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koloseri'cea, (w. '^.) climbing; leaves di- 
vided, teniate ; segments oblong-lanceo- 
late, entire, pubescent on both sides ; 
corymbs trichotomous. few-flovv^ered, dioB- 
cioiis ; petals linear, longer than the sta- 
mens. Whole plant silky. S. 
cylin"drica, (p-b. Ju. 1? .) climbing ; leaves 
pinnate, decompound ; leafets ovate, acute 
at each end, glabrous, simple, petioled ; 
peduncles terminal, solitary; corolla nod- 
ding, cylindrical : petals coriaceous ; awns 
of the carpels plumose. S. 
reticula ta, (p-r. Ju. 1?.) climbing; leaves 
pinnate in 4 pairs ■, leafets ovate, obtuse at 
each end, all entire, petioled, membrana- 
ceous, reticulately nerved on both sides ; 
flovi^ers solitary, petals coriaceous ; awns 
of the carpels plumose. iS. 
linearUo'ha^^eAnncXes l-flowered; petals 
very acute ; leaves divided, pinnate glab- 
rous ; leafets entire or 3-parted. S. 
CLEO'ME. 6—1. (Capparides.) 
dodecan"dra., [v. w. Ju. viscid-pubes- 
cent; leaves ternate ; leafets elliptical ob- 
long ; flowers i.'^enerally dodecandrous. 1 f. 
serida'ta, (p-w. Au. glabrous ; leaves 
ternate : leafets lanceolate, obsoletely ser- 
rulate ; raceme elongated; bracts linear ; 
stamens 6. 3-4 f. S. 
CLE'THRA. 10—1. {Encm.) 
alnifo'lia, (w. Au. Ip .) leaves wedge-obo- 
vate, acute, coarse -serrate, glabrous, both 
sides one color; racemes spiked, simple, 
bracted, hoary-tomentose. 4-8 f. Sweet 
pepper-bush. 
tomento'sii, (w. Au. I7 .) leaves cuneate- 
obovate, acute, sub-serrate, white-tomen- 
tose beneath; racemes spiked, simple, 
bracted ; villose tomentose. 2-4. f. S. 
sca'bra, (w. Ju. ^ .) leaves broad-wedge- 
obovate, acute, coarse-serrate, scabrous on 
both sides, serratures uncinate ; racemes 
spiked, .sub-panicled, bracted, sub-tomen- 
tose. S. 
panicula'ta, (w. Ju. Ip .) leaves narrow- 
wedge-lanceolate, glabrous on both sides, 
acute, serrate ; serratures acuminate ; pani- 
cle terminal, racemose, white-tomentose. S. 
acumina'ta, (w. Au. ^ .) leaves oval, acu- 
minate, serrate, glabrous on both sides, 
glaucous beneath; racemes spiked, bracted, 
white-tomentose. S. 
CLINIPO'DITJM. 13—1. (Labiates.) 
vidga're, (field thyme, r. p. Ju. 2^.) flow- 
ers in head-form whorls ; bracts setaceous, 
hispid ; stem simple. Rocky woods. 
CLINTO'NIA. 6—1. {CampanuUcecs.) [Named 
in honor of Gov. De Witt Clinton ] 
imiltiflo'ra, (M. leaves radical, ob- 
long-oval, with the margin and keel ciliate ; 
Bcape pubescent ; umbel terminal ; pedicels 
with minute bracts at base. Referred by 
some to Convalla'ria. 
