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plants, without common characters. They can 

 be distinguished easily thus. — Alsinides, cap- 

 sule unilocular polysperm, seeds central, calix 

 parted. Such as Alsine, Stellaria, Arenaria, 

 Vagina, 3lienc7iia, Biiffonia, Holosteutn, 

 Polycarpon, Cerastliim., Spergnla, Ireslne, 

 Velezia, FranJcenia, Telcplilum, Cosmia 

 Isgarum. 



517. DIANTHIDIA or Phorandria 1815 

 Raf. The Dianthides or Caryophyles (bad name 

 meaning clove Q cal. tubulos. petals 5 unguic. 

 10 stam. 5 ad ung. pet. inserta, caps. l-51oc. 

 sem. centrahs. fol. oj^p. jl. pad. — These are 

 the real akin to Dlaiithus, Sllene, Lychnis^ 

 Agrostema, Cucuhaliis Slc which all require 

 generic reforms as yet. 



518. DIONIDIA Raf. 1815. This new 

 family differs chiefly from Alsinidia by a single 

 style and stigma: the habit is often peculiar. — 

 Types Dtonea,Ortegia, Loeflingia, Adoketon 

 Hagea, Lahayea. &c. 



519. AMARANTHIDIA. This family must 

 be confined to the G. with free stamens, seve- 

 ral stigmas, and yet with capsule monosperm, 

 as Amaranthus, Difneianthus, Queria, Any- 

 chia, Digera, Xeraiidra, Paronychia, Her- 

 niaria, T>rypis,Corigiola ^c, these 3 last have 

 petals and form sub families. 



520. ACHYRANTHIDIA. This small 

 group differs by a single stigma and seed, sta- 

 mens united. Types Acliyranthes, llleeebrum 

 Gymnocarpon, Lophauthus Forst. All these 

 nat. families are gradually connected in flowers 

 and habit. All the Genera with monadelphous 

 stamens, ought to be of same order : yet we see 

 this tendency in Linidia likewise and Mollu- 

 gidia. See 534. 



