90 CONVALLARIA—CORONILLA. 
CONVALLARIA. 6—1. (Asparagi.) [From the Latin conval'lis, a valley, from the habit of 
the plant.] 
bifo'lia, (w. M. J. %.) stern 2-leaved; leaves on short petioles, cordate-oblong, 
very smooth on both sides; racemes simple, terminal; flowers tetrandrous. 
4-6 i. Dwarf Solomon’s-seal. 
stella'to, (w. M. 24.) stem with alternate,.clasping, oval-lanceolate leaves; ra¬ 
ceme simple, terminal. 8-18 i. 
trifo'lia , (vv. J. 94.) stem about 3-leaved ; leaves alternate, ovate-lanceolate, 
contracted at the base ; raceme simple, terminal, few-flowered. 6-10 i. 
racemo'sa, (y-w. M. 2|_.) stem with alternate leaves; sessile, oblong-oval, acu¬ 
minate. nerved, pubescent; flowers in a terminal raceme-panicle. 18-241. 
Large Solomon ; s-seal. 
maja'lis , (lily of the valley, A. w. J. 'T-J-.) scape naked, smooth; leaves oval- 
ovate. S. 
CONVOLVULUS. 5—1. (Convolvuli.) [From convolvo , to intwine.] 
re'pens , (field bind-weed, w. and r. J. 'll-.) twining; leaves sagittate, with the 
apex acute and the lobes truncate, entire, (some obtuse;) bracts acute, longer 
than the calyx, and shorter than the middle of the corolla ; peduncle an¬ 
gled, exceeding the petiole. 
pandura'tus , (mechoacan, w. and r.Xu. 2j_.) twining, pubescent; leaves broad- 
cordate, entire or lobed, guitar-form; peduncles long; flowers fascicled; 
calyx glabrous, awnless ; corolla tubular bell-form. Resembles rhubarb in 
its effects. 
sta?is, (w. J. 21.) erect; leaves oval or oblong, sub-cordate, pubescent; pedun¬ 
cles 1-flowered, generally longer than the leaves. 9-12 i. 
jala'pa , leaves ovate, sub-cordate, obtuse, villose. South America. The root 
affords the jalap of commerce. 
bata'tus, (sweet potato, Carolina potato, w-r. Ju. 24.) creeping, tuberous; leaves 
cordate, hastate, angular lobed, 5-nerved, smoothish ; peduncles long; flow¬ 
ers fascicled; corolla sub-campanulate. Cultivated. 
purpu'reus, (common morning-glory, b. p. J. (v).) pubescent; leaves cordate, 
entire; peduncles 2 to 5-flowered; pedicels nodding, thickened; divisions 
of the calyx lanceolate ; capsules glabrous. Cultivated. 
COPTIS. 12—13. (Ranunculacece.) 
trifo'lia, (gold thread, w. M. 940 scape 1-flowered ; leaves ternate ; roots 
long, filiform, golden yellow, very bitter. 2-4 i. 
CORALLQRHIZA. 18—1. (Orchidece.) [From korallion, coral, and riza, root.] 
odontorhi'za, (coral teeth, p. w. Ju. 24.) lip entire, oval, obtuse, margin cre- 
nate; spur obsolete, adnate to the germ ; capsule sub-globose. 12 i. 
COREOPSIS. 17— 3. (Corymbiferce.) [From koris, insect, opsis, resembling.] 
tripte'ris, (tickseed sunflower, y. 24.) glabrous; leaves petioled, lanceolate, 
entire, radical ones pinnate, eauline ones ternate; rays entire ; seeds obovate. 
iincto'ria, (elegant coreopsis, y-p.) radical leaves sub-bipinnate; ieafets sub¬ 
oval,-entire, glabrous, eauline ones sub-pinnate; Ieafets linear; rays 2- 
coloured, seeds naked. 1-4 f. Missouri. 
CORIANDRUM. 5—2. (Umbel lifer a.) [From koris. a bug. probably from itspeculiar smell.] 
sati'vum, (coriander, w. J. 0.) fruit globose; calyx and style permanent. Ex. 
CORISPERMUM. 1—2. (Atriplices.) [From koris, bug, sperma, seed.] 
hyssopifo'lium, (Au. I7.) spikes terminal, leaves unarmed, nerveless, linear. 
A variety, americanum, has spikes axillary; leaves nerved, mucronate. 
CORNUS. 4—1. (CaprifoVice.) 
canaden"sis, (dogweed, low cornel, w. M. 24.) herbaceous; leaves at the top 
whorled, veiny; involucre ovate, acuminate; fruit globose. 4-8 i. 
fiori'da , (false-box, w-y. M. T^.) leaves ovate, acuminate; involucre 4, very 
large, somewhat obcordate; fruit ovate. 15-30 f. 
circina'ta, (w. J. I7.) branches warty; leaves broad-oval, acuminate, white- 
downy beneath j cymes depressed. 6-8 f. 
CORONILLA. 16—10. (Leguminosce.) 
em'merus, (coronilla, y. I7 ) stem angled, woody; peduncles about 3-flowered; 
claws of the petals about thrice as long as the caly^x. Ex. 
