92 
CUCUMIS—DACTYLIS. 
CUCUMIS. 19—16. (Cucurbit acece.) 
angu'ria ,, (prickly cucumber,) leaves palmate-sinuate; fruit globose, echinate. 
me'lo , (muskmelon, y. Ju. IJ).) angles of the leaves rounded; pome oblong 
torulose. Sweet scented. Ex. 
sati'vus, (cucumber, y. Ju. <v).) angles of the leaves straight; pomaceous 
berry oblong, scabrous. Brought from Asia. 
CXJCURBITA. 19—16. (Cucurbitacecc.) [The name signifies crooked..] 
ovif'era , (egg-squash, |v>.) leaves cordate, angled, 5-lobed, denticulate, pubes- 
cent; pomaceous berry with fillet-like stripes, lengthwise. Ex. 
j pep"o, (pumpkin, y. Ju. fv}.) leaves cordate, obtuse, sub 5-lobed, denticulate; 
pomaceous berry roundish or oblong, smooth. Yar. poliro, has the fruit 
more or less flattened. From Asia. 
citruV'lus , (watermelon, y. Au. #.) leaves 5-lobed ; the lobes sinuate-pinnatifid, 
obtuse; pomaceous berry oval, smooth. Fruit watery, often striped. From 
Africa and the south of Asia. 
lagena'ria, (gourd, calabash, w. Au. 0.) leaves connate, round-obtuse, pubes¬ 
cent, denticulate, with 2 glands at the base on the under side ; pomaceous 
berry clavate, somewhat woody. Ex. 
CXJNTLA. 13—1. ( Labiatce .) 
glabel'da , smooth; radical leaves nearly oval, cauline leaves oblong-linear, 
entire ; flowers axillary, mostly solitary, on long peduncles. Limestone 
rocks. Niagara Falls. Stems 8 to 10 inches high, branched below. Corolla 
violet, longer than the calyx. 
CUPHEA. 11—1. ( Salicaricb .) 
viscosis"sima , (wax-bush, p. J. L.) viscous; leaves opposite, petioled, ovate- 
oblong; flowers with 12 stamens, lateral, solitary; peduncles very short. 
CUPRESSUS. 19—15. (Conifer a.) 
thyo'ides, (white cedar, M. 17.) branchlets compressed; leaves imbricate four 
ways, ovate, tubercled at the base; strobile globular. 
CUSCUTA. » 5— 2. ( Convolvuli .) 
america'na , (dodder, w. Au.§.) flowers peduncled, umbelled, 5-cleft; stigma 
capitate. A bright yellow, leafless vine, twining round other weeds, in 
damp places. 
cnrope'a , (w. Au. ©.) flowers suft-sessile; stigma acute; stamens 4 or 5. Ex. 
CYMBIDIUM. 18—1. ( Orchidece .) [From cymba, a boat.] 
\pulcheV'lum , (grass pink, r. Ju. 9^.) radical leaves ensiform, nerved; scape 
few-flowered ; lip erect, slender at the base ; lamina spread ; disk concave, 
bearded. Var. graminijolm , leaves 1-2 lines broad; bracted ones acu¬ 
minate. 12-18 i. 
CYNARA. 17—1. (Cinarocephalce.') 
scol"ymus, (garden artichoke, leaves sub-spinose, pinnate; scales of the 
caiyx ovate. Naturalized. Ex. 
CYNOGLOSSUM. 5—1. ( Boraginece .) [From iciton, a dog, and glossa, tongue.] 
officina'le , (hound-tongue, p. Ju. (f.) very soft-pubescent; leaves broad- 
lanceolate, sessile; panicled racemes. 
CYPRIPEDIUM. 18— 2. (Orchidece.) [From kupris, Venus, podion, slipper.] 
pubes 11 cens, (yellow ladies’ slipper, y. M. Of.) stem leafy; lobe of the style 
triangular-oblong, obtuse; outer petals oblong-ovate, acuminate; inner 
ones very long, linear, contorted; lip compressed, shorter than the petals. 
specta'bile, (gay ladies’ slipper, w. and p. J. 2j-.) stem leafy; lobe of the style 
oval-cordate, obtuse; outer petals broad-oval, obtuse; lip longer than the 
petals, split. 
acau'le, (low ladies’ slipper, w. and p. M. QJ.) scape leafless, 1-flowered; radi¬ 
cal leaves 2, oblong, obtuse; lobe of the style roundish-rhomboidal, acu¬ 
minate, deflected; petals lanceolate: lip shorter than the petals, cleft be¬ 
fore. 1 f. 
DACTYLIS. 3— 2. (Graminece.) [From dactulos , a finger, from the appearance of its pericarp.] 
glomera'ta , (J. Tj..) panicle glomerate; leaves carinate. 2-3 f. 
