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hack, w. J. ^ .) leaves sab-ovate, lobed, 
doubly tootbed or crenate, glabrous; cor- 
ymbs terminal, crowded ; capsules inflated ; 
flowers trigynous. Wet. 3-5 f, 
crena'ta, ( ^ .) leaves obovate, crenulate 
at the apex, acute, 3-nerved; corymbs 
crowded, peduncled. 
capita'ta, (J. >).) leaves ovate, somewhat 
lobed, doubly tootbed, reticulate beneath, 
tomentose ; corymbs terminal, crowded, 
Bub-capitate, long-peduncled ; calyx to- 
mentose. 
sorbifo'lia, (w. Au. '^).) flowers panicled; 
leaves pinnate ; leafets uniform, serrate. 
A native of Siberia. 
mo'nogy'na, (^.) leaves glabrous, broad- 
ovate. sub-3-lobed, gash-serrate ; corymbs 
Umbelled ; pedicels glabrous ; segments of 
the calyx erect, spreading. 
2. Stem herbaceous. Leaves pinnate. 
arun"c7is, (goat's beard, w. J. 2X-) leaves 
2-3 pinnate, shining; spikes in panicles; 
styles 3-5. Var. america'na, very long, 
slender spikes. 4-6 f. Mountains. 
loba'ta, (r. Ju. 2j!.) leaves glabrous, ter- 
minal one large, 7-lobed, lateral ones 3- 
lobed ; corymbs proliferous. 
ulma'ria, (queen of the meadow, w. Au. 
2^.) leaves pinnate, downy beneath; the 
terminal leafets larger, 3 lobed ; the lateral 
ones undivided ; flowers in a proliferous 
*;orymb ; stem herbaceous. Ex. 
hetnlifo'Ua, (r. J. ^.) leaves glabrous, 
broad-ovate, gash-toothed ; corymbs termi- 
nal, compound, fastigiate, leafy. 1 f. 
ulmifo'lia, (w.) corymbs fastigiate ; leaves 
large. Ex. 
beV'la, (J.) corymbs of beautiful rose- 
colored flowers. Ex. 
nrimfo'lia, (Ju.) a beautiful species, pro- 
ducing loose panicles of feathery, whitish 
flowers, A native of California. 
STA'CHYS. 1.3—1. (Labiatce.) iFrom sta- 
chius, a spike.] 
as"pera, (hedge-nettle, clown-heal, w-p. 
Ju. 11.) stem erect, hi.spid backward ; leaves 
«ub petioled, lanceolate, acutely senate, 
very glabrous ; whorls about 6 flowered ; 
calyx with spreading spines. Var. tenni- 
/bV/a,leaves very thin and slender. Fields. 
hyssopifo'lia, scarcely pubescent, slender, 
erect; leaves sessile, lance linear ; whorls 
about 4-flowered ; flowers sessile, purple ; 
corolla little hairy. Meadows. 
sylvatf'ica, leaves cordate, ovate acumi- 
rate, serrate, haii-y ; floral ones nearly lin- 
ear ; whorls of 6 flowers ; calyx hairy, with 
5 acute teeth; flowers purple; lower lip 
,of the corolla whitish with dark spots ; fetid. 
Woods. 
veliiii'na, (b.) stem simple, quadrangular, 
villo,se or sub-hispid ; leaves lance ovate, 
jrenate, serrate, opposite and pointing four 
ways, clasping, close sessile ; nerves silky- 
tome ntose ; whorls about 6-flowered; co- 
rolla sub pil )se. 1 f. 
pilo'sa, (r. 2Lf.) hirsutely pilose; leaves 
flub sessile, serrate, acute, oblong-ovate ; 
calyx very pilose ; whorls somewhat 6-flow- 
ered. 
lalif(yiia, (p. Ju. 11) whorls many- flow- 
ered, spiked ; upper lip 2-cleft with acute 
segments ; leaves broad, cordate, rugose, 
hairy. Ex. 
his"pida, (y-p. Ju. li) stem and leaves 
hispid ; leaves petioled, nearly se.ssile, ovate- 
oblong, acute, obtusely serrate ; whorls 
about 4-flowered ; calyx glabrous ; corolla 
large, rather longer than the stamens. 2 f. 
S. 
tenuifo'Ha, stem erect, angled, smoothish; 
leaves petioled, oval-lanceolate, serrat*^ 
acuminate ; whorls 6-flowered ; calyx very 
pubescent. 18-24 i. 8. 
interme'dia, {11.) leaves oblong, sub-cor- 
date, crenate ; stem somewhat woolly ; 
whorls many-flowered. S. 
STAPHYLE'A. 5—3. [From staphule, a tu- 
mor.] 
trifo'lia, (bladder-nut, y-w. M. fp ,) leaves 
in threes ; racemes pendent ; petals ciliate 
below. When the fruit is ripe, it consists 
of 2 or 3 inflated, adnate, sub-membranoas 
capsules, each containing from 1 to 3 hard, 
small nuts. 6-12 f. 
STAT"ICE. 5—5. {Plumbagines.) 
limoni'um, (marsh-rosemary, sea-laven- 
der, Au. 11.) scape paniculate, terete; 
leaves radical, linear, flat, smooth ; flowers 
sessile, secund, in a very large and much- 
branched panicle. Salt marshes. 
arme'ria, leaves all radical, linear, flat ; 
scape bearing a round head of rose-colored 
flowers, which are intermixed with scales, 
and have a 3-leaved, general involucre. 
Rocks near the seashore. Striped. 
STELLA'RIA. 10—3. (Caryophijlhm.) [From 
stfUa, a star ; so called from the starlike ap- 
pearance of its flowers.] 
mefdia, (chickweed, w. M. to Nov. %.) 
stem procumbent, with pubescent leaves 
on opposite sides ; peduncles axillary and 
terminal, 1-flowered ; petals white, deeply 
cleft ; stamens 5 10. 9-13 i. Road-sides. 
lanceola'ta, (24!-) leaves lanceolate, acute 
at each end ; petals about as long as the 
calyx ; .stigmas mostly 4, or wanting ; flow- 
ers solitary, axillary, and terminal, on slen- 
der peduncles. 6-18 i. 
longifo'lia, (long-leafed starwort,) leaves 
linear, acute, spreading, with the margins 
often scabrous ; panicle very long ; petals 
2-parted, broad-obovate. 12-15 i. Moist 
woods. 
pu'bera. (w. M. 2^.) pubescent; leaves 
ses.sile, ovate, ciliate ; pedicels dichotomous, 
recurved ; petals longer than the calyx. 6- 
12 i. 
borea'lis, (w. Ju.) stem angular, dichoto- 
mous ; leaves lance-oval ; peduncles axil- 
lary, elongated, flowered; petals deeply 
cleft, about equal to the calyx. White 
Mountains. 
lon"gipes, (w.) weak, very glabrous, 
glaucous; leaves linear, subulate, spread- 
ing ; peduncles terminal, dichotomou.sly 
branched ; bracts membranaceous ; pedi- 
cels much elongated ; petals broad ovate, 
deeply bifid, a little longer than the ob- 
scurely 3-uerved calyx. Woods near Lake 
Ontario. 
proatra'ta, (Ap. 0.) stem slightly chan- 
