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DIADELPHIA. 



tinue green all the year, and the flowers are produced 

 in succession till October. Of the Genus Fiimaria 

 there are fifteen species, of which six are english. 

 Dr. Smith obser\-es, that the difterent species are re- 

 markable for a great variety of forms in their seed 

 vessels. This is the only British Genus of this Order. 



OCTAN. 

 DRIA. 



Eight Sta- 

 mina. 



ORDER 3. 



MYRTLE-LEAVED POLYGALA. Of the genus 

 Polygala, there are forty-five species, but there is 

 only one species of english growth, Polygala vulgaris, 

 the only British plant of this Order. This is a shrubby 

 plant, covered with a smooth brown barkj growing 

 to the height of five or six feet. The flowers continue 

 in succession for the greater part of the summer, and 

 are white on tlie outside, but purple within. 



ORDER 4. 



DKCAN- SENSITIVE HEDYSARUM is a native of Ben- 



" gal, near the Ganges, and was first known in Eng- 



Tca stamiua. j^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ pj^^^j.^ ^^^^^^ ^^ Kennedy and Lee of 



♦ This Order is composed of plants Papilionacae or Legu- 

 luinosae, which have usually nine Stamina in one set,with a single 



