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ably, and are sometimes alternate, and some- 

 times opposite, but never compound. De Can- 

 doUe divides this order into six sections : viz. 

 \. MontiniecB ; 2. FuchsiecB ; ^. OnagrecB, con- 

 taining the Evening Primrose {(Enothei^a)^ and 

 the French Willow Herb {Epilobium) ; 4. Jus- 

 sieucB : 5. CirccBce, including the Enchanter's 

 Nightshade (CirccBo), and Lopezia ; and 6. Hy- 

 drocaryes^ containing the Water-caltrops ( Trapa 

 natans). This last section is sometimes made a 

 separate order. 



ORDER LXXVIT.— HALORAGE^, or CERCODIAN^. 



Most of the plants in this order are British 

 weeds ; as for example, the Water Milfoil {My- 

 riophyllum)^ Water Starwort {Callitriche)^ and 

 Mare's-tail (Hippuris) ; but some are natives of 

 North America, China, &c., and one genus has 

 lately been discovered in Australia, which Dr. 

 Lindley has named Loudonia aurea^ and which 

 is a large shrub, with corymbs of golden yellow 

 flowers. 



ORDER LXXVIII.— CERATOPHYLLE^. 



British weeds called Hornwort. 



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