FEBRUARY. ot 
Polypetalous. Stamens fixed to the sides of the ovary, 
or seed-vessel. It is divided into twenty-one orders, 
distinguished as follows. 
. Ranunculacee.—Divisions of the calyx and petals three, 
four, or five each, the latter sometimes wanting. Sta- 
mens numerous. Anther valves straight. Carpels or 
divisions of the pistil more or less distinct. 
. Berberidacee.—Divisions of calyx, corolla, and stamens, 
four, six, or eight each. Stamens opposite the petals, 
and equal to them in number. Carpel solitary. Anther 
valves bent. 
. Nympheacee.—Divisions of calyx, petals, and stamens, 
numerous. Carpels combined into a pistil of many 
cells, with the seeds growing all over the sides of the 
partitions. 
. Papaveracee.—Divisions of calyx, two. Petals four. Sta- 
mens numerous. Carpels united into a pistil of one cell. 
. Brassicacee or Crucifere.—Divisions of calyx and petals 
four each. Stamens four long and two short. Fruit, 
a pot called siliqua, or silicula. 
. Resedacee.—Calyx much divided. Petals unequal, and 
much cut. Stamens numerous (twelve to twenty). 
Stigmas three, sessile. Fruit dry and membranous. 
