niGvxr.v. 



I'wo PisUlla, 



142 POLYANDRIA. 



yellow colour. The leaves have been observed to vary 

 much in breadtli. 



This flower has tliat remarkable character which 

 I have alluded to, page 83 — the stamina gradually re- 

 tiring from the Pistillum which they surround, when 

 slightly touched at the base ; and this is the only spe- 

 cies that has been hitherto discovered to have this sin- 

 gular property. 



British Plants of this Order, 



Botanical Geneiic Names. Common Names. 



4 ACTiEA 1 BaNE-BERKY 



66 Cist us 6 Cist us 



5 Chelidoniu.m » 4 Celandi.ve 



6 NvMPHiEA 2 WaTER-LILV 



g Papaver 7 Porrv 



4 TiLIA 1 Ll.ME 



ORDER 2. 



ENTIRE-LEAVED P^ONY. This plant is 

 named after Paeon, a famous physician of antiquity. 

 Of tliis Genus there are five species, variable in the 

 number of the pistilla : it blossoms in May and June ; 

 it is a native of several parts of Europe, and Dr. Smith 

 supposes it also to be a native of England. This 

 species in its wild state, is probably, when cul- 

 tivated, the double-leaved Paeony of our gardens. 



