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.VGO'DIUM 21—1. (Filices.) [From lu- 
godes, plianc, and ima, one, or mtivn, to di- 
minish.] 
palma'tum, (climbing feni, g-y. Au. 2^.) 
stem flexuous and climbing ; fronds conju- 
gate, cordate, palmate, 5-lobed ; lobes en- 
lire, obtuse ; spikelets oblong-linear, in a 
compound temiinal spike. 3-4 f. 
LYSIMA'CHIA. 5—1. (Lysimachia.) [From 
Lysimachus, its discoverer.] 
stric"ta, (loose-strife, y. Ju. 2^.) raceme 
terminal, very long, lax; leaves opposite, 
lanceolate, sessile ; petals lanceolate, spread- 
ing. 1-2 f. 
cilia'ta, (y. J. Z/.) sub-pubescent; leaves 
opposite, long-petioled, sub-cordate, oval ; 
petioles ciliate ; pedicels somevi^hat in pairs ; 
flowers nodding. 2-4 f. 
quadrifo'lia, (y. J. 21.) leaves verticillate 
in fours and fives, ovate-lanceolate, acumi 
nate; peduncles axillary, 1 -flowered, by 
fours ; segments of the corolla oval, entire, 
often obtuse. 12-18 i. 
Ihyrsijio'ra, (y. J. 2^!.) stem simple, 
smooth ; leaves sessile, lanceolate, Oj posite, 
acute, paler underneath ; racemes lateral, 
long peduncled ; flowers small. Appear- 
ance unlike the rest of the genus. 
12-18 i. 
hy'brida, stem smooth, somewhat branch- 
ed ; leaves mostly opposite, Innceolate, 
acute at each end, on short, ciliate petioles ; 
flowers nodding ; corolla about as long as 
the calyx. 
revolu'ta, (y. J. 11.) stem quadrangular 
branched ; leaves opposite, sessile, long 
linear, margin revolute ; peduncles 1-flow 
ered, sub-temiinal, nodding. 12-18 i. 
herbemon"ti, (21.) flowers in terminal ra 
cemes, lower ones verticillate, upper ones 
scattered ; leaves by fours, ovate-lanceolate, 
sessile, 3-nerved. 2 (. S. 
lanceola'ta, (2^.) very smooth; leaves by 
fours, rather petiolate, lanceolate, promi- 
nently acuminate ; peduncles by fours, 
many-flowered, upper flowers in racemes ; 
segments of the corolla ovate and acute. 
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heterophyV'la, (Ju. 24^.) leaves opposite, 
lower ones roundish, upper ones linear, 
sessile ; flowers nodding. 'l2-18 i. S. 
august if o'lia, (y. 21.) very smooth, 
branching; leaves opposite and vvhorled, 
long-linear, punctate ; racemes terminal, 
short ; segments of the corolla oblong. (S. 
wimmula'ria, (money-wort,) an evergreen 
trailer in a moist soil, producing shoots two 
ind three feet long. Ex. 
verticilla'tum, an upright plant, with a 
profusion of showy yellow flowers. Ex. 
capita'ta, (y. J. 2:^.) stem smooth, simple, 
punctate ; leaves opposite, sessile, broad- 
lanceolate. punctate; peduncles axillary, 
elongated; flowers in dense heads, 6-7 
parted. Swamps. Stem 1 f. 
quadi-ijlo'ra, branching ; stem smooth ; 
leaves se.ssi]e, opposite, long-linear ; pedun- 
cles in fours, sub-terminal, 1 -flowered. 
2-3 f. 
LYrH"RUM. 11-1. (Salicarim.) [From 
luthron, blood, sc called fiom its color.] 
salica'iia, (purple loose-strife, p. Ju. 2/ 
pubescent ; leaves opposite and temate» 
sessile, lanceolate, cordate at the base ; 
flowers with 12 stamens (sometimes ^ or 8) 
terminal, whorled spiked ; capsule oblong 
Wet meadows. Stem 2 f. 
ala'tmn, (p. Ju. 2J[.) very glabrous; stem 
winged ; flowers hexandrous, axillary, sol- 
itary, sessile. 2-3 f. <S. 
verticil In' turn, (swamp willow-herb, p. 
Au. 2/.) pubescent; leaves opposite or in 
threes, lanceolate, petioled ; flowers axil- 
lary, somewhat in whorls ; fruit globose ; 
stamens 10. Wet grounds. 2 f. 
hyfssopifo'lium, (dwarf grass-poley, w 
[). 2^.) leaves alternate and opposite, lance- 
linear, sub-oval ; flowers solitary, axillary 
Hexandrous. 6-10 i. 
virga'tnm, (p. Ju. 2X) leaves opposite, 
lanceolate, glabrous ; stem panicled ; flow- 
ers axillary in threes, on pedicels ; stamena 
12. 
linea're, (w. Ju. 2/.) smooth, virgate: 
leaves generally op[)osite, linear, acute : 
flowers axillary, solitary, hexandrous. 3-4 f. 
S. _ 
diffa'sum, (p. Au.) 1 fool in height. 
MACBRl'DEA. 13—1. [Lahiata.) [In honoi 
of Dr. McHride.] 
puVchra, (p. and w. Au. 2/.) stem erect, 
simple ; leaves oppo.site, acute, lanceolate^ 
ciliate, serrulate, punctate, glabrous be- 
neath, somewhat hairy above, upper ones 
se.ssile, lower ones attenuated at the base 
as if petioled. 12-18 i. S. 
MACRO'TRYS 12—1. {Ranunculacea.) [Fron 
jiiakros, large, and hotrus, a raceme.] 
racemo'sa, (bug-bane, blacksnake root 
cohosh, w. Ju. 2_/[.) leaves decompound 
leafets oblong-ovate, gash-toothed ; racemes 
in wand-like spikes; capsules ovate. Woods. 
3-9 f. 
MAGNO'LIA. 12—12. [From Magnol, who 
wrote on botany in 1720.] 
glau'ca, (sweet-bay, swamp-laurel, w. J. 
Ip.) leaves glaucous beneath, perennial, 
obtuse, elliptical; flowers 9-12 petalled ; pe- 
tals obovate. concave. A large shrub, with 
whitish bark ; flowers solitary, odorous. 
Var. lr7tifo'lia,has deciduous leaves. Var 
longifn'Ua, has leaves acute at both ends, 
perennial. N. J. to Car. 
acumina'ta, (cucumber-tree, b y. J. 
leaves deciduous, oval, acuminate, pubes- 
cent beneath ; flowers 6-9 petalled ; petals 
obovate. Mountains. Penn. to Car. A 
tree, sometimes 70 feet high. 
tripeftalo, (umbrella ti-ee, w. J. Ip .) leavep 
large, deciduous, cuneate-lanceolate, acute, 
silky when young ; petals 9, oval-lanceolate, 
acute, the outer ones rcflexed. Mountain.s, 
woods. Penn. to Geo. A small tree, with 
veiy large leaves and flowers. 
grandljio'ra, (big laurel magnolia, w. M 
^.) leaves evergreen, oval, thick, leathery • 
petals broad, obovate, abruptly narrowoc 
into a claw. 60-80 feet. S. 
macrophyi'la, (w. J. .) leaves very 
large, oblong, cuneate-obovate, sinuate and 
aiiriculate at base, glaucous beneath ; pe- 
tals 6, ovate-obtuse. 30-35 f. 6' 
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