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COLUTEA— CONVALLAR.IA. 
i^ca'hrn, (r y. An. 2i.) leaves small, ovate, 
svib cordate, soroewhat hairy; teeth of the 
calyx short, subulate ; panicle terminal, sim- 
ple ; stem hairy, rough. 2-3 f. S. 
ova'lis, (y. Au. 24.-) leaves oblong-oval, 
acute at each end, glabrous; petioles long; 
teeth of the calyx .short ; panicle terminal, 
simple, naked ; stem glabrou.s. S. 
tubero'sa, (y. S. leaves somewhat 
rhomboid oval, acute at each end, glabrous ; 
teeth of the calyx setaceou.s, longer than 
the tube ; panicle compound, leafy ; stem 
branching, somewhat hairy. 3 4 f. S. 
aidaa'ta, (y. Au. IX) leaves ovate, cor- 
date, rugose, glabrous ; nerves pubescent 
beneath ; teeth of the calyx linear, nearly 
as long as the tube ; panicle leafy, com- 
pound, pubescent ; flowers tetrandrous ; 
stem branching, pubescent. S. 
puncf,a'ta,{y. S. 2i.) leaves ovate-lanceo- 
late, acuminate, acute at the base, pubes- 
cent and dotted beneath ; panicle compound. 
2-6 f. 
verticilla'ta, (M.) leaves verticillate, oval, 
and acuminate. Var. piirpiir(is"cef/s,^ow- 
ers purplish ; panicle short. 1 f. S. 
COLU'TEA. 16—10 (Loguminvsa.) 
veaica'ria, (senna-herb, y. Ju.j leaves pin- 
nate, leafets ovate; stem herbaceous, decum- 
bent, villose ; legumes orbicular, inflated. 
COMMELl'NA. 3—1. (Junci.) [In honor of 
Commelins, a family of Amsterdam, who 
advanced the science of botany in the sev- 
enieenth century.] 
angiistifo'lia, (day -flower, b. Ju. 2^.) as- 
surgent, weak, somewhat glabrous ; leaves 
lance-linear, very acute, flat, glabrous; 
sheaths sub-ciliate; bracts (or involucres) 
peduncled, solitary, short-cordate. 12 i. 
virgini'ca, (b. Ju. 11.) stifliy erect, all 
over pubescent; leaves long, lanceolate; 
sheaths red-bearded at the throat; bracts 
(or involucres) sub-sessile, lateral, and ter- 
minal ; calyx petal-like, 3-leaved, nearly 
equal. 2 f. 
c(Elcs"tis, resembles, in most particulars the 
preceding species ; the leaves are sheathing, 
broad at the base, rough on the edges. The 
flower is of a beautiful light blue, concealed 
by the foliaceous sheath before blossoming. 
Mexico. Blue commelina of the florists. 
covimu'nis, (b. Au. O.) corolla unequal; 
leaves ovate, lanceolate, acute ; stem creep- 
ing, glabrous. S. 
COMPTO'NIA. 19—3. (AmentacecR.) [Lord 
Compton ] 
asplenifo'lia, (sweet-fern, g. Ap. 
leaves long-linear, alternately crenate-pin- 
natifid. 18-48 i. 
CONFER"VA. 21-4. (Al^m.) [From con- 
ferveo, to knit together, so named from its 
supposed use in healing broken bones.] 
ru'fa, threads ramo.se, capillaiy, straight, 
cbsoletely geniculate ; branches and branch- 
lets opposite, remotish ; length of the joints 
equ lUing the diameter. In the sea. Red- 
di.sh vellow, shining, in fascicles ; threads of 
the tr.ickness of human hair, 2 inches and 
longtn-, flaccid, soft. 
CO'NIUM. 5—2. (Umbelliferce.) [From konao, 
poisonous.] 
macula' turn, (poison hemlock, w. Ju, 2^.) 
I stem very branching, spotted ; leaves very 
I compound ; .seed striate. 'WQx.crisput"ulnm, 
I leaves crisped ; ultimate divisions acumi- 
I nate, or terminated in a bristle. 2-4 £ 
' CONRAD"IA. 13—2. (Nyctagines.) [Named 
after S. W. Conrad, Prof. Bot. Un. Phil.] 
fnschsioi'dex, [IX) glabrous; calyx folia- 
ceous, divisions exsert, denticulate ; leaves 
petioled. lanceolate, lyre-pinnatifid, lobes 
denticulate outside. 4 f. Resembles ger- 
ardia quercifolia. 
CONVALLA'RIA. 6—1. [Asparagi.) [From 
the Latin convallis, a valley, its usual place 
of growth.] 
1. Corolla deeply A-parted, spreading ; sta- 
mens 4 ; herry 2-celled. 
(Flowers in a terminal raceme.) 
hifo'lin, (dwarf solomon .seal, w. J. 2^.) 
stem with two heart oblong, sub-ses.sile, 
glabrous leaves ; raceme simple, teiTninal ; 
flowers tetrandi-ous. Var. tAfo'lia, stem 3- 
leaved. 4 6 i. 
2. Corolla Q-parted, spreading ; f laments 
divergent, attached to the base of tlie seg- 
ments. 
( Flowers in a terminal raceme.) 
Stella' ta, (w. M. 11.) stem with alternate, 
clasping, oval-lanceolate leaves; raceme 
simple, terminal. 8-18 i. 
trifo'lia, (w. J. Z/.) stem about 3 leaved ; 
leaves alternate, ovate lanceolate, contracted 
at the base ; raceme simple, teniiinal, few- 
flowered. 6-10 i. 
cilia ta, (w. IX.) stem arched; leaves al- 
ternate, sessile, ovate, ciliate ; panicle ter- 
minal, crowded. 
racemo'sa, (spiked Solomon's seal, y-w. 
M. 2X.) stem with alternate leaves; leaves 
sessile, oblong-oval, acuminate, nerved, pu- 
be.scent ; flowers in a terminal raceme-pan- 
icle. 18-24 i. 
3. Corolla sub-campaniilate, deeply 6-part 
ed ; .'ityle elongated ; berry 2-celled, many- 
seeded. 
borea'lis, (wild lily of the valley, dragon- 
ess plant, g. y. J. 24^.) sub-caulescent ; leaves 
oval-obovate, margin ciliate ; scape pubes- 
cent; umbel few-flowered, sub-corymbed, 
sometimes proliferous ; pedicels naked, 
nodding. 6-10 i. 
umbella'ta, (w. Ju. IX ■) leaves radical, ob- 
long-ovate, with the margin and keel ciliate ; 
scape pubescent ; umbel terminal ; pedicels 
bracteate. 8-12. 
4. Corolla d eleft, cylindric ; jllameyits in- 
serted on the upper part of tJie tube ; 
berry 2-celled ; cells 2 seeded. 
{Flowers axillary.) 
mvltiflo'ra, (giant Solomon's seal, w. Ju. 
2X-) stem terete ; leaves alternate, clasping, 
oblong-ovate ; peduncles axillary, some ot 
them many-flowered. 2-3 f 
biflo'ra, (g-y. J. 2X-) stem terete, smooth; 
leaves alternate, sessile, elliptic la. iceolate, 
3-nerved ; peduncles axillary, solitary, few- 
flowered. 12-18 i. 
pnbes"cens, (w. M. 21.) stem tereti.sh, fur 
rowed ; leaves alternate, clasping ovate, 
pubescent beneath ; peduncles axillary 
about 2-flowered. IS : 
