DICOTYLEDONS. CARYOPHYLLEiE. Diailthus . 177 



Order LVII. LINE.^. DecancL Theorie. 

 Part of CaryophyllecB. Juss. 

 Cal. 5-cleft. Pet. 5. Stamens definite, often monadelphous. 

 Ovary 1. Styles many, each with one stigma. Stigmas ob- 

 lique. Capsule many-celled, many-valved. Seeds definite, 

 pendulous. Embryo in the axis of an oleaginous albumen, 

 straight. Cotyledons foliaceous. Radicle superior. 

 Herbs. Leaves opposite. Flowers usually terminal. 



1. LINUM. 



Co/, persistent. Petals^. Stamens^, Styles 5. Caps. g\o- 

 bose, mucronate, 10- celled. Seeds ovate, compressed. 



1. L. usitatissimum, leaves lanceolate alternate, cal. leaves 

 acute 3 nerved, petals crenate, stem siibsolitary. p.97 — 

 Corn-fields. 



2. L. cat/tar ticum, leaves opposite oblong, stem dichotomous 

 above, petals acute, p. 97. — Dry pastures. 



2. RADIOLA. 



Cal. many-cleft. Pet. 4. Stam. 4. Styles 2. Capsule S- 



valved, S-celled. Seeds solitary. 

 1. R. millegrafia. p. 60. — Moist gravelly soils. 



Order LVIII. CARYOPHYLLE.^. Juss. 



Cal. many-cleft. Pet. definite. Slam, definite, fewer than or 

 equal in number to the petals, these alternate with them, or 

 twice as many, those opposite them being inserted into the 

 base of the petals. Ovary 1. Styles 2 — 5, each with one 

 oblique stigma. Capsule 1 -celled, many-valved, many-seed- 

 ed. Placenta in the axis, or parietal. Embryo curved or spi- 

 ral. Albumen farinaceous. 



Herbs. Leaves opposite, connate or verticillate, rarely with sti- 

 pules. Flowers often terminal, sometimes axillary. ■ 



Div. I. Caryophylle^. Cal. monophy lions, tubular, with 



4 — 3 teeth. ^ 



1. SAPONARIA. 



Cnl. monophyllous, tubular, 5-toothed, destitute of scales at the 

 base. P^f. 5, clawed. Stam.lO. Styles 2. Caps. ohlong, 

 I -celled. 



1. S. officinalis, leaves ovato-lanceolate, calyces cylindrical gla- 

 brous, p. 134. — Road-sides. 



2. DIANTHUS. 



Cal. monophyllous, tubular, 5-toothed, with about 4 imbricated 



