succory or endive, b. Ju. 11-.) flowers axillary, in pairs, sessile 

 leaves runcinate. 



