50 ROSACEA. [part i. 



CHAPTER III. 



THE ORDER ROSACEA, ILLUSTRATED BY DIFFERENT KINDS 0¥ 

 ROSES ; THE POTENTILLA ; THE STRAWBERRY ; THE RASPBERRY ; 

 SPIR.SLA ; KERRIA OR CORCHORUS JAPOMCA; THE ALMOND; 

 THE PEACH AND NECTARINE ; THE APRICOT ; THE PLUM ; 

 THE CHERRY ; THE APPLE ; THE PEAR ; THE MOUNTAIN ASH ; 

 THE WHITE BEAM TREE ; QUINCE ; PYRUS OR CYDONIA JAPO- 

 NICA ; THE HAWTHORN ; THE INDIAN HAWTHORN ; THE 

 MEDLAR ; PHOTINIA ; ERIOBOTRYA ; COTONEASTER ; AMELAN- 

 CHIER ; BURNET ; AND ALCHEMILLA OR LADIES'-MANTLE. 



All the numerous plants which compose this 

 large order agree more or less with the rose in 

 the construction of their flowers, though they 

 differ widely in the appearance of their fruit. 

 They all agree in having the receptacle dilated, 

 so as toformaliningtothelower part of the calyx, 

 and in the upper part of this lining the stamens 

 and petals are inserted above the ovary ; and 

 the anthers are innate, that is, the filament is 

 inserted only in the lower part. The leaves also 

 have generally large and conspicuous stipules ; 

 and they are frequently compound, that is, 

 composed of several pairs of leaflets, placed 

 exactly opposite to each other ; though the leaves 

 themselves are never opposite to each other, but 

 are placed alternately on the main stem. These 



