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DION.EA, ERODIUM. 
10—1. DIOX.EA. 20. 68. 
Southern. 
muscip"ula J (Venus’ fly-trap. E. w. Ju. 7l.)radical leaves, with terminal ciliate 
appendages, somewhat resembling a rat-trap ; this is suddenly closed on 
being irritated. 
4— 1. D1PSACUS. 18. 56. 
sylves"tris , (wild teasel. O. w-b. Ju. (J.) leaves rarely connate, opposite: 
scales of the receptacle straight : involucrum curved upward. 3 — 4 f. S. 
5— 1. ECHIUM. 41. 42. 
r ulga're, (blue thistle, b. M. rf.) stem tuberculate-hispid : leaves lance-linear, 
hispid: spikes lateral : stamens longer than the corolla, 2 — 3 f. S. 
5—1. DROSERA. 20. 68. 
r otundifo'lia, (sundew. O. y-w. Au. '2J,) scape simple : leaves nearly orbicular, 
narrowed at the base : petioles long, downy. Wet or damp. 4—8 i. & 
17—5. ELEPHANTOPUS. 49. 55. 
carolinia'nus , (elephant-foot. r. Au. 7|.) radical and cauline leaves oblong, nar- 
rowed at the base, pilose on both sides : stem erect, pilose, leafy. 2 f. & 
10—1. EPIGJEA. 18. 51. 
r e'pens, (trailing arbutus. O. r. & w. Ap. Ty) stem creeping : branches and 
petioles very hirsute: leaves cordate- ovate, entire : corolla cylindric. 
8—1. EPILOBIUM. 17. 88. 
spica'tum, (willow' herb. O. p. Ju. Tj..) leaves scattered, lance-linear, veiny, gla- 
brous : flowers unequal : stamens declined. 4 — 6 f. 
13—2. EPIPHEGUS. 40. 35. 
tirginia'nus , (beech drops, cancer root. O. y. p. Ju. Tj,) stem very branching : 
flowers alternate, distant : calyx short, cup-form, shorter than the capsule. 
The whole plant is yellowish-white and of a naked appearance. 8—12 i. 
S. Astringent. 
21—1. EQUISETUM. 55. 5. 
hycma’le. (scouring rush. E. Ju. TJ..) stems erect, very scabrous, bearing 
spikes at the apex : sheaths 2-coloured, withering at the base and apex : 
teeth with caducous awns. 2 — 3 f. S. 
8—1. ERICA. 18. 51. 
Exotic. 
puhes"cens , (downy heath, r. M.) corolla linear, pubescent, with the limb 
erect ; capsule glabrous : leaves fringed. 
17—2. ERIGERON. 49. 55. 
bellidifo'lium, (O. w-p. M. Tj..) hairy, gray : radical leaves obovate, sub-ser- 
rate ; stem leaves remote, oblong-ovate, amplexicaul, entire : stem 3-5- 
flowered : rays nearly twice as long as the hemispherical calyx. 12 — 18 i. 
S. 
philadel'phicum , (O. w-p. J. 71.) pubescent : leaves wedge-oblong, sub-ser- 
rate ; cauline ones half-clasping : ray florets capillary, as long as the disk : 
stem branched above, many-flowered. 2 — 3 f. S. 
15—5. ERODIUM. 14. 73. 
Exotic. 
cico’nium, (stork-bill geranium. 0.) peduncle many-flowered : leaves pinnate : 
leafets pinnatifid, toothed : petals oblong, obtuse ; stem ascending. 
cicuta rium, (hemlock geranium, p. Ap. 0.) peduncles many-flowered : leaves 
pinnate ; leafets sessile, pinnatifid, gashed : corolla larger than the calyx : 
stem prostrate, hirsute. 
moschatum, (musk geranium. 0.) peduncles many-flowered: leaves pinnate ; 
