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small, rough to the taste. The various kinds of apples are but varieties of 
the same species. 
cydo'nia , (quince, w. J. tf.) flowers solitary ; fruit tomentose; leaves ovate, 
entire. Ex. 
QUERCU8. 19—12. {Amentacece.) [From quero, to inquire, because the Druids gave their 
divinations from this tree.] 
al'ba, (white-oak, M. T^.) leaves oblong, sinuate-pinnatifid, pubescent beneath ; 
lobes obtuse, entire, narrowed at their bases, particularly on full grown 
trees; fruit peduncled; calyx somewhat bdwl-form, tubercled, flattened at 
the base; acorn ovate. Fertile forests throughout the U. S. Timber firm 
and durable, of great use in ship-building, and in many other arts. 10-100 
feet high. 
iincto'rta , (black-oak, M. Ty) leaves obovate-oblong, slightly sinuate, pubes¬ 
cent beneath; lobes oblong, obtuse, obscurely toothed, mucronate ; cup flat; 
acorn depressed, globose ; bark dark-coloured. 
banniste'ri , (scrub-oak,) leaves on long petioles; wedge-obovate, 3-5-lobed, 
entire oil the margin, grayish-tomentose beneath ; lobes setaceously mucro¬ 
nate ; cup sub-turbinate; acorn sub-globose. Dry hills and barrens. 4-6 f. 
ru'bra q (red-oak.) leaves large, bright green; sinuses rounded; cup of the 
corolla shallow, base flat. 
coccin"ea , (scarlet-oak.) distinguished by the brilliant red of its leaves to¬ 
wards the close of autumn ; acorn short, ovate, cup turbinate, scaly. The 
wood is used for cooper’s staves. 
RANUNCULUS. 12—13. ( Ranwnculacece .) [Diminutive of rana , a frog, because it is found 
mostly in places where frogs abound.] 
A. Leaves divided. 
abor"tivus , (y. M. 9J_.) glabrous; stem striate, naked below; radical leaves 
heart-reniform, obtusely crenate; cauline ones petioled, ternate. angled; 
upper ones sessile ; branches about 3-flowered. 9-15 i. 
re'pens, (y. M. 9f.) pubescent; leaves ternate, 3-cleft, gashed; creeping shoots 
sent off in the summer ; peduncles furrowed; cal} r x spreading. Damp. 
dcris , (crowfoot, butter-cup, y. M. 9j.) hairs close-pressed, leaves 3-parted, 
many-cleft; upper ones linear; peduncles terete; calyx spreading. 1-2 f. 
scelera'tus , (celery-crowfoot, y. Au. Of-) radical leaves petioled, 3-parted, the 
segments lobed, cauline ones sessile, 3-lobed; carpels small, numerous, 
forming ah oblong head; stem 1 f., succulent, branched. 
his"pidus , (hairy-crowfoot, w-y.) stem and petioles with stiff, spreading hairs ; 
calyx hairy; styles short. Wet ground. 
rccurva'lus , calyx and corolla recurved-, carpels uncinate; stem erect; peti¬ 
oles covered with stiff, spreading hairs. Shady woods. 
fiuviati'lis , (river-crowfoot, w. y. M. 9]..) stem submersed; leaves dichoto¬ 
mous, capillary. 
bulbo'sus , (y. M. 7|_.) very hirsute; leaves ternate, 3-cleft, gashed and toothed; 
stem erect, many-flowered ; petals obcordate, shorter than the reflexed se¬ 
pals; root bulbous. 
B. Leaves undivided. 
lingua , (great spearwort, y. An. 9J..) leaves long, lanceolate, serrate, semi- 
amplexicaulis ; stem erect, smooth, many-flowered ; flowers large. Banks 
of streams. 2-3 f. 
jiammu'la , (spearwort, y. Ju.) leaves glabrous, lance-linear, lower ones peti¬ 
oled ; stem decumbent, rooting; peduncles opposite the leaves; flowers 
smaller than the preceding. Swamps. 12-18 i. 
RAPHANUS. 14—2. ( Cruciferce ,.) [From radios, root, phainesthai^ to grow quickly.] 
sati'vus, (garden radish, w. J. ©.) leaves lyrate; silique terete, torose, 2-cell- 
ed. There are several varieties of this species—one has a fusiform, ano¬ 
ther a globose, another a black, root. Ex. 
raphanis'trum , (wild radish, y. Au.) leaves simple, lyrate; pod jointed, 1- 
celled, striate, 3 8-seeded. 1-2 f. Stem hispid* Fields. 
RESEDA. 12— 5. ( Cnppnrides .) [From 7’eseefo, to appease ; so called from its supposed virtues 
in allaying inflammation.] 
odora'ta , (mignonette, w-y. Ju. ©.) leaves entire and 3-lobed; calyx equalling 
the corolla. Ex. 
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