Class XVII. DIADELPHIA. 



Filaments combined ; in tico sets. 



Order L IlEXAlSiDlUA. Stamens 6. 



350. FUMARIA. Crt/. of 2 leaves. Cor. riiigent, promi- 



nent, and bearing honey, at the base. l^-dc\\Jilamcnt 

 with three anthers. 



Order 11. OCTANDRIA. Stamens S. 



351. POLYGALA. Tw'osegmentsofthec«///.rhke wings. 



Standard of the corolla cylindrical. Caps, of 2 cells 

 and 2 valves. Seeds solitary, crested. 



Order III. DECANDRIA. Stamens 10. 



* Slam, all connected at the base, the tnhe mostljj split along 

 its upper side. 



352. SPARTIUM. Filam. all forming a simple tube. 



Stigma lateral, linear, hairy. Legume flat. 



353. GENISTA. i^/7«;w. npwards in 2 sets. Stigm. ter- 



minal, somewhat capitate. Ijegume turgid. Pistil 

 depressing the keel. Standard reflexed. 



351-. ULEX. Cal. of 2 leaves, nearly as long as the le- 

 gume. 



356. ANTHYLLIS. Cal. inflated, including the /ri;7//«r. 



^5o. ONONIS. Cal. in 5 deep segments. Legume rhom- 

 boid, sessile. Standard striated. 



** Stigma, or stijle, doxony ; xoithout the character of tlic 

 former section. 



358. OROBUS. SVyt' linear, neatly cylindricaL Stigma 

 along the upper side, downy. 



