CONVOLVULUS-^ORIANDRUM 
399 
eanalicf'uta'ta, (claspinc: solomon's seal, 
w. Ju. Z^.) stem channeled ; leaves alter- 
nate, claspintr, oblong', marc^n pubescent; 
peduncles axillary, al)Out 2 flowered. 
latifo'lin, (Ju. stem angled; leaves 
sessile, ovate, acummate ; peduncles one, 
or many -flowered. 4 f. 
hir^'ta, {2X-) stem angular, hispid ; leaves 
alteniate, somewhat clasping, cvaie, ab- 
ruptly acuminate; peduncles axillary, 3- 
Powered. 
majn'lh, (lily of the valley, w. J. H) 
Toape naked, smooth; leaves oval-ovate, o. 
' Cultivated. 
< ONVOL"VULUS. .5—1. (ConvolvuH.) [From 
convoli-o, to iritwine ] 
re'pCTi!^, (field bind weed, w. and r. J. ) 
twining; leaves sagittate, with the apex 
Rcute and the lobes truncate, entire, (some 
obtuse) : bracts acute, longer than tbe ca- 
lyx, and shorter than the middle of the co- 
rolla; peduncle angled, exceeding the pe- 
tiole. 
pandiira'tus, (mechoacan, w. and. r. Ju. 
2^.) twining, pubescent; leaves broad-cor- 
date, entire or lobed, guitar-form; pedun- 
cles long ; flowers fascicled ; calyx glab- 
rous, awnless ; corolla tubular beU-form. 
Resembles rhubarb in its effects. 
stans, (w. J. 2X-) erect; leaves oval or 
oblong, sub-cordate, pubescent : peduncles 
l-flowei'ed, generally longer than the leaves. 
9-12 i. 
arven"si!i. (bind-weed, w. J. 11.) stem 
climbing or prostrate ; leaves sagittate ; lobes 
acute, spreading ; peduncles about 1-flow- 
ered ; bi'acts minute, acute. 
spithn'rnens, (dwarf moniing glory, w. J. 
li') erect; leaves oval, or oblong, sub-cor- 
date, pubescent ; peduncles 1 -flowered, gen- 
erally longer than the leaves. 9-12 i. 
tri'coJor, (3-co!ored bind-weed, Ju. @,) 
leaves lance-ovate, glabrous ; stem declined; 
flowers solitary. Ex. 
jala'pa, leaves ovate, sub cordate, obtuse, 
villose. South America. The root affords 
the jalap of commerce. 
bata'tiis, (sweet potato, Carolina potato, 
w-r. Ju. 24^.) creeping, tuberous; leaves 
cordate, hastate, angular-lobed, 5-nerved, 
smcothish ; peduncles long ; flowers fasci- 
cled ; corolla sub-campanulate. Cultivated. 
purpu'reus, (common morning-glory, b. 
p. J. ^.) pubescent; leaves cordate, entire; 
peduncles 2 to 5-flowered ; pedicels nod- 
ding, thickened ; divisions of the calyx lan- 
Teolate ; capsules glabrous. Cultivated. 
OONY'ZA. 17—2. (Corymbiferm.) [From Konis, 
dust, or konops, a gnat ; the powder destroys 
fleas ] 
camphnra'ta, or marylnn"dica, (plow- 
man's wort, p. Au. 2^ .) herbaceous, slightly 
pubescent ; leaves on petioles, ovate-lanceo- 
late, very acute, denticulate ; coiymbs ter- 
minal, shorter than the leaves ; scales of the 
involucre acute, as long as the florets. 
GOF'TIS. 12-12. {Raniinculacem.) 
trifo'lla, (gold tlu-ead, w. M. 2|.) scape 1- 
fcrowered ; leaves tcrnate ; roots long', fili- 
form, golden yellow; very bitter. 2-4 i. 
aspleaifo'Un, (!(.) leaves biternate, leafets 
\ib-i)ixuiiititid scape 2-llowered 
occiden' talis, (false go.d-tliread, y. 2^w) 
evergi-een ; leaves gasli 3 -lobed, oi obso 
letely 3-Ieaved, sub-coriaceous ; scape vei"y 
short, about 3-flowered. 
