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fiack, w. J T;.^ -eaves sub-ovate, lobed, 
Joubly tootl.ed or crenate, glabrous; cor- 
ymbs terminal, crowded ; capsules inflated ; 
flowers trigynous. Wet. 3-5 f. 
cre.iKi'tn, ( ^ ) leaves obovate, crenulate 
at the apex, acute, 3-nerved; corymbs 
crowded, peduncled. 
capita'ta, (J. ^ .) leaves ovate, somewhat 
lobed, doubly toothed, reticulate beneath, 
toraentose ; corymbs terminal, crowded, 
sub capitate, long-peduncled ; calyx to- 
mentose. 
sorhifo ha, (w. Au. I?.) flowers panicled; 
leaves pinnate ; leafets uniform, serrate, 
A native of Siberia. 
mo'nog i/'iia, ( ^ .) leaves glabrous, broad- 
ovate, sub-3-lobed, gash serrate ; corymbs 
nmbelled ; pedicels glabrous; segments of 
the calyx erect, spreading. 
2. Stem herbaceous. Leaves pinnate, 
arnn'cus, (goat's beard, w. J. Z^.) leaves 
2-3 pinnate, shining; spikes in panicles; 
styles 3-5. Var. america'na, very long, 
slender spikes. 4-6 f. Mountains. 
loba'ta, (r. Ju. 2^.) leaves glabrous, ter- 
minal one large, 7-lobed, lateral ones 3- 
lobed ; corymbs proliferous. 
ulma'ria, (queen of the meadow, w. Au. 
2^.) leaves pinnate, downy beneath; the 
terminal leafets larger, 3 lobed ; the lateral 
ones undivided ; flowers in a proliferous 
f.iorymb ; stem herbaceous. Ex. 
hetulifo'lia, (r. J. Ij>.) leaves glabrous, 
broad-ovate, gash-toothed ; corymbs termi- 
nal, compound, fastigiate, leafy. 1 f. 
iilmifo'lia, (w.) corymbs fastigiate ; leaves 
large. Ex. 
bel"la, (J.) corymbs of beautiful rose- 
colored flowers. Ex. 
aruefo'lia, (Ju.) a beautiful species, pro- 
ducing loose panicles of feathery, whitish 
flowers, A native of California. 
SIA'CHYS. 13—1. (Labiata.) [From s/a- 
chius, a spike.] 
as"pera, (hedge-nettle, clown-heal, w-p. 
■Ju. 2_f-) s^tem erect, hispid backward ; leaves 
sub petioled, lanceolate, acutely serrate, 
very glabrous; whorls about 6 flowered ; 
calyx with spreading spines. Var. teimi- 
fu'lia. leaves very thin and slender. Fields. 
hyssopifo'lia, scarcely pubescent, slender, 
erect; leaves sessile, lance linear; whorls 
about 4-flowered ; flowers sessile, purple ; 
corolla little hairy. Meadows. 
sylcntf'ica, leaves cordate, ovate-acumi- 
nate, serrate, hairy; floral ones nearly lin- 
ear ; whorls of 6 flowers ; calyx hairy, with 
5 acute teeth ; flowers purple ; lower lip 
of the corolla whitish with dark spots ; fetid. 
Woods. 
veluti'ua, (b.) stem simple, quadrangular, 
villose or sub-hispid ; leaves lance-ovate, 
u-enate, serrate, opposite and pointing four 
ways, clasping, close-sessile ; nerves .silky- 
tomentose ; whorls about 6- flowered ; co- 
rolla sub pil )se. 1 f. 
pilo'su, (r. 2^.) hirsutely pilose ; leaves 
sub sessile, serrate, acute, oblong-ovate ; 
ralyx veiy pilose ; whorls somewhat 6-flow- 
ured. 
latifdlia, (p. Ju. 2i.) whorls many-flow- 
ered, spiked , npper lip 2-cleft with acute 
segments ; leaves broad, cordate, rugose, 
hairy. Ex. 
his"pida, (y-p. Ju. stem and leavet 
hispid ; leaves petioled, nearly sessile, ovate- 
oblong, acute, ohtu.sely serrate ; whorls 
about 4-flowered ; calyx glabrous ; corolla 
large, rather longer than the stamens. 2 f. 
S. 
temnfo Ha, stem erect, angled, smoothish; 
leaves petioled, oval-lanceolate, serrnto, 
acuminate; whorls 6-flowered; calyx very 
pubescent. 18-24 i. jS. 
intermddia, (2^.) leaves oblong, sub-cor 
date, crenate ; stem somewhat woolly ; 
whorls many-flowered. <5. 
STAPHYLE'A. 5—3. [From staphule, a tu 
mor.] 
trifo'lia, (bladder-nut, y-w. M. F? .) leaves 
in threes; racemes pendent ; petals ciliate 
below. When the fruit is ripe, it consists 
of 2 or 3 inflated, adnate, sub-membranoii9 
capsules, each containing from 1 to 3 hard, 
small nuts. 6-12 f. 
STAT"ICE. 5—5. (Plumbagines.) 
limoai'iim, (marsh-rosemary, sea-laven- 
der, Au. 1^.) scape paniculate, terete ; 
leaves radical, linear, flat, smooth ; flowers 
sessile, secund, in a very large and much- 
branched panicle. Salt marshes. 
arvie'Ha, leaves all radical, linear, flat ; 
scape bearing a round head of rose-colored 
flowers, which are intermixed with scales, 
and have a 3-leaved, general involucre. 
Rocks near the .seashore. Striped. 
STELLA'RIA, 10—3. [Caiyophyllea.) [From 
slclla, a star so called Irotn the stailike ap 
pearance of its flowers.] 
me'dia, (chickweed, w. M. to Nov. 
stem procumbent, with pubescent leaves 
on opposite sides ; peduncles axillary and 
terminal, 1-flowered; petals white, deeply 
cleft; stamens 5-10. 913 i. Koad-side.s. 
lanccola'ta, (2^.) leaves lanceolate, acute 
at each end ; petals about as long as the 
calyx ; stigmas mostly 4, or wanting ; flow- 
ers solitary, axillai-y, and terminal, on slen- 
der peduncles. 6-18 i. 
longifo'lia, (long-leafed starwort,) leaves 
linear, acute, spreading, with the margins 
often scabrous ; panicle very long ; petals 
2-parted, broad-obovate. 12-15 i. Moist 
woods. 
pu'l)era. (w. M. 2^.) pubescent ; leaves 
sessile, ovate, ciliate ; pedicels dichotomous, 
recurved ; petals longer than the calyx. 6 
12 i. 
borea'lis, (w. Ju.) stem angular, dichoto- 
mous ; leaves lance-oval ; peduncles axil- 
lary, elongated, flowered ; petals deeply 
cleft, about equal to the calyx. White 
Mountains. 
lon"gipes, (w.) weak, very glabrous, 
glaucous; leaves linear, subulate, spread- 
ing ; peduncles terminal, dichotomou.sly 
branched ; bracts membranaceous ; pedi- 
cels much elongated; petals broad ovate, 
deeply bifid, a little lonirer than the ob- 
scurely 3 nerved calyx. Woods near Lako 
Ontario. 
I jn-ostra'ta. (Ap. 0.) stem slightly diOP 
