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nearly entire; ray-florets very long, deflected, bifid. High grounds. Stem 
3-4 f. Ray purple; disk brown ; invoiucrum imbricate. 
fulgi'da., (y. Oct. 2J. ) stem hispid, branches long, virgate, and 1-flowered; 
leaves lance-oblong, denticulate, hispid; scale of the invoiucrum as long 
as the ray; ray-florets 12-14, 2-cleft at the summit.; stem 2-3 feet high, 
branched. 
pinna 1 ta, stem furrowed, hispid ; leaves all pinnate ; flowers very large, yel¬ 
low ; rays long, reflexed ; disk ovate, purple. 
lacinia'la , (cone-flower, cone-disk sunflower, y. Au. ![.) lower leaves pin¬ 
nate; leafets 3-lobed; upper ones ovate; egret crenale ; stem glabrous. 
Damp. 6-10 f. 
RUELLIA. 13—2. (Pedicular es .) 
stre'pens, (b. Ju. 2j.) erect, hairy; leaves on petioles, opposite, lance-ovate, 
entire ; peduncles 3-4-flowered ; segments of the calyx linear-lanceolate, 
acute, hispid, shorter than the tube of the corolla; flowers axillary; stem 
8-12 i. Shady woods. Penn, to Geo. 
RUMEX. 6—3. (Polygonea.) [From rumex , a spear, which the leaves of some, of the species 
resemble.] 
cris''pus : (dock, Ju. 21) valves of tire calyx ovate, entire, all bearing grain¬ 
like appendages on their backs; leaves lanceolate, undulate, acute, 2 3 f. 
ascctoseV'lus, (field-sorrel^g. p. M. 2j..) valves without grains; leaves lance- 
hastate; flowers dioecious. 6-12 i. , 
aceto'sus , (garden-sorrel, 2]-.) stem elongated; leaves oblong, clasping, sagit¬ 
tate, acute. Ex. 
patien"tia, (garden-dock, patience, 2]..) valves entire, one of them bearing a 
grain like appendage ; leaves lance ovate. Naturalized. 
ItUTA. 10—1. ( Rutaceai.) [From rwo, to preserve, because it was supposed to preserve 
health, j 
grave'olens , (rue.) leaves more than decompound; leafets oblong, terminal 
ones obovate ; petals entire. Ex. 
SABAL. 6—3. (Palmca.') 
pu'mila . (Ju. ) leaves fan-shape; scape panicled ; flowers sub-sessile,small; 
berry daik-coloured. 4-6 f. Florida. 
minPima, root creeping; fronds palmate, plicate; fruit brownish. 8 i. S. 
SABBATIA. 5—1. (Gcniianea.) [In honour of Libcralus /Sabbali, author of a work called 
“ Hortus RumanusP ] 
campanula 1 ta , (p. Au. cf.) stem terete; leaves lanceolate-linear, smooth; ca¬ 
lyx as long as the corolla. 1 f. Flowers terminal, sub-solitary, on long 
branches. Wet grounds. 
stella'ris , segments of the calyx half as long as the corolla; leaves somewhat 
fleshy, obscurely 3-nerved; flowers solitary, at the^extremity of the branch¬ 
es, forming a small corymb; rose-coloured. 12-18 i. Salt marshes. 
angula'ris , (American centaury, r. Au. <v>. and Jh) stem square, somewhat 
winged ; leaves clasping; branches opposite. 1-2 f. 
calyco'sa, flowers 7-9-pa ried; calyx leafy; leaves sessile. 
corymbo'sa, (tv. S.) flowers corymbed, corymbs few-flowered; leaves some¬ 
what clasping; corolla 4-6-parted. Swamps. 
BAGCIIARIT!U. 3—2. (Graminea.) [The name is said to be of Arabic origin, derived from 
soukar, sugar.] 
offixina'ruvi , (sugar-cane.) flowers panicled ; in pairs,,one sessile and one pe¬ 
dicel led ; corolla l-vqjved, awnless. From the East Indies. 
BAGINA. 4—4. (C ary ophy Ilea.) 
procAim"bcns. (pearl-wort, w. Ju. 2j..) stems procumbent, smooth, branched; 
leaves linear-mucronate; petals very short. 2-4 i. Borders of streams. 
Peduncles larger than the leaves. 
ape'ta.la , (<v>.) stems somewhat erect, sub-pubescent; flowers alternate; petals 
nearly obsolete, pale green. , 
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SAGITTARIA. 19—12. (Junca.) [From sagilta, an arrow ; so called from I lie shape of tho 
leaves in some of the species.] 
sagillifo'lia (arrow-head, w. Jn. 2}..) leaves lanceolate, acute,sagittate; lobes 
lanceolate, acute, straight. Yar. latifolia. leaves ovate, sub-acute, sagit- 
