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ca.nalic"nla'ta, (daspinq- Solomon's seal, 
w. .Tu. 2^.) stem clianueled ; leaves alter- 
nate, claspins', oblonq', margin pubescent; 
peduncles axillary, about 2-flowered. 
lai/fo'lia, (Ju. Z/.] stem ani^led; leaves 
sessile, ovate, acummate ; peduncles one. 
or many-flowered. 4 f. 
hir"ta, (2/.) stem angular, hispid ; leaves 
alternate, somewhat clasping, ovate, ab- 
ruptly acuminate ; peduncles axillary, 3- 
flowered. 
mnja'lix, (lily of the valley, w. J. 14-) 
ecape nalced, smooth ; leaves oval-ovate. S. 
Cultivated. 
CONVOL"VULUS. 5—1. (Convolvuli.) [From 
convolvo, to intwine.] 
re'pens, (field bind weed, w. and r. J. TX ) 
twining; leaves sagittate, with the apex 
acute and the lobes truncate, entire, (some 
obtuse) : bracts acute, longer than the ca- 
lyx, and shorter than the middle of the co- 
rolla; peduncle angled, exceeding the pe- 
tiole. 
pandura'fMS, (mechoacan, w. and. r. Ju. 
11. ) twining, pubescent; leaves broad-cor- 
date, entii'e or lobed, guitar-form; pedun- 
cles long ; flowers fascicled ; calyx glab- 
rous, awnless ; corolla tubular bell-fonn. 
Resembles rhubarb in its effects. 
stems, (w. J. 11.) erect; leaves oval or 
oblong, sub-coi-date, pubescent ; peduncles 
I -flowered, generally longer than the leaves. 
9-12 i. 
arven"fiis, (bind- weed, w. J. 2^.) stem 
climbing or prostrate ; leaves sagittate ; lobes 
acute, spreading ; peduncles about 1-flow- 
ered ; bracts minute, acute. 
spitha'meus, (dwarf morning glory, w. J. 
li) erect; leaves oval, or oblong, sub-cor- 
date, pubescent ; peduncles 1-floweved, gen- 
erally longer than the leaves. 9-12 i. 
tri'color, (3-colored hind-weed, Ju. ^.) 
leaves lance-ovate, glabrous; stem declined ; 
flowers solitary. Elx. 
jaln'pa, leaves ovate, sub cordate, obtuse, 
villose. South America. The root affords 
the jalap of commerce. 
bata'tus, (sweet potato, Carolina potato, 
w-r. Ju. 2^.) creeping, tuberous; leaves 
cordate, hastate, angular-lobed, 5-nerved, 
emoothish ; peduncles long ; flowers fasci- 
cled ; corolla sub-campanulate. Cultivated. 
pnrpii'retis, (common morning-glory, b. 
p. J. %.) pubescent; leaves cordate, entire; 
peduncles 2 to 5-flowered ; pedicels nod- 
ding, thickened ; divisions of the calyx lan- 
ceolate ; capsules glabrous. Cultivated. 
CONY'ZA. 17—2. (CorymbifercB.) [From Konis, 
dust, or konops, a gnat ; the powder destroys 
fleas ] 
camphora'ta, or marylan"dica, (plow- 
man's wort, p. Au. IX •) herbaceous, slightly 
pubescent ; leaves on petioles, ovate-lanceo- 
late, very acute, denticulate ; corymbs ter- 
minal, shorter than the leaves ; scales of the 
involucre acute, as long as the florets. 
COP"TIS. 12-12. {Ranunculaci'a.) 
trifo'lia, (gold thread, w. M. 2-j!.) scape 1- 
flowered ; leaves ternate ; roots long, fili- 
form, golden yellow ; very bitter. 2-4 i. 
aspleaifo'lia, [IX.-) leaves bi ternate, leafets 
Bub-uinuatifid • scape 2-flowered. 1 
ocdden' talis, (false gold-thread, y. 11) 
evergreen ; leaves gash 3-lobed, or obso- 
letely 3-leaved, sub-coriaceous ; scape vei-y 
short, about 3-flowered. 
