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FO T E RIU M— P RINO S. 
rhombic, simply and doubly serrate ; flow- 
ers numerous, sub-coiymbed, and axillary ; 
petals obcor(Jate, sFiorter tban tbe calyx. 
8-10 i. Old fields. Can. to Car. 
villo'sa, (hairy five-finger, 21.) assurgent, 
silky-villose ; stipules broad, membrana- 
ceous, entire ; leafets sessile, approximate, 
witb shining, close-pressed hairs above, 
hoary-toraentose beneath ; peduncles short, 
aggregate ; petals obcordate, longer than 
the calyx. 
hirsn'ta, (w. Ju. 2-f.) erect, simple, very 
hirsute ; leafets roundish, deeply dentate ; 
stipules lanceolate, sub-entire ; flowers ax- 
illary, sub-corymbed ; petals oblong linear, 
Bliorter than the calyx. 
POTE'RIUM. 19—12. (Rosacea;.) [From 
poterion, a cup, so called from the shape of 
the Howers.] 
sangnifior"ba, (burnet, J. U.) stem some- 
what angled, unarmed ; leaves pinnate ; 
leafets sen-ate ; flowers in heads. Ex. 
FRENAN"THES. 17—1. {Cichoracea:.) [From 
prenes, drooping, and anthos, flower.] 
al"ha, (white lettuce, w. p. Au. 2Z-) rad- 
ical leaves angled, hastate, toothed, some- 
what lobed, cauline ones round-ovate, 
toothed, petioled, upper ones mo.stly lance- 
olate ; panicle lax ; the terminal fascicle 
nodding ; calyx 8-cleft, 8-10 flowered. Var. 
na na, leaves 3- parted, hastate, ovate, and 
lanceolate, sometimes all simple ; racemes 
panicled or simple. 13 f. 
altia" ?:ima, (p. y. Au. ti) stem branch- 
ing ; leaves petioled, 3-lobed, angled, den- 
ticulate ; margin scabrous ; racemes axil- 
lary ; flowers nodding ; calyx about 5-flow- 
ered. 
corda'ta, (w. y. Au. 2^.) stem panicled 
above ; leaves petioled, cordate, toothed, 
ciliate ; floral ones sessile, oblong, entire ; 
panicle lax ; raceme flowered. 4-6 f. 
virga'ta, (w-p. Au. 2J!.) glabrous; stem 
very simple ; leaves all lyrate-sinuate ; 
branches somewhat 1-sided ; flowers pen- 
dent ; involucre glabrous, 8-cleft, 10-fiow- 
ered. 3-6 f. 
crepidin"ea, (S.) leaves broad lanceolate, 
attenuated at the base, unequally tooth-an- 
gled ; panicle fascicled, terminal, few-flow- 
ered, nodding ; involucrum hirsute, 10-12 
cleft, about 20-flowered. 4-6 f. 
deltoi'dea, (p. S.) stem simple, glabrous ; 
leaves deltoid, acuminate, acutely denticu- 
late, sub-glaucous beneath ; racemes axil- 
lary, few-flowered; involucrum 5-flowered, 
2 f. 
paticiflo'ra, stem branching, flexuous, 
panicled above ; branchlets 1-flowered ; 
Bowers erect ; leaves lance-linear, runci- 
nate, glabrous ; involucrum about 5-flow- 
ered. 
iUin&ien"sis, stem simple, and with the 
leaves, very rough; leaves all undivided, 
lance-oval ; raceme long ; fascicles sub-ses- 
Bile, erect, hirsute. S. 
f»RIiVIU'LA. 5—1. {Prwiulacem.) LFrompn- 
mulus, the beginning, so called because it 
blossoms in the beginning oi spring. The 
natural family, Prirnulacuse, is a division of 
Jussieu's order, Ly.simacliiae.] 
farinc/sa, (bird's eye priznrose, p 21.) 
I leaves obovate-spatulate, mealy beneath, 
umbel many-flowered ; peduncles spread- 
ing ; border of the corolla flat, as long aa 
the tube, with obtuse, obcordate segments 
scape 6-10 i.^ Leaves all radical. 
mistasin"ica, [21.) small, glabrous; leave* 
oval-spatulate, sub dentate; scape elouga- 
ted ; umbel few-flowered ; limb of the cor- 
ofla reflexed ; segments wedge-oblong, ob- 
tusely 2-cleft ; capsule oblong, exsert. 
angustifo'lia, (p.) leaves lance-oval, very 
entire, glabrous ; scape 1-flowered ; seg 
ments of the corolla ovate, very entire 
1-2 i. 
cortusai'des, a very ornamental species 
producing red flowers from May to July. 
Ex. 
jrrcEui'tens, (Chinese primrose,) a beauti- 
ful species, of which there are many vari- 
eties with pink, with white, and with semi- 
double flowers. Ex. 
acau'lis, (primrose, 2^.) leaves rugose, 
toothed, hirsute beneath ; scape 1-flowered. 
Ex. 
aurid'ula, (auricula primrose, 2^.) leaves 
serrate, fleshy, obovate: scape many-fiowr 
ered ; calyx mealy. Ex. 
ve'ris, (cowslip, r-y. Zf.) leaves rugose 
toothed ; limb of the corolla concave ; neck 
of the tube oblong ; calyx inflated. 
ela'tior, (oxlip primrose, w. y. Z^.) stalk 
many-flowered ; Hmb of the corolla flat 
flowers in an umbel, pale yellow, the cen- 
tre deeper yellow ; this is supposed to be a 
hybrid, between the primrose and cow- 
slip. 
vtdga'ris, the English botanists describe, 
the acaulis under this name ; it is the poly 
anthus of the florist. 
PRI'NOS. 6—1. (Rhamni.) 
verticilla'ttis, (winter berry, w. J. ^-j 
stem much branched ; leaves deciduous 
oval, serrate, acuminate, pubescent be 
neath ; flowers dioecious, 6 cleft; sterile 
ones axillary, sub umbellate ; fertile ones 
aggregated, berries globose. Berriee bright 
scarlet. 6-8 f. Swamps. 
gla'ber, leaves evergreen, wedge-form« 
coriaceous, shining ; pedicels axillat-y, most- 
ly 3-flowered ; berries black and shining, 
globose. 3-4 f. Ink-ben-y. 
laviga'tus, (Ju. Ip.) leaves deciduous, 
lanceolate with appressed serratures, glab- 
rous both sides, shining above ; nerves be- 
neath scarcely pubescent; flowers 6-cleftj 
pistillate flowers axillary, solitary, sub-ses- 
sile ; staminate flowers scattered. 6-8 f. 
ambig"uus, (w. J. ^.) leaves deciduous^ 
oval, entire, acuminate at each end; flow- 
ers 4-cleft ; staminate ones crowded on the 
lower branches, pistillate ones solitary, on 
long peduncles. A small tree with whitish 
bark. 3-5 f. 
integrifo'lia, ( 1? .) leaves deciduous, oval, 
entire, mucronate, on long petioles, glabrous 
on both sides ; pistillate flowers soUtary, 
long-peduncled. S. 
lanceola'tuR, (J. 1?.) leaves deciduous 
lanceolate, finely and remotely serrulate, 
acute at each end, glabrous on both sides 
pistillate flowers scattered generally in 
