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CALYPSO-CAREX. 
CALYPSO. 18—1. COrchidecB.) [From the fabled nymph, Calypso,] 
america^na, lip narrowed, sub-rsngiiiculate at the base; spur semi-bifid, loRgef 
than the lip, with acute teeth ; peduncle longer than the ovary. Scape 6-8 
inches high, sheathed, 1-flowered; radical leaves roundish-ovate, nerved 
Flowers large, purplish, resembling a Cypripedium. 
CAMELINA. 14—1. (CrucifercB.y 
sa'tiva, (wild flax, gold-of-pleasure, y. J. ©.) silicle obovate-pyriform, mar- 
gined, lipped with the pointed style ; leaves roughish, sub-entire, lanceolate, 
sagittate ; flowers small, numerous, in corymbs, 2 f. Cultivated grounds, 
Introduced. 
CAMELLIA. 12—13. (McUcr.^ [From CameZZas, a learned Jesuit.] 
japon^^ica, (Japan rose,) leaves. ovate, acuminate, acutely serrate; flowers ter- 
minal, sub-solitary. By some, the Tea (Thea) is classed in the genus Ca- 
mellia, 
CAMPANULA. 5 — 1. (CampanulacecE.) [Latin. campaKwto, a little bell.} 
rotundifo'lia, (flax bell-flower, hair-bell, b, J, Tj..) glabrous ; radical leaves 
heart-reniform, crenate ; cauline ones linear, entire; panicle lax, few-flow- 
ered; flowers nodding. 
america'na, (b. Au. %..) leaves oyate-lanceolate, long-acuminate ; lower ones 
sub-cordate, with the petioles filiate ; flowers axillary, nearly sessile, in a 
terminal leafy raceme ; corolla sub-rotate ; style exsert. Cultivated. 2 f, 
divar"icata, (b. Au. '2|..) leaves lanceolate, acute, with large serratures, glab- 
rous; panicle expanding ; flowers nodding. 2 f . S. 
spec'^ulum, (h. An. stem branched; leaves oblong, sub-crenate; flowers 
solitary, scales at the base. Purple. South of Europe. 1 f. Venus' 
looking-glass. 
CANNA, 1—1, (CanncB.) [From the Hebrew, signifying a reed.] 
jia^'cida, (y, J, %.) inner limb of the corolla 3-cleft ; segments flaccid. 2-3 f, /S. 
indica, Indian shot plant. 4 f. Scarlet, A native of the East Indies. 
CANNABIS. 20—5. ( UrticcB.) [From the Arabic kanaba, to mow.] 
sati'va, (hemp, g. Au, <v).) stem pilose; leaves petioled, digitate; leafets lan- 
ceolate, serrate, pilose; staminate flowers solitary, axillary; pistillate ones 
spiked. 4-10 f, Ex. 
CAPRARIA. 13— 2. .(.Vifices.) [From capm, a goat.] 
pusiV'la, {yr. ©.) hairy, leaves opposite, cordate, repand-toothed, petioled; 
peduncles axillary, longer than the petioles. S. 
CAPSICUM. 5—1, (^SolanecB.) [From Arojiio, to bite, on account of its effect upon the tongue.] 
an'^nuum, (guinea pepper, red pepper, cayenne pepper, y-g. w. Au. ©.) stem 
herbaceoiis ; peduncles solitary. From South America, 10-18 i, 
CARD AMINE. 14—2. (Cruciferoi.) [From kardia, the heart, because it acts as a cordial.] 
pennsylvanica, (American water-cress, w. M. 7]..) glabrous, branching; leaves 
pinnate ; leafets roundish oblong, obtuse, tooth angled ; silique narrow 
erect. 
CARDIOSPERMUM. 8-3. {Sapindi.) 
halica'bum, (Au. glabrous ; leafets incised and lobed ; the terminal one 
rhomboidal. Balloon vine. East Indies. 5 f. Flowers white and green. 
CARDUUS. 17—1. (CinarocephalfB.) [From keiro, to tear.] 
pectina'tus, (p. J^.) unarmed ; leaves decurrent, lanceolate, pectinately pin- 
natifid ; peduncles almost leafless, terminal, very long, about 1-flowered ; 
flowers nodding, often discharging the pollen; scales of the calyx linear, 
spreading. 
CAREX, 19—3. iCyperoidea,.') [Derivation doubtful.] 
ster^ilis, (barren sedge, M, %.') spikelets in fives, sessile, approximate ; fruit 
ovate, acuminate, or somewhat beaked, 2-cleft, 3-sided, compressed, scab- 
rous at the margin ; equalling the ovate, acutish scale. 8 i. Wet. 
retrofiex^'a, (M. %.) spikelets about in fours, alternate, ovate, sub-approxi- 
mate, sessile, bracted ; fruit ovate, acutish, 2-toothed, margin glabrous or 
scabrous, reflex-spreading, about equal to the ovate, acute scale. 1 f. Woods.' 
