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LYGO'DITJM. 21—1. (Fihces.) [From 7m- 
godes, pliant, and ima, one, or mtioo, to di- 
minish.] 
palma'tvm, (climbing fera, g-y. An. 2/.) 
stem flexnous and climbing ; fronds conju- 
gate, cordate, palmate, 5-lobed ; lobes en- 
tire, obtuse ; spikelets oblong-linear, in a 
compound terminal spike. 3-4 f. 
LVSFMA'CHIA. 5—1. (Li/simachicB) [From 
Lysimachus, its discoverer.] 
Rtric"ta, (loosestrife, y. Ju. If.) raceme 
terminal, very long, lax; leaves opposite, 
lanceolate, sessile ; petals lanceolate, spread- 
ing. 1-2 f. 
cilia' ta, (y. J. IX) sub-piibescent ; leaves 
opposite, long-petioled, sub-cordate, oval ; 
petioles ciliate ; pedicels somewhat in pairs ; 
flowers nodding. 2-4 f. 
qnadrifo'lia, {y. ,J. 21.) leaves verticillate 
in fours and fives, ovate-lanceolate, acumi- 
nate; peduncles axillary, 1-flowered, by 
fours ; segments of the corolla oval, entire, 
often obtuse. 12-18 i. 
thy rsijlo'ra, (y. J. 2/.) stem simple, 
smooth ; leaves sessile, lanceolate, oppo-site, 
acute, paler underneath ; racemes lateral, 
long peduucled ; flowers small. Appear- 
ance unlike the rest of the genus. 
12-18 i. 
hy'brida, stem smooth, somewhat branch- 
ed ; leaves mostly opposite, lanceolate, 
acute at each end, on short, ciliate petioles ; 
flowers nodding ; corolla about as long as 
the calyx. 
revolu'ta, (y. J. 2-f.) stem quadrangular, 
branched ; leaves opposite, sessile, long- 
linear, margin revolute ; peduncles 1-flow- 
ered, sub terminal, nodding. 12-18 i. 
herbemon"ti, (21.) flowers in terminal ra- 
cemes, lower ones verticillate, upper ones 
scattered ; leaves by fours, ovate-lanceolate, 
sessile, 3-nerved. 2 f. (S. 
lanceola'ta, (2_f.) very smooth ; leaves by 
fours, rather petiolate, lanceolate, promi- 
nently acuminate ; peduncles by fours, 
many-flowered, upper flowers in racemes ; 
segments of the corolla ovate and acute. 
S. 
heterophyl"7a, (Ju, 21.) leaves opposite, 
lower ones roundish, upper ones linear, 
sessile ; flowers nodding. 12-18 i. S. 
ang-ustifo'lia, (y. 21.) very smooth, 
branching; leaves opposite and whorled, 
long-linear, punctate ; racemes terminal, 
short ; segments of the corolla oblong. S. 
nnmmnla'ria, (money-wort,) an evergreen 
-trailer in a moist soil, producing shoots two 
ind three feet long. Ex. 
verticilla't.um, an upright plant, with a 
profusion of showy yellow flowers. Ex. 
cwpita'ta, (y. J. 21-) stem smooth, simple, 
punctate ; leaves opposite, sessile, broad- 
lanceolate, punctate ; peduncles axillary, 
elongated; flowers in dense heads, 6-7 
parted. Swamps. Stem 1 f. 
quadrijlo'ra, branching ; stem smooth ; 
leaves se.saile, opposite, long-linear ; pedun- 
cles in fours, sub-terminal, 1-flowered. 
2 3f. 
.LYTH"RUM. Il-l. (Salicaria.f [From 
luthron, blood, so called from its color.] 
salica'ria, (purple loose-strife, p. Ju. 2/.) 
pubescent ; leaves opposite and ternatei 
sessile, lanceolate, cordate at the base; 
flowers with 1 2 stamens (sometimes .5 or 8), 
terminal, whorled-spiked ; capsule oblong. 
Wet meadows. Stem 2 f. 
ala'tum, (p. Ju. 2/.) very glabrous; stem 
winged ; flovi^ers hexandrous, axillaiy, sol- 
itary, sessile. 2-3 f. H. 
verficilln'tum, (swamp willow-herb, p, 
Au. 21) pubescent; leaves opposite, or in 
threes, lanceolate, petioled ; flowers axil- 
lary, somewhat in whorls ; fruit globose ; 
stamens 10. Wet grounds. 2 f 
hyiisopifn'lhcm, (dwarf grass-poley, w. 
p. 21.) leaves alternate and oppo.site, lance- 
linear, sub oval ; flowers solitary, axillaiy. 
Hexandrous. 6-10 i. 
virga'tnm, (p. Ju. 2^.) leaves opposite, 
lanceolate, glabrous ; stem panicled ; flow- 
ers axillary in threes, on pedicels ; stamens 
12. S. 
linen! re, (w. Ju. 2X-) smooth, virgate; 
leaves generally opposite, linear, acute ; 
flowers axillary, solitary, hexandrous. 3-4 f. 
S. 
dijfu'sum, (p. Au.) 1 foot in height. 
MACBRI'DE.^. I.'?— I. {LahiatoE.) [In honor 
of Dr. McUride.] 
piWchra, (p. and w. Au. 2^.) stem erect, 
simple ; leaves opposite, acute, lanceolate, 
ciliate, serrulate, punctate, glabrous be- 
neath, somewhat hairy above, upper ones 
sessile, lower ones attenuated at the base 
as if petioled. 12-18 i. S. 
MACRO'TRYS. 12—1. (Ranunculacece.) [From 
makros, large, and hoirus, a raceme.] 
racemo'sa, (bug-bane, blacksnake root, 
coho.-^h, w. Ju. 2^^.) leaves decompound: 
leafets oblong-ovate, gash toothed ; racemes 
in wand-like spikes; capsules ovate. Woods. 
3-9 f. 
MAGNO'LI.A.. 12—12. [From Magnol, who 
wrote on botany in 1720.] 
glan'ca, (sweet-bay, swamp-laurel, w. .T. 
I7.) leaves glaucous beneath, perennial, 
obtuse, elliptical ; 'flowers 9-12 petalled ; pe- 
tals obovate, concave. A large shrub, with 
whitish bark ; flowers solitary, odorous. 
Var. lr/f,ifo'lia,has deciduous leaves. Var. 
longifo'lia, has leaves acute at both ends, 
perennial. N. J. to Car. 
acnminn'ia, (cucumber- tree, b y. J. ^.) 
leaves deciduous, oval, acuminate, pubes- 
cent beneath ; flowers 6-9 petalled ; petals 
obovate. Mountains. Penn. to Car. A 
tree, sometimes 70 feet high. 
tripeftdl'j, (umbrella tree, w. J. 'f).) leaves 
large, deciduous, cuneate-lanceolate, acute, 
.silky when young ; petals 9, oval-lanceolate, 
acute, the outer ones reflexed. Mountain.s 
woods. Penn. to Geo. A small tree, with 
very large loaves and flowers. 
grandijio' ra, (big laurel magnolia, w. M. 
Tp.) leaves evergreen, oval, thick, leathery ; 
petals broad, obovate, abruptly narrowed 
into a claw. 60-80 feet. S. 
macrophyV'la, (w. J. ^.) leaves vei-y 
large, oblong, cuneate-obovate. sinuate and 
auriculate at ba.se, glaucous beneath ; pe- 
tals 6, ovate-obtuse. 30-35 f. S>. 
