160 CARYOPHYLLEiE. [CI. 13. 



and alternately inserted upon them or under the Ger- 

 men, which is always simple. Styles several, rarely 

 solitary, with the same number of Stigmas. Fruit 

 capsular, of 1 or several cells, with numerous Seeds, 

 on a central Receptacle. Embryo incurved, surround- 

 ing a farinaceous Albumen. Stem mostly herbaceous. 

 Leaves opposite, combined at the base, or rarely 

 whorled ; in a few instances accompanied by Sti- 

 pulas, but more usually without. Flowers either 

 axillary, or more commonly terminal." 



A large and very natural Order, much more akin, 

 except in having Petals, to some of Jussieu's earlier 

 Orders, as the Amaranthi, both in habit, nature of 

 the Albumen, and even insertion of Stamens, rightly 

 considered. But the laws of system, with regard to 

 the Corolla, have almost obliged this learned author 

 to place these two families widely apart, which 

 necessity is rendered somewhat less unfortunate, by 

 an agreement, as to the Albumen, with the 1st Order 

 of the next Class. The Caryophyllece are chiefly of 

 European growth, and their genera have scarcely 

 undergone any controversy, or received any addition 

 or alteration, except Cucubalus, since their establish- 

 ment by Linnaeus, who first reduced them to any 

 thing: like scientific order. Jussieu's Sections are the 

 following. Number, it must be observed, is often 

 variable in these plants. 



Sect. 1. Calyx deeply divided. Stamens 3. Style 1, 

 or more frequently 3. Ortegia, Loefimgia, Holo- 