CNI'CUS. 17—1. (Cinarocephalce.) [From 
knnOf to scratch ] 
laiiceola'tus, (common thistle, p. J. $ .) 
leaves decurrent, liispid, pinnatifid; divis- 
ions 2-lobed, divaricate, spinose ; calyx 
ovate, with spider-web-like pubescence ; 
scales lanceolate, spinose, spreading. 2-4 f. 
arven"sis, (Canada thistle, p. J 2^.) 
leaves sessile, pinnatifid, ciliate, .spino;-e; 
stem panicled ; calyx ovate, mucronate ; 
scales broad-lanceolate, close-pressed ; mar- 
gin woolly. 2-3 f. 
altis" shims, (tall thistle, w. p. Au. 7X-) 
leaves sessile, lance-oblong, scabrous, 
downy beneath, toothed, ciliate, radical 
ones pinnatifid ; involucre bracted, ovate ; 
scales lance-ovate, spinose, close-pressed. 
3-8 f. 
'horrid"ulns, (w-y. Ju. tall; leaves 
sessile, pinnatifid, acutely gashed, very spi- 
nose; bracts terminal, l-flowered, many- 
leaved ; leafets very spinose, spines in 
pairs ; involucre unarmed. 2-3 f. 
Virginia' nus, (p. J. 24 •) stem simple ; 
leaves sessile, lanceolate, hoary-tomentose 
beneath, remotely toothed, teeth spinous ; 
flowers solitary ; involucre globose, scales 
mucronate, appressed, carinate. 3-5 f. 
odora'tus, (r. Ju. ^ .) woolly ; stem 1 to 3- 
flowered; leaves clasping, lance oblonir, pin- 
natifid ; segments irregularly lobed, ciliate, 
tipped with spines, color similar on both 
sides ; involucre large, sub-globo.se, naked ; 
scales close-pressed, lanceolate, acuminate, 
spinose. 1-2 f. 
glutino'sus, (p. Au. $ .) leaves pinnatifid, 
segments divaricate ; involucre ovate ; scales 
unarmed, glutinous. 4 6 f. 
CNID"IUM. 5—2. (UmbeUifercB.) 
canaden"se, (w. .Ju. 11.) stem angular, 
flexuous; leaves bipinnate, .shining, leafets 
many-parted ; segments lanceolate ; involu- 
crum many-leaved. Banks of streams. 
atropiirpu'reum, (p. J. 21.) radical leaves 
sub-cordate, simple, sen-ate, cauline ones 
ternate ; leafets ovate, acute, sub-cordate, 
middle one petioled ; partial involucre di- 
midiate, 3-leaved. 2-3 f. 
COCHLEA'RIA. 14—1. (Cruciferm.) [From 
cochleare, a spoon.] 
armora' cia, (horse-radish, w. J. 2.^.) radi- 
cal leaves lanceolate, crenate, cauline ones 
gashed. Naturalized. Ex. 
officina'lis, (scurvy-grass,) radical leaves 
roundish, cauline ones oblong, sub-pinnate ; 
silicles globose. 
CO'COS. 19—6. {Palmee.) [From the Portu- 
guese cnquen, monke)', thetliree holes at the 
end of the cocoa-nut shell giving it the ap- 
pearance of a monkey's head.] 
nucif'era, stem erect, vertical, crowned 
with long, pinnate leaves. Cocoa-nut. E. 
and W. Indies. The species butyra'cea 
afibrds the palm-oil. 
CO'IX. 19—3. (GraminecE.) [From hoix, a 
palm-leaved tree.] 
lach!'ryma, (Job's tear, Ju. 0.) culm 
semi-terete above ; flowers naked ; fruit 
ovate. 
COLLIN"STA. 13—2. (Scrophularice.) [In 
honor of Zaccheus (Collins, of Philadelphia.] 
ver''na,{h. M. @.) leaves oppcsite, ovate- 
oblong, sessile, oljtuse, the lower ones with 
a long petiole ; peduncles long, axillary, 1- 
flowered. Banks of streams. 
COLLINSO'NIA. 2—1. {Lahiatm.) 
canadenf'sis, (y. Au. 24..) leaves broad- 
cordate, ovate, glabrous ; teeth of the ca\yx 
short, subulate ; panicle terminal, com- 
pound. Woods. 2-3 f 
