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 Orde7' III. TETRANDRIA. Stam. 4. 



429. LITTORELLA. Barr.Ji. Cal. 4-leaved. Cor. 



4-cleft. Stain, capillary, very long. 

 Fert. Jl. Cal. none. Coi\ unequally 3- or 4-cleft. 

 Style very long. Nut of one cell. 



432. URTICA. Barr.Ji. CalA-\eii\e(\. Petals none. Nect. 



central, cup-shaped. Stam. the length of the calyx. 

 Fert.f. Cal. 2-Ieaved. Cor. none. Seed 1, superior, 



polished. 

 431. BUXUS. Barr.f. C«Z. 3-leaved. Pet.2. Rudiment 



of a germen. 

 Fert.Jl. Cal. 4-leaved. Pet. 3. Styles 3. Caps, with 



3 beaks and 3 cells. Seeds 2. 



430. ALNUS. Barr.Ji. C«/. scale of a cfl!^i?:zw, permanent. 



3-flowered. Cor. deeply 4-cleft. 

 Fert.Jl. Cal. scale of a catkin, permanent, 2-flowered. 

 Cor. none. Styles 2. JVw/ compressed, without wings. 



Eriocaulon. Mtjrica. 



Order IV. PENTANDRIA. Stam. 5. 



433. XANTHIUM. Barr.Ji. Common Cal. imbricated, 



many-flowered, with intermediate scales. Cor. of 

 1 petal, funnel-shaped, .5-cleft. 

 Fert.Jl. Cal. of 2 leaves, with 2 flowers. Cor. none. 

 Drupa spurious, coated with the prickly calyx, 

 cloven. Nut of 2 cells. 



434. AMARANTHUS. Barr.Ji. Cal. of 3 or 5 leaves. 



Cor. none. Stam. 3 or 5. 

 Fert. fl. Cal. of 3 or 5 leaves. Cor. none. Styles 3 

 or 2. Caps, of 1 cell, bursting all round. Seed 1. 



435. BRYONIA. Barr.Ji. Cal. with 5 teeth. Cor. 5-cleft. 



Filam. 3. Anth. 5. 

 Fert. Jl. Cal. with 5 teeth, deciduous. Cor. 5-cleft. 

 Style 3-cleft. Berry inferior. Seeds few. 

 Fagus. Qiierciis. ^triplex. 



Order V. HEXANDRIA. Stam. 6. 



436. ERIOCAULON. Common Calyx imbricated, many- 



flowered. 

 Barr. fl. in the middle. Cor. in 6 or 4 deep seg- 

 ments. Stam. 6, 4, or 3. 



