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CUNILA- -DACTYLIS. 
lagena na, (gourd, calabash, w. Au. 0.) 
fcafes cordate, round-obtuse, pubescent, 
denticulate, with 2 glands at the base on 
the under side ; pomaceous berry clavate, 
Bomewhat woody. Ex. 
vernico'sa, (club squash, y. J. 0.) leaves 
cordate, deeply 5-lobed; middle narrowed 
at the ba.se, denticulate; pepo clavate, a 
little warty. Ex. 
foetidis"sima, (Ju. 2X-) stems procumbent, 
Bulcate ; leaves alternate, long-petioled, 
Bomewhat erect, triangular-cordate, sca- 
brous, glaucous, thick ; margin sinuate, un- 
dulate; fruit globose, smooth, sub-sessile; 
tendrils trichotomous. S. 
CTJNI'LA. 13—1. (Labiatee.) 
glabella,, smooth ; radical leaves nearly 
oval, cauline leaves oblong-linear, entire ; 
flowers axillary, mostly solitary, on long 
peduncles. Limestone rocks. Niagai^ 
Falls. Stems 8 to 10 inches high, branched 
below. Corolla violet, longer than the calyx. 
CUPIIE'A. 11 — 1. (Salicarice.) 
vhcosis" sima, (wax-bush, p. J. ^ .) vis- 
cous; leaves oppo.site, petioled, ovate-ob- 
long ; flowers with 12 stamens, lateral, 
solitary; peduncles very short. 
CUPRES"SUS. 19—15. {ConUercB.) 
thyoi'des, (while cedar, M. 9.) branchlets 
compressed ; leaves imbricate four ways, 
ovate, tubercled at the base ; strobile glob- 
alar. 
dis"ticha, (Feb.) leaves distichous, flat, 
deciduous; sterile florets paniculate, leaf- 
less ; strobile spherical. 
CUSCU'TA. 5—2. (ConvolvuH.) 
amcrica'na, (dodder, w. Au. 0.) flow- 
ers peduncled, umbelled, 5-clo^t ; stigma 
capitate. A bright yellow, leafless vine, 
twining round other weeds, in damp 
places. 
eiirope'a, (w. Au. 1^.) flowers sub-sessile ; 
stigma acute ; stamens 4 or 5. Ex. 
CY'CAS. 20—12. (Cycadem.) [This plant is 
intermediate between the Pines and Ferns.] 
circina'lis, (sago-planl,) frond pinnate ; 
leafets lance-linear, acute, 1 -nerved, flat. 
East Indies. 
CYMBID"1UM. 18-1. (Orchidem.) [From 
cymba, a boat.] 
pidclieV'lum, (grass pink, r. Ju. 2/.) radi- 
cal leaves ensiform, nerved ; scape few- 
flowcred ; lip erect, slender at the base ; 
lamina spread; disk concave, bearded. 
Var. graminifo'lia, leaves 12 lines broad ; 
bracted ones acuminate. 12-18 i, 
CYDO'NA. See Py'rus. 
CYNA'RA. 17—1. (Cinarocephala.) 
scoVymus, (garden artichoke, iX-) leaves 
Bub-spinose, pinnate ; scales of the calyx 
ovate. Naturalized. Ex. 
CYNOGLOS"SUM. 5—1. (Boraginem.) [From 
kuon, a dog, and glossa, tongue.] 
amplexican'Ie, (wild eomfrey, w. & b. 
J. U-) very hirsute; leaves oval-oblong; 
upper one clasping; corymbs terminal, 
eaflessjiong-peduncled. 
syl/vat"icum, (b. Ju. ^ .) nakcdish ; leaves 
«patu]ate-lanceolate, shining, scabrous be- 
neath ; racemes scattered. <S. 
ojpdna'le, (hound-tongue, p. Ju. ^.)v€ry 
soft-pubescent ; leaves broad-lanceolate, 
sessile ; panicled ract?mes. 
CYPE'RUS. 3—1. (Cyperoidcm.) iFrom ku 
paros, a round vessel, which the root resem- 
bles.] 
injlex"us, {Au.J^.) umbel 2 to 3-rayed, ot 
conglomerated and simple; involucre 3- 
leaved, very long; spikelets collected into 
ovate heads, oblong, 8 flowered; glumes 
squarrose at the tip. 2-3 i. 
Jlaves"cen8, (yellow grass, Au. 11 ■) spike- 
lets linear-lanceolate, in fascicles of 3 to 4 ; 
glumes obtuse; style 2-cleft and lenticular; 
involucre 3-leaved, longer than the spikes 
6-8 i. 
phymato'des, (Au.) umbel simple or de- 
I compound; involucres to 9-leaved ; three 
j of the leaves very long ; peduncles com 
I pressed ; .spikelets distichous, linear; lower 
1 ones branched, about 15-flowered ; sides 
\ rather convex ; glumes oblong, obtuse ; 
j radicles tuberous at the extremities. 1 f. 
mariscoi'des, (Au.) umbel simple or 1 to 
! 2-rayed ; spikelets capitate, linear, 7 to 8- 
] flowered ; glumes loose, obtuse. 8-12 i. 
I strigo'siis, spikes oblong, loose ; spikelets 
subulate, expanding, a little remote; small 
I involucres generally wanting ; partial um- 
bels with alternate rays. 2-3 f. 
CYPRIPE'DIUM. 18—2. (OrchidecB.) [From 
I kupris, Venus, podion, slipper.] 
ptibes''cens, (yellow ladies' slipper, y. M. 
11.) stem leafy; lobe of the style triangu- 
lar-oblong, obtuse ; outer petals oblong- 
ovate, acuminate ; inner ones very long, 
linear, contorted ; lip compressed, shorter 
than the petals. 
specta bile, (gay ladies' slipper, w. and p. 
J. Z^.) stem leafy; lobe of the style oval- 
cordate, obtuse ; outer petals broad-oval, 
obtuse ; lip longer than the petals, split. 
acau'le, (low ladies' slipper, w. and p. 
M. 2i.) scape leafless, 1-flowered ; radica 
leaves 2, oblong, obtuse ; lobe of the styl6 
roundish-rhomboidal, acuminate, deflected 
petals lanceolate ; lip shorter than the pe 
tals, cleft before. 1 f. 
can" didum, (white ladies' slipper, w. M. 
11) stem leafy; leaves oblong-lanceolate ; 
lobe of the style lanceolate, rather obtuse ; 
lip compressed, shorter than the lanceolate 
segments of the perianth. 
farvijlo'rtvm, (common ladies' slipper, 
I y-g. M. 2|-) stem leafy; lobe of the style 
I triangular, acute ; outer segments of the 
perianth ovate-oblong, acuminate ; inner 
ones linear, contoi-ted ; lip compressed 
shorter than the perianth. 12 i. 
CYRIL"LA. 5—1. {Ericm.) [After Dr. Cy 
rilli, a botanist of Naples.] 
racemijlo'ra, (w. J. ^ .) leaves lanceolate 
cuneate at the base, coriaceous, very 
smooth ; petals thrice as long as the calyx 
15 f. Sandy woods. Carolina. Charles- 
ton. La. 
DACTYLIS. 3—2. (Graminem.) [From dae- 
tulos, a finger, from the appearance of its 
pericarp.] 
glumcrf/ta, (J. 2^.) panicltr glom«3rate; 
leaves cariaate. 2-3 f. 
