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either of four or five leaves, or of one leaf in five deep 

 segments. Petals four or five. Stamens eight or ten. 

 Pistil one. One part of the fructification is often dimi- 

 nished as to number, for instance the petals ; and when 

 they become but four, the stamens are only eight. A 

 nectary is always present ; hence the corolla is frequently 

 irregular. The leaves are disposed to be compound, and 

 are both opposite and alternate. The whole order scarcely 

 contains anything acrid, except Tropaolum, nor anything 

 either fragrant or noxious ; on the other hand, the Tri- 

 cocca, properly so called, are highly poisonous." 



The first section consists of Melia, Trichilia, Guarea 

 and Turraa ; to which Linnseus has added, from his 54th 

 or miscellaneous order, Cedrela and Swietenia. The se- 

 cond is composed of Malpighia, Bannisferia, Hiraa, Tri- 

 opteris, Acer, and Aesculus. Linnaeus was inclined to bring 

 hither, from his 14th order, the genus Fagonia, because 

 of the likeness of its flower to Malpighia, but he found a 

 difficulty in the five cells of its fruit. A third section 

 consists of Staphylea, Sapindus, Paulinia, Cardiospermum 

 and Tropaolum ; to which Hippocratea is added in ma- 

 nuscript, and a question subjoined, Whether Staphylea 

 be not akin to Celastrusl Cavanilles has added many 

 new genera to this order, but he is surely complimented 

 to excess by the editor of the Pralectiones. 



Order 24. Corydales. " The title of this order is 

 synonymous with Fumaria amongst ancient writers." 



" The genera are Melianthus, Monnieria, Epimedium, 

 Hypecoum, Fumaria, Leontice, Impatiens, Utricularia, 

 Pinguicula, and perhaps Calceolaria. The calyx is of 

 two leaves; except in Pinguicula, where it is only cloven; 

 and Melianthus, where it consists of four leaves. The 

 flower of Fumaria is remarkable in its throat, and uniform 

 in that respect throughout the genus ; but the various 

 species differ widely in their fruit; which in some, as offi- 

 cinalis, &c. contains a solitary seed ; in capnoides, clavicu- 

 lata, &c. it is a genuine pod ; in vesicaria a large inflated 



