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COLUTEA— CC NVTALLARIA. 
scodhra, (r-y Au 2X.) leaves small, ovate, 
«ob cordate, somewhat liaiiy ; teeth of the 
calyx short, subulate ; panicle terminal, aim- 
pie ; stem hairy, rough. 2-3 f. *S\ 
ova'lis, (y. Au. II.) leaves oblong-oval, 
acute at each end, glabrous; petioles long; 
teeth of the calyx short ; panicle terminal, 
simple, naked ; stem glabrous. S. 
tubero'sn, (y. S. leaves somewhat 
rhomboid-oval, acute at each end, glabrous ; 
teeth of the calyx setaceous, longer than 
ibe tube ; panicle compound, leafy ; stem 
branching, somewhat liairy. 3 4 f. S. 
aniaa'ia, (y. Au. 2^.) leaves ovate, cor- 
date, rugose, glabrous ; nerves pubescent 
beneath ; teeth of the calyx linear, neai ly 
as long as the tulje ; panicle leafy, com- 
pound, pubescent ; flowers tetrandrous ; 
stem branching, pubescent. S. 
jmncta'ta,[y. S. 2i.) leaves ovate-lanceo- 
late, acuminate, acute at the base, pubes- 
cent and dotted beneath ; panicle compound. 
2-6 f. 
verf.icilla'ta, (M.) leaves verticillate, oval, 
and acuminate. Var. p2irpn.ras"ceiis,i\o\v- 
ers purplish ; panicle short. 1 f. S. 
COLU'TEA. 16—10. (LrguminvscB.) 
vesica'ria, (senna-herb, y. Ju.) leaves pin- 
nate, leafets ovate ; stem herbaceous, decum- 
bent, villose ; legumes orbicular, inflated. 
COMMELI'NA. 3—1. (Junci.) [In honor of 
Commelins, a family of Amsterdam, wiio 
advanced the science of botany in tlie sev- 
enteenth century.] 
uiigustifo'lia, (day-flower, b. Ju. 21.) as- 
Burgent, weak, somewhat glabrous ; leaves 
lance-linear, very acute, flat, glabrous; 
pheaths sub-ciliate; bracts (or involucres) 
peduncled, solitary, short-cordate. 12 i. 
virgini'ca, (b. Ju. 2i.) stiflly erect, all 
o\er pubescent; leaves long, lanceolate; 
Bbeaths red-bearded at the throat; bracts 
(or involucres) sub -sessile, lateral, and ter- 
minal ; calyx petal-like, 3-leaved, nearly 
equal. 2 f. 
c(z;le$"tis, resembles, in most particulars the 
E receding species ; the leaves are sheathing, 
road at the base, rough on the edges. The 
flower is of a beautiful light blue, concealed 
by the foliaceous sheath before blossoming. 
Mexico. Blue commelina of the florists. 
commu'nis, (b. Au. O.) corolla unequal; 
leaves ovate, lanceolate, acute ; stem creep- 
ing, glabrous. IS. 
COMPTO'NIA. 19—3. {AmentacecB.) [Lord 
Cornpton.] 
asplenifo'Ha, (sweet-fern, g. Ap. ^.) 
leaves long-linear, alternately crenate-pin- 
natifid. 18-48 i. 
CONFER"VA 21—4 {Algm.) [From con- 
ferveo., to knit together, so named from its 
supposed use in healing broken bones.] 
fa, threads ramose, capillary, straight, 
obsoletely geniculate ; branches and branch 
Jets opposite, remotish ; length of the joints 
equalling the diameter. In the sea. Red- 
dish v^ellow, shining, in fascicles ; threads of ! 
the inickness of human hair, 2 inches and 
longer, flaccid, soft. 
CO'NIUM. 5—2. (UmbellifercB.) {From konno, 
poisonous.] I 
macula'tum, (poison hemlock, w. Ju. 11.) \ 
stem very branching, spotted ; leaves very 
compound; seed striate. Y9X.crispat"ii!ikni, 
leaves crisped; ultimate divisions acumi- 
nate, or tenninated in a bristle. 2-4 f. 
CONRAU"IA. 13—2. {Nyctagines.) [Named 
after S. W Conrad, Prof. Bot, Un. Phil.] 
fuschdm des (2|.) glabrous; calyx folia- 
ceous, divisions exsert, denticulate ; leaves 
petioled, lanceolate, lyre-pinnatifld, lobes 
denticulate outside. 4 f. Resembles ger 
ardia quercifolia. 
CONVALLA'RIA. 6—1, {Asparagi.) [From 
tl)e Latin convalUs, a valley, its usual place 
of growth.] 
1. Corolla deeply ^-parted, spreading ; sta- 
mens 4 ; berry 2-celkd. 
( Flowers in a terminal raceme.) 
bifo'lia, (dwarf solomon seal, w. J. 2/.) 
stem with two heart-oblong, sub-sessile, 
glabrous leaves ; raceme simple, terminal ; 
flowers tetrandrous. Var. tnfo lia, stem 3- 
leaved. 4 6 L 
2. Corolla Q-parted, spreading ; f laments 
divergent, attaclied to the base of the seg- 
vients^. 
( Flowers in a terminal raceme. J 
Stella' ta, (w. M. 2J..) stem with alternake, 
cla.sping, oval-lanceolate leaves; raceme 
simple, terminal, 8-18 i. 
trifo'lia. (w. J, Z/.) stem about 3-leaved , 
leaves alternate, ovate lanceolate, contracted 
at the base ; raceme simple, teraiinal, few- 
flowered. 6-10 i. 
cilia ta, (w. IX-) stem arched; leaves al- 
ternate, sessile, ovate, ciliate ; panicle ter- 
minal, crowded. 
racemo' sa, (spiked Solomon's seal, y-w. 
M. 2^.) stem with alternate leaves; leaves 
sessile, oblong-oval, acuminate, nerved, pu- 
bescent ; flowers in a terminal raceme-pan- 
icle. 18-24 i. 
3. Corolla suh-campanulate, deeply 6-part 
ed ; style elongated ; berry 2-celled, many- 
seeded. 
borea'lis, (wild lily of the valley, dragon- 
ess plant, g. y. J. 2/ .) sub-caulescent ; leaves 
oval-obovate, margin ciliate ; scape pubes- 
cent; umbel few-flowered, sub-corymbed, 
sometimes proliferous ; pedicels naked, 
nodding. 6-10 i. 
umbella'ta, (w. Ju. 2,^.) leaves radical, cb 
long-ovate, with the margin and keel ciliato , 
scape pubescent ; umbel terminal ; pedicels 
bracteate. 8-12. 
4. Corolla Q-cleft, cylindric ; filaments in 
serted on the upper part of the tubf. . 
berry 3-celled ; cells 2'Seeded. 
C Mowers axillary. J 
multiflo'ra, (giant Solomon's seal, w. Ju 
2^.) stem terete ; leaves alternate, clasping 
oblong-ovate ; peduncles axillaiy, some o' 
them many -flowered. 2-3 f, 
bijlo'ra, (g-y. J. 2i.) stem terete, smooth , 
loaves alternate, sessile, elliptic-la aceolate, 
3-nervpd ; peduncles axillary, solitaiy, few 
flowered. 12-18i. 
pubes"cens, (w. M. 2i.) stem teretish, far 
rowed ; leaves alternate, clasping-ovat© 
pubescent beneath ; peduncles axillarv 
about 2-flowered. 19 : 