CORaLLORHI'ZA. 18—1. (Orchideai.) [From 
korallion. coral, and riza, root.] 
odontorhi'za, (coral-teeth, p. w. Ju. IX.) 
lip entire, oval, obtuse, margin crenate ; 
spur obsolete, adnate to the germ ; capsule 
sub-globose. 12 i. 
ve'/'nn, (coral-root, w. y. M. 1X-) petals 
linear-lanceolate, spreading : lip oblong, 
without spots, bidentate at the base, apex 
recurved, ovate ; spur obsolete, adnate. 
5-6 i. 
mnUiJlo'ra, (p. Ju.) scape many-flowered, 
(15-30), lip cuneate-oval, 3-parted. recurved, 
spotted; spur conspicuous, adnate. 12-20 i. 
CORCHO'RUS. 12-1. (TUiarem.) 
siliquo'sus, branching ; leaves ovate or 
lanceolate, acute, equally serrate ; capsulea 
pod-shaped, linear, 2-valved, nearly gla 
brous. Alabama. 
COREOP"SIS. 17—3. (CorymbifercB.) [From 
kori.i insect, opsis. resembling.] 
triple' ris, (tickseed sunflower, y. IX) gla- 
brous ; leaves petioled, lanceolate, entire, 
radical ones pinnate, cauline ones teniate ; 
rays entire ; seeds obovate. 
tincto'ria, (elegant coreopsis, y-p.) radical 
leaves sub-bipinnate, leafets sub-oval, en- 
tire, glabrous; cauline ones sub-pinnate, 
leafets linear ; rays 2-colored, seeds naked. 
1-4 f Missouri. 
ro'sea, (tickweed, y. r. M.) small, smooth ; 
stem simyjle ; leaves linear, entire, opposite, 
and undivided ; axils leafy ; flowei-s few, 
long-peduncled, dichotomous, terminal ; rays 
unequally 3-toothed. 1 f 
trichospe/'ma, (y. Ju. $ ) glabrous, di- 
chotomous ; leaves oppo.site, divided, qui- 
nate-pinnate, lanceolate-seiTate ; outer leaf- 
ets of the involucre ciliate-seiTate ; rays en 
tire ; akenes wedge-form, about 4-toothed 
2f 
dich.ot"oma, (y. S. ^.) stem glabrous, na- 
kedish, and dichotomous above ; leaves 
mostly alternate, undivided, entire, narrow- 
ing into the petioles; akenes obovate, 2- 
bristled, scabrous, with a torn margin. 2 f. 
os"pera, leaves lanceolate linear, rough, 
upper ones alternate, lower ones opposite ; 
stem 1 -flowered. 
pabna'tn, (y.) stem simple, 1-3 flowered ; 
leaves alternate, sessile, sub-coriaceous, pal- 
mate, 3-lobed; margin scabrous; double 
involucre 8-parted; akenes oblong-elliptic, 
naked. 12 i, 
lanceolafta, (y. S. 2^.) leaves opposite, 
undivided, ses.sile, lanceolate-linear, entire, 
ciliate ; peduncles long, naked ; akenes or- 
bicular, scabrous, winged, 2-toothed at the 
summit, emarginate. S. 
arista! ta, (y. Au. IX) pubescent; leaves 
opposite, divided, quinate. pinnate, leafets 
serrate; rays entire, broad, oval; akenes 
cuneate-obovate, 2-awned; awns long, di- 
varicate. S. 
CORIAN"DRUM. 5—2. (Umbelliferce.) [From 
koris. a bug. probably from its peculiar smell.] 
sati'vum, (coriander, w. J. 0.) fruit glo- 
bose ; calyx and style permanent. E « 
