Class VII. Order I. 



Class VII. HEPTANDRIA. Seven stamens. 

 Order I. MONOGYNU. One style. 



111. TRIENTALIS. Calyx seven leaved; co 

 rolla seven parted, equal ; berry one celled, juice- 

 less. 



HEPTANDRIA. 



MONOGYNM. 



111. TRIENTALIS. 

 TRIENTALIS EUROP^A. L, Chickweed wintergrem, 



A plant seldom exceeding half a foot in height, having its 

 leaves chiefly in a tuft or whorl at the top, with one or more 

 white star-like blossoms above. Leaves lanceolate, entire, 

 smooth, pointed. Flowers on filiform peduncles. The num- 

 ber of stamens and divisions of the calyx and corolla is common- 

 ly seven, but often varies to six or eight. In low woods, partic- 

 ularly among the pine trees on Craigie's road. May, June. 

 Perennial. 



