178 TETRANDRIA. 



(5) Flowers of 1 petal-, above the germen. 

 SANGUISOR'BA. Bloss.* flat: Cal. 2 leaves: Cap, 



and 



of 1 petal; superior 



RU'RIA. Bloss. bell-shaped : Fruit like berries. 



GA'LIUM. Bloss. flat: Fruit nearly globular: Florets all 



hermaphrodite. 



ASPER'ULA. .B/ass. tubular : Fn/z/ nearly globular. 

 SHERAR'DIA. Bloss. tubular : Fruit crowned : Seeds 



with 3 teeth. 



of 4 petals; leneath the germen. 



EPIME'DIUM. Nectariferous petals 4, reclining: Cal 



4 leaves : Pod 1 cell. 



[Cardamine hirsuta. Evonymus europaeus. Parietaria officinalis.] 



(8) Flowers of 4 petals ; above the germen. 



COR / NUS. Ca/. 4-toothed; deciduous: Drupa a nut 

 with 2 cells. 



(9) Flowers incomplete ; beneath the germen. 



ALCHEMIL'LA. Cup with 8 clefts : Seed \, inclosed in 



the cup. • 



PARIETA'RIA. Flowers hermaphrodite, and female. 



CcZ. 4 -cleft : Seed. \ 9 elongated. 



URTT'CA. Flowers male and female on the same, rarely 



on distinct plants. 

 M. Cal. 4 leaves : Nectary central ; glass-shaped. 

 F. Cal. 2 valves: Seed i ; glossy. 



(10) Flowers incomplete j above the germen 



VIS 



plan 



M. Cal. with 4 divisions : Anthers fixed t< 



without any intervening filaments. 



PPO'PHAE. Flowers male and female on distinct 



plants. Bloss. none. 

 M. Cal. with 2 divisions. 

 F. Ca/. 2-cleft : iVr# with 1 seed. 



[Thesium alpinum, Ophrys Corallorhiza,} 





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