87 
Cohort 4. Dratyperata. Ovules covered. Cal. and Cor., the latter 
polypetalous or monopetalous, with its parts sometimes held 
together by the stamens ; sometimes abortive. 
40. Discanthe. 41. Corniculate. 42. Polycarpice. 43. Rheades. 
44, Nelumbia. 45. Parietales. 46. Peponifere. 47. Opuntia. 
48 Caryophyliine. 49. Columnifere. 50, Guttifere. 51. Hesperides. 
52, deera. 53. Polygaline. 54. Frangulace@. 55. Tricoecine. 
56. Terebinthine. 57. Gruinales. 58.Calyciflore. 59. Myrtiflore. 
60. Rosiflore. 61. Leguminose. 
As a specimen of the style and matter of this excellent 
work, the following may be selected as an example. It is an 
extract from the characters, &e. of the Lobeliaceous order. 
Arrinitas. Ordo Campanulaceis arctissime affinis, ab iisdem vix nisi 
corolla irregulari et antheris constanter connatis diversus, succi lactei pre- 
sentia, corolle elementis inzequaliter coalitis, antheris coherentibus et stig- 
mate bilobo, pilorum colligentium peculiari apparatu munito, ad Cichoraceas, 
Compositarum subordinem propius quam relique Campanuline accedens, 
suam classem cum Aggregatis naturali vinculo nexam demonstrat. A Goode- 
niaceis corollee eestivatione et indusii stigmatici defectu, a Stylideis staminum 
numero et iisdem a stylo distinctis facillime distinguuntur. 
Grocrapuia. Lobeliacearum, quotquot hodie in botanicorum catalogus 
relatze sunt, sexta circiter pars cis cancrum habitat, reliquee per regiones 
tropicas et hemispheerii australis plagam extratropicam tali ratione dispersee 
sunt, ut pari fere numero per Americam et veterem orbem distributee, in Novo 
Continente frequentius inter circulos tropicos, in Africa et Asia multo copiosius 
trans capricornum nascantur. Borealium plurimee Americam incolunt, aucto 
Versus eequatorem specierum numero; Europa et Asia borealis paucissimas 
alit, harum una (Lobelia Dortmanna Linn.) in regionibus subarcticis amphigea, 
altera (Lobelia sessilifolia Lamk.) in Kamtschatka vivit. America specierum 
suffrutescentium imprimis est feracissima, imminuto trans circulum tropicum 
Specierum numero. Africee promontorium australe plurimas alit, specierum 
herbacearum potissimum copia, in majore generum varietate, Americee tamen 
cedens. Pauciores Nove Hollandie oram cireumcolunt, unde nonnullee in 
Novam Zeelandiam evagantur, typo cum capensibus convenientes. Asize equi- 
noctialis terra continens et insulse continenti vicinee Lobeliacearum minime 
feraces, paucas proferunt. Has inter Piddingtonia nummularia DC. in Nepalize 
et Javee montibus reperta, Pratiis Americam antarcticam incolentibus affini- 
tate proxima, reliquee Lobelia, generis latissime diffusi, typum referunt. 
Plures, in multa generum naturalium fructu indehiscente inter se con- 
venientium varictate, in insularum Sandwicensium regione montana, nubibus 
madida et imbribus irrigua, sylvestres generantur, subarborescentes, foliorum 
coma terminali palmiformes, grandifloree, copioso lacte squallentes. His facie 
similem archipelagus Taitense Sclerothecam arobeam Alph. DC., insula St. 
Helenze Trimerim oblongifoliam Pres]. (Milkwood) et Abyssinia alpestris 
Rhynchopetalum montanum Fresen. (Gibarra) alit. Plurimz loca depressa, 
muscosa, humentia et paludosa v. arenam littoralem amant, paucze in editos 
montes adscendunt, ex his Lysipomata, dehiscentia operculari singularia, in 
editissimis Andium peruanorum jugis, et Heterotoma, genus paradoxum, in 
frigidissima Mexicanorum regione habitant. Species vix non omnes endemice, 
eapenses aliquot in Nova Hollandia, unam etiam in Chili, repertas fuisse per- 