CORaLLORHI'ZA. 18—1. (OrchidecB.) [From 
korallion. coral, and riza, root.] 
odontorhi'za, (coral-teeth, p. w. Ju. 2.^.} 
lip entire, oval, obtuse, margin crenate , 
spur obsolete, adnate to the germ ; capsule 
sub-globose. 12 i. 
ver"nn, (coral-root, w. y. M 2^.) petals 
lirear-lanceolate, spreading : lip oblong, 
without spots, bidentate at tlie base, apex 
recurved, ovate ; spur obsolete, adnate. 
5-6 i. 
mnltiflc/rn, (p. Ju.) scape many-flowered 
(1.5-30), lip cuneate-oval, 3-parted. recurved, 
spotted ; spur conspicuous,adnate. 12-20 i. 
CORCHO'RUS. 12—1. {Tiliacem.) 
siHqno'ans, branching ; leaves ovate or 
lanceolate, acute, equally serrate ; capsules 
pod-shaped, linear, 2-valved, nearly gla 
brous. Alabama. 
COREOP"SIS. n»-3. (Corymbifercs.) [From 
koris insect, opsis, resembling.] 
triple' ris, (tickseed sunflower, y. 2^.) gla- 
brous ; leaves petioled, lanceolate, entire, 
radical ones pinnate, cauline ones temate ; 
rays entire ; seeds obovate. 
fincto'ria, ^legant coreopsis, y-p.) radical 
leaves sub-bipiunate, leafets sub-oval, en- 
tire, glabrous; cauline ones sub-pinnate, 
leafets linear ; rays 2-colored, seeds naked. 
1-4 f Missouri. 
ro'sea, (tickweed, y. r. M.) small, smooth ; 
stem simple ; leaves linear, entire, opposite, 
and undivided ; axils leafy ; flowers few, 
long-peduncled, dichotomous, tenninal ; rays 
unequally 3-toothed. 1 f. 
trichosper"ma, (y. Ju. $ .) glabrous, di- 
chotomous ; leaves opposite, divided, qui- 
nate-pinnate, lanceolate-sen*ate ; outer leaf- 
ets of the involucre ciliate-serrate ; I'ays en 
tire ; akenes wedge-fonn, about 4-toothed 
2 I 
dichot"oma, (y. S. stem glabrous, na- 
kedish, and dichotomous above; leave.i 
mostly altei-nate, undivided, entire, narrow- 
ing into the petioles; akenes obovate, 2- 
bristled, scabrous, with a torn margin. 2 f 
as"pera, leaves lanceolate-linear, rough 
upper ones alteniate, lower ones opposite 
stem 1 -flowered. 
palma'ta, (y.) stem simple, 1-3 flowered ; 
leaves alternate, sessile, sub-coriaceous, pal- 
mate, 3-lobed; margin scabrous; double 
involucre S-parted; akenes cblong-elliptic, 
naked 12 i. 
Innceolafta, (y. S. 2^.) leaves opposite, 
undivided, sessile, lanceolate-linear, entire, 
ciliate ; peduncles long, naked ; akenes or- 
bicular, scabrous, winged 2-toothed at the 
summit, emarginate. S. 
arii^ta'ta, {y. Au. 1^.) pubescent; leaves 
opposite, divided, quinate. pinnate, leafets 
serrate ; rays entire, broad, oval ; akenes 
cuneate-obovate, 2-awned; awns long' di- 
varicate. S. 
CORIAN"DRUM. 5—2. (UmbelHfera;.) [From 
koris, a bug, probably from its peculiar smell ^ 
suti'vnm, (coriander, w. J. 0.) f\-uit glr 
bose ; calyx and style permanent. E & 
