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CTCER— CLEMATIS. 
CI'CER. 16 — 10. Legiirmnosce .) [From ncer. 
vetch.] 
arieti'num, [%.) peduncle 1-flowered; 
seeds globose ; leaves serrate. Chickpea. 
CICHO'RIUM. 17—1. {Chicoraceae.) [An 
Egyptian name, signifying creeping.] 
hi'tyhiis, (succory or endive, b. Ju. 1i) 
flowers axillaiy, in pairs, sessile ; leaves 
runcinate. 
'^endiv"ia, (garden endive, b. Ju. $ .) pe- 
duncles axillary in pairs ; one long, 1-flow- 
ered, the other short, about 4-flowered ; 
leaves oblong, denticulate. Ya.r.cris"pvm, 
has fringed leaves and .solitary flowers. Ex. 
CICU'TA. 5—2. (Umbenifercc.) [From c<ecm- 
ta, blind, because it destroys the sight of 
tliose who use it.] 
macula' ta, (w. Ju. Zj!.) serratures of the 
leaves mucronate ; petioles membrana- 
ceous, 2-lobed at the apex. Damp. 3-6 f. 
Cow-bane. 
bnlbife'ra, (w. Au. 21) leaves ternate and 
biternate ; bulbiferous ; leafets linear and 
linear-lanceolate, remotely toothed. Wet. 
2-3 f. 
viro'sa, (water hemlock, 7X-) umbels op- 
po.site to the leaves; petioles margined; 
obtuse; leafets ternate, acutely serrate. 
Root containing a yellow juice. Ex. 
CIMCIFU'GA. See Act^'a, Macko'trys. 
CINERA'RIA. ]T~2. (CorymbifercB.) [From 
a Latin word, signifying ashes, from the ap- 
pearance of the Jeaves.] 
heteropliyVln, (ash- wort, y. M. 11) 
downy; radical leaves long-petioled, obo- 
vate spatulate, also ovate, acnti.sh and pin- 
natifid ; cauline ones 2 3, linear, pinnatitid ; 
flowers corymbed. 8 i. 
ClRCiE'A. 2—1. (OnagrcE.) [From Circe, 
the enchantress.] 
lutetia'na, (Aug. r-w. 2^.) stem erect; 
leaves ovate, remotely toothed, opaque, 
nearly smooth. 1-2 f. Enchanter's night- 
shade. 
alpi'na, (r-w. Au. Z/.) stem branched, 
glabrous, often procumbent ; leaves broad- 
cordate, membranaceous, acutely toothed, 
shining. 6-8 i. 
CIS"TUS. 12— L (Cisti.) 
canadeii"sif<, (rock-rose, y. J. 2X) with- 
out stipule.«, erect; leaves alternate, erect, 
linear-lanceolate, flat, tomentose beneath; 
racemes terminal, few-flowered ; divisions 
of the calyx ovate-acuminate; capsules 
shorter than the calyx. 6f 14 i. 
cre'ticus, leaves spatulate-ovate ; scales 
of tlie calyx lanceolate. Candia, where the 
juice of the plant is collected and sold un- 
der the name of lada'nnm. 
coryviho' svm, (J. 2_f.) without stipules, 
erect, ramose, minutely pubescent ; leaves 
alternate, lanceolate, whitish downy be- 
neath ; corymb fahitigiate, with numerous 
crowded flowers; divisions of tlie calyx 
ovate, acute; capsule longer than the calyx. 
12 i. 
carolin"ia'nvm, (J. 2X) without stipules, 
liirsu!e,erect; leaves alternate, oblong-oval, 
sub-denticulate ; bottom ones obovate, hir- j 
sute on both sides ; peduncles few. termi- 
nal, with the calyx very villose ; divisions 
of the calyx oblong, acute, shorter than tho 
petals. (§. 
polifn'liinn, (Ju. Au.) primary or petalif- 
erous flowers terminating the .«tem, and the 
numerous short branches on filiform pedun- 
cles, many times longer than the flower; 
the broadly-cuneiform petals a little exceed- 
ing the calyx ; secondary flowers very 
small, apetalous, 3 to 6 androus, clustered 
in lateral cymules on the foliferous branches, 
at first glomerate and nearly sessile, !it 
length on pedicels as long as the calyx ; 
leaves linear, or linear oblong, with rtjvo- 
lute margins ; beneath tomentose-caules- 
cent. S. 
CIT-'RUS. 12—1. (Aurantia.) [The Latin 
name for lemon.] 
m&dica, (lemon-tree, w. J. ■^.) leaves 
ovate, acuminate, with linear, wingless 
petioles. Var. li'mun (lime-tree), bears 
smaller fruit, which is almost round. 4-10 f. 
Ex. 
auran"tivm, (orange-tree, w. "1^ .) leaves 
oval, acuminate, with the petioles winged 
or margined. Ex. 
UmcT'Ia, yields burgamot. Ex. 
liino'num, yields citric acid. Ex. 
CLARK"IA. 8—1. (Onagra.) 
pvlchel'Ia, (r-p. J. ^ .)'stem erect, terete ; 
leaves alternate-linear, entire, glabrous ; 
flower sub-se.ssile, large. 12-18 i. Culti- 
vated. Beautiful Clarkia. 
CLAYTO'NIA. 5—1. (Portulacce^.) [In hon 
or of Dr. .lohn Cliiyton.] 
virgin"ica, (w. r. A. 11) leaves linear- 
lanceolate ; petals obovate, retuse ; leaves 
of the calyx somewhat acute; root tuber- 
ous. Var. latifo'Na,\eaves ovate-lanceolate ; 
leaves of the calyx obtuse. 6-12 i. Spring- 
beauty. 
caroliii"ia'na, (Ap.) leaves ovate-lance- 
olate or oval, sub-spatulate at the base or 
abruptly decuirent into a petiole; radical 
leaves very few, .spatulate ; pedicels slen- 
der, nodding; sepals and petals very obtuse 
Canada to Carolina. 
CLEMA'TIS. 12—12. (Ranunciilaca.) [From 
k/ema, a tendril.] 
viTg-i)i"ica, (virgin's bower, w. Ju. ^.) 
climbing ; leaves ternate ; leafets ovate, 
sub-coi date, gash-toothed and lobate ; flow- 
ers panicled. diojcious. 12-20 f. 
ocliroleu'ca, (w. y. J. 2^.) erect, simple, 
pubescent; leaves simple, ovate, entive 
young leaves and calyx silky; flower ter- 
minal, peduncled, solitary, nodding. 12 i. 
vitaV'ha, (traveUer's-joy, w. Au.) leaves 
pinnate; flowers in clusters; seeds plumose. 
Ex. 
vior'na, (blue Virginian climber, J. ^ .) 
climbing leaves pinnately divided ; leafets 
lance-ovate, entire, acute at both ends, 3 
lobed ; peduncles 1 flowered ; petals thick 
acuminate, reflexed at the apex. S. 
Jlam"m.nl(i, (sweet virgin's bower, ^.) 
lower leaves laciniate ; upper ones simple, 
entire, lanceolate. Ex. 
viticel"la, (purple virgin's bower, p. Ju. 
IX) climbing leaves compound and decom- 
pound ; leafets oval, sub-lobate, entire; 
petals obovate, spreading. Ex. 
