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OTCER— CLEMATIS. 
CI'CER. 1ft -10. LefumtnoscB.) [From ctcer, 
vetch.] 
arieti'nnm, (^.) peduncle 1-flowered; 
seeds globose ; leaves serrate. Chickpea. 
CICHO'RIUM. 17—1. (Chicuracea.) [An 
Egyptian name, s:gnifying creeping.] 
iii"tyhnA, (succory or endive, b. Ju. 2/.) 
flowers axillary, in pairs, sessile ; leaves 
nuicinate. 
end.iv"ia, (garden endive, b. Ju. $ .) pe- 
duncles axillary in pairs ; one long, 1-flow- 
ered, the other short, about 4-llowered ; 
leaves oblong, denticulate. Ya.Y.cris"puni, 
has fringed leaves and solitary flowers. Ex. 
CICU'TA. 5—2. (UmbellifercB.) [From ccecu- 
ta, blind, because it destroys the sight of 
those who use it.] 
macula' ta, (w. Ju. 11.) serratures of the 
leaves mucronate ; petioles membrana- 
ceous, 2.1obed at the apex. Damp. 3-6 f. 
Cow-bane. 
bnlhife'ra, (w. Au. 11.) leaves ternate and 
biternate ; bulbiferous ; leafets linear and 
linear-lanceolate, remotely toothed. Wet. 
2-:j f. 
viro'sa, (water hemlock, 2^.) umbels op- 
posite to the leaves ; petioles margined ; 
obtuse; leafets ternate, acutely serrate. 
Root containing a yellow juice. Ex. 
CIMCIFU'GA. See Act^'a, Macro'trys. 
CINERA'RIA. 17—2. (Corymhiferm.) [From 
a Latin word, signifying ashes, from the ap- 
pearance of the leaves.] 
heteroph.yl"la, (ash- wort, y. M. 11.) 
downy; radical leaves long petioled, obo- 
vate spatulate, also ovate, aciitish and pin- 
natifid; cauline ones 2 3, linear, pinnatifid ; 
flowers coi-ymbed. 8 i. 
ClllC^'A. 2—1. (Onagrce.) [From Circe, 
the enchantress.] 
lufetia'na, (Aug. r-w. 2_f.) stem erect; 
leaves ovate, remotely toothed, opaque, 
nearly smooth. 1-2 f. Enchanter's night- 
shade. 
alpi'na, (r-w. Au. 11.) stem branched, 
glabrous, often procumbent ; leaves broad- 
cordate, membranaceous, acutely toothed, 
ehining. 6-8 i. 
C1S"TUS. 12-1. (Cisti.) 
carta deii"si!<, (rock-rose, y. J. 1^.) with- 
out stipules, erect ; leaves alternate, erect, 
linear-lanceolate, flat, tomentose beneath ; 
racemes terminal, few-flowered ; divisions 
of the calyx ovate-acuminate; capsules 
shorter than the calyx. 6-14 i. 
cre'ticus, leaves spatulate-ovate ; scales 
of the calyx lanceolate. Candia, where the 
juice of the plant is collected and sold un- 
der the name of lada'num. 
corymbo'sum, (J. 11.) without stipules, 
erect, ramose, minutely pubescent ; leaves 
alternate, lanceolate, whitish downy be- 
neath ; corymb fastigiate, with numerous 
crowded flowers; divisions of the calyx 
ovate, acute ; capsule longer than the calyx. 
12 i. 
carolin"ia'ni v, (,T. 11.) without stipules, 
hirsute, erect; leaves alternate, oblong-oval, 
Bub-denticulate ; bottom ones obovate, hir- 
BUte on both sides; peduncles few, termi- 
nal witli the calyx very villose; divisions j 
of the calyx oblong, acute, shorter than the 
petals. S. 
pohfo'lium, (Ju. Au.) primary or p«talif- 
erous flowers terminating the stem, and the 
numerous short branches on filiform pedun- 
cles, many times longer than the flower, 
the broadly-cuneiform petals a little exceed- 
ing the calyx ; secondary flowers very 
small, apetalous, 3 to 6 androus. clustered 
in lateral cymules on the foliferous branches, 
at first glomerate and nearly sessile, al 
length on pedicels as long as the calyx, 
leaves linear, or linear-oblong, with revo- 
lute margins; beneath tomentose-caules- 
cent. S. 
CIT'EUS. 12—1. (AuranHcB.) [The Latin 
name for lemon.] 
mddica, (lemon-tree, w. J. ^.) leavea 
ovate, acuminate, with linear, wingless 
petioles. Var. li'mon (lime-tree), bears 
smaller fruit, which is almost round. 4-10 f 
Ex. 
auramf'tinm, (orange-troe, w. .) leaves 
oval, acuminate, with the petioles winged 
or margined. Ex. 
UmeV'la, yields burgamot. Ex. 
limo'num, yields citric acid. Ex. 
CLARK"! A. 8—1. (Onagra.) 
pidcheV'la, (r-p. J. $ .) sUmi erect, terete 
leaves alternate-linear, entire, glabrous, 
flower sub-sessile, large. 12-18 i. Culti 
vated. Beautiful Clarkia. 
CLAYTO'NIA. 5—1. (Portulaccea.) [In hon 
or of Dr. John Clayton.] 
virgin"ica, (w. r. A. 1^.) leaves linear 
lanceolate ; petals obovate, retuse ; leavef 
of the calyx somewhat acute ; root tuber- 
ous. Var. latifo'lia, le&VGs ovate-lanceolate ; 
leaves of the calyx obtuse. 6-12 i. Spring- 
beauty. 
carolin"ia'na, (Ap.) leaves ovate-lance- 
olate or oval, sub-spatulate at the base oi 
abruptly decurrent into a petiole ; radica; 
leaves veiy few, spatulate ; pedicels slen 
der, nodding; sepals and petals very obtuse 
Canada to Carolina. 
CLEMA'TIS. 12—12. (RanunculaccB.) [From 
klema, a tendril.] 
virginf'ica, (virgin's bower, w. Ju. ^.) 
climbing ; leaves ternate ; leafets ovate, 
sub-cordate, gash-toothed and lobate ; flow- 
ers panicled, dioecious. 12-20 f 
ochroleu'ca, (w. y. J. 2_f.) erect, simple,^ 
pubescent; leaves simple, ovate, entii-o 
young leaves and calyx silky; flower ter- 
minal, peduncled, solitary, nodding. 12 i. 
vital"ba,, (traveller's-joy, w. Au.) leaves 
pinnate; flowers in clusters; seeds plumose. 
Ex. 
vior"na, (blue Virginian climber, J. .) 
climbing leaves pinnately divided ; leafets 
lance-ovate, entire, acute at both ends, 3 
lobed ; peduncles 1 flowered; petals thick 
acuminate, reflexed at the apex. S. 
Jlaml'mida, (sweet virgin's bower, ^.) 
lower leaves laciniate ; upper ones simple, 
entire, lanceolate. Ex. 
vilicel'la, (purple virgin's bower, p. Ju. 
2^.) climbing leaves compound and decom- 
pound ; leafets oval, sub-lobate. entire 
petals obovate. spreading. Ex. 
