SYNGENESIA. 3*f 



t. 109, 1225 1227, &c., whose stamens united into 



3 or 5 parcels, corresponding: with the number of its 

 styles. Munchhausia is a Lagersfromia, nor does it 

 appear to be polyadelphous at all. Linnseus seems 

 to have intended bringing Thea into this Order. 



Class 19. Syngenesia. Anthers united into a tube. 

 Flowers compound. Orders 5. 

 This being truly a natural Class, its Orders are 

 most of them equally so, though some are liable to 

 exceptions, as will presently be explained. 



1. Polyganiia ceqitalis. In this each floret, taken sep- 

 arately, is perfect or united, being furnished with its 

 own perfect stamens and pistil, and capable of bring- 

 ing its seed to maturity without the assistance of any 

 other floret. The Order consists of 3 sections. 



* Florets all ligulate, or strap-shaped, called by 

 Tournefort Semiflosculoiis. These flowers are gen- 

 erally yellow, sometimes blue, very rarely reddish. 

 They expand in a morning, and close towards noon 

 or in cloudy weather. Their herbage is commonly 

 milky and bitter. Leontodon^ Engl, Bot. t. 510 ; 

 Tragopogon, t. 434, 638 ; Hieraciiim, t. 349, &c.; 

 and Cichorium, t. 539, exemplify this very natural 

 section. 



** Flowers globose, generally uniform and regular ^ 

 their Jiorets all tubular, 5-cleft, andspreading. Car- 

 duus, t. 107, 675, 973—976 ; Onopordum, t. 977 ; 

 and Arctiuin, t, 1228, well exemplify this. Carli- 



