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CUNILA- -DACTYLIS. 
lagena'ria, (gourd, calabash, w. Au. @,) 
leaves cordate, round-obtuse, pubescent, 
denticulate, with 2 glands at the base on 
the under side ; pomaceous berry clavate, 
somewhat woody. Ex. 
verriico'sa, (club squash, y. J. 0.) leaves 
cordate, deeply 5-lobed ; middle narrowed 
at tlie base, denticulate; pepo clavate, a 
little warty. Ex. 
f(£iidis"sima, (Ju. 2/.) stems procumbent, 
Bulcate ; leaves alternate, long-petioled, 
somewhat erect, triangular-cordate, sca- 
brous, glaucous, thick; margin sinuate, un- 
dulate; fruit globose, smooth, sub-sessile; 
tendrils trichotomous. S. 
CTJNI'LA. 13—1. {Labiatm.) 
glabelf'la, smooth ; radical leaves nearly 
oval, cauline leaves oblong-linear, entire ; 
flowers axillary, mostly solitary, on long 
peduncles. Limestone rocks. Niagaija 
Falls. Stems 8 to 10 inches high, branched 
below. Corolla violet, longer than the calyx. 
CUPHE'A. 11—1. {SalicarioR.) 
viscosis" sima, (wax-bush, p. J. .) vis- 
cous; leaves opposite, petioled, ovate-ob- 
long ; flowers with 12 stamens, lateral, 
Bohtary ; peduncles very short. 
CUPRES"SUS. 19-15. (Coniferm.) 
thyoi'des, (while cedar, M. 1^.) branchlets 
eompressed ; leaves imbricate four ways, 
ovate, tubercled at the base ; strobile glob- 
ular. 
dis"ticha, (Feb.) leaves distichous, flat, 
deciduous; sterile florets paniculate, leaf- 
less 5 strobile spherical. 
CUSCU'TA. 5—2. (Convolvuli.) 
america'na, (dodder, w. Au. 0.) flow- 
ers peduncled, umbelled, 5-cleft ; stigma 
capitate. A bright yellow, leafless vine, 
twining round other weeds, in damp 
places. 
europe'a, (w. Au. 0.) flowers sub-sessile ; 
stigma acute ; stamens 4 or 5. Ex. 
CY'CAS. 20—12. (Cycadem.) [This plant is 
intermediate between the Pines and Ferns.] 
circina'lis, (sago-plant,) frond pinnate ; 
leafets lance-liuear, acute, 1 -nerved, flat. 
East Indies. 
CYMBID'TUM. 18-1. {Orchidece.) [From 
cymba, a boat.] 
fulcheVlum, (grass pink, r. Ju. 2/.) radi- 
cal leaves ensiform, nerved; scape few- 
flowered ; lip erect, slender at the base ; 
.lamina spread ; disk concave, bearded. 
Var. gr ami nifo'lia, leaves 12 lines broad ; 
bracted ones acuminate. 12-18 i. 
CYDO'NA. See Py'bus. 
CYNA'RA. 17—1. {CinarocephalcB.) 
scoVyrnus, (garden artichoke, 11 •) leaves 
Bub-spinose, pinnate ; scales of the calyx 
ovate. Naturalized. Ex. 
CYNOGLOS"SUM. 5—1. (Boraginece.) [From 
kuon, a dog, and glossa, tongue.] 
amplexicau'le, (wild comfrey, w. & b. 
J. H-) very hirsute; leaves oval-oblong; 
upper one clasping; corymbs terminal, 
Ieafless,long-peduncled. 
aylvaficum, (b. Ju. $ .) nakedish ; leaves 
spatulate-lanceolate, shining, scabrous be- 
neath ; racemes scattered. 
ojficina'le, (hound tongue, p. Ju. .) very 
soft-pubescent; leaves broad-lanceolate, 
sessile ; panicled racemes. 
CYPE'RUS. 3-1. (Cyperoidem.) [From 
Tparos, a round vessel, which the root resem- 
bles] 
iiifiesd'us, (Au. .) umbel 2 to 3-rayed, or 
conglomerated and simple ; involucre 3- 
leaved, very long; spikelets collected into 
ovate heads, oblong, 8 flowered ; glumes 
squarrose at the tip. 2 .3 i. 
Jlaves"cens, (yellow grass, Au. li) spike- 
lets linear-lanceolate, in fascicles of 3 to 4 ; 
glumes obtuse ; style 2-cleft and lenticular; 
involucre 3-leaved, longer than the spikes 
6-8 i. 
phymato'des, (Au.) umbel simple or de- 
compound; involucre 3 toQ-leaved; three 
of the leaves very long ; peduncles com 
pressed ; spikelets distichous, linear; lower 
ones branched, about 15-flowered; sides 
rather convex ; glumes oblong, obtuse ; 
radicles tuberous at the extremities. 1 f. 
mariscoi'des, (Au.) umbel simple or 1 to 
2-rayed ; spikelets capitate, linear, 7 to 8- 
! flowered ; glumes loo.se, obtuse. 8-12 i. 
j stngo'sus, spikes oblong, loose ; spikeletq 
I subulate, expanding, a little remote; small 
{involucres generally wanting; partial um- 
bels with alternate rays. 2-3 f. 
CYPRIPE'DIUM. 18—2. (Orchidem.) [From 
kupris, Venus, podion, slipper.] 
pubes"cens, (yellow ladies' slipper, y. M. 
2/.) stem leafy; lobe of the style triangu- 
lar-oblong, obtu,se ; outer petals oblong- 
ovate, acuminate ; inner ones very long, 
linear, contorted ; lip compressed, shorter 
than the petals. 
specta hile, (gay ladies' slipper, w. and p. 
J. 2^.) stem leafy; lobe of the style oval- 
cordate, obtu.se ; outer petals broad-oval, 
obtuse ; lip longer than the petals, split. 
acau'le, (low ladies' slipper, w. and p, 
M. 21.) scape leafless, 1-flowered ; radical 
leaves 2, oblong, obtuse ; lobe of the style 
roundi.sh-rhomboidal, acuminate, deflected ; 
petals lanceolate ; lip shorter than the pe- 
tals, cleft before. 1 f. 
can" didum, (white ladies' slipper, w. M. 
2/.) stem leafy; leaves oblong-lanceolate ; 
lobe of the style lanceolate, rather obtuse ; 
lip compressed, shorter than the lanceolate 
segments of the perianth. 
pamijio' rum, (common ladies' slipper, 
y-g. M. 2^.) stem leafy; lobe of the style 
triangular, acute ; outer segments of the 
perianth ovate-oblong, acuminate ; inner 
ones linear, contorted ; lip compi'essed, 
shorter than the perianth. 12 i. 
CYR1L"LA. 5—1. (Ericcc.) [After Dr. Cy- 
rilli, a botanist of Naples.] 
racemijlo'ra, (w. J. ^ .) leaves lanceolate 
cuneate at the base, coriaceous, very 
smooth ; petals thrice as long as the calyx. 
15 f. Sandy woods. Carolina. Charles- 
ton. La. 
DACTYLIS. 3—2. (Graminew.) [From dac 
tulos, a finger, from the appearance of its 
pericarp.] 
glomera'ta, (J. 2.^.) panicle glomerate; 
leaves carinate. 2-3 f. 
