344 CLASS III. ORDER II. 



SAL"VIA. Calyx tubular, striated, 2 lipped, under lip 2 to 3-toothed, 

 lower lip 2-cleft: corolla ringent, upper lip concave, lower lip broad, three - 

 lobed, the middle lobe the largest, notched ; stamens with two spreading 

 branches, one of which bears a one-celled anther ; germ four cleft ; stylo 

 thread-shaped, curved ; seeds 4, in the bottom of the calyx. 42. 39 (sage). X. 



COLLINSO'NIA. Calyx tubular, 2-lipped, upper lip 3-loothed : corolla funnel- 

 form, unequal, under lip many-cleft, capillary : one perfect seed. 42. 3U 

 (horse-balm). S. 



Exotic. 



ROSMARI'NUS. Corolla ringent, upper lip 2-parted : filaments long, curved, 

 simple, with a tooth. 42. 3U (rosemary). 



D. Corolla superior. 



CIRC^E'A. Calyx 2-leaved or 2-parted ; corolla 2-petalled : capsule hispid, 

 2-celled, not gaping ; cells 1 or 2 seeded, seed* oblong. 48. 88 (enchanter's 

 nightshade). >'. 



ORDER II. DYOTNIA. 



ANTHOXAN"THUM. Calyx of two egg-shaped, pointed, concave, chaffy 

 scales ; 1 flowered ; corolla of two equal husks, shorter than the calyx, awned 

 on the back ; an internal corolla or nectary, consisting of two egg-shaped 

 minute scales ; stamens longer than the corolla ; anther oblong, forked at both 

 ends ; germ superior ; seed, one. 4. 10 (sweet vernal grass). S. 



CLASS III. TRIANDRIA. 



ORDER I. MONOGYNIA. 



A. Flowers superior. 



I'RIB. Calyx spatha 2 or 3-valved : corolla 6-parted, divisions alternately 

 reflexed : stigmas 3, petal-like : style short : capsule 3-celled. 6. 18 (flower- 

 de-luce, iris or flag). S. 



Exotic. 



CRO'CUB. Spatha radical : corolla funnel form, with a long slender tube : 

 stigma deep-gashed, crested. 6. 18 (saffron). 

 Southern. 



IX"IA. Spatha 2 or 3-valved, ovate, short ; corolla 6-parted or 6-petalled ; 

 sometimes tubular : stamens strait or incurved ; stigmas sub-filiform (black 

 berry-lily). 6. 18. 



B. Flowers inftrinr. 



COMMELI'NA. Spatha cordate ; perianth 3-leaved : corolla 3-petalled sub- 

 equal : 3 barren filaments sonic-times the whole 6 filaments bear anthers ; 

 stigma simple : nectaries 3, cross-form, inserted on peculiar filaments : capsule 

 sub-globose, 3-oelled, cells ^-seeded or empty. 6. 13 (day-flower). S. 



XY'RIS. Calyx a cartilaginous glume, 2 or 3-valved, in a head : corolla 3- 

 petnlled, equal, crenate : capsule 3-valved, many -seeded. 6. 13 (yellow-eyed- 

 grasa). <S\ 



ORDER. II. DYGYM.V. 

 A. Spiketets \-fiovered : corolla* without iifioitire rudiments of flowers at the bae. 



(C" ' n different in texture). 



LEER"SIA. Calyx ; corol 2-valved, closed ; valves compressed, boat 

 shaped : nectary obovale, entire, collateral : stamens varying in number. 4. 

 10 (cut-grass). S. 



Ezotir. 



SAC"CHARUM. Calyx involucred with long wool at the base, 2-valved : co- 

 rolla 1 or 2-valved : stamens 1 to 3. 4. 10 (sugar-cane). 



(Cf.lt/r and Curoi'u m similar texture -fioicersin spreading panicles). 

 AGROS"TIS. Calyx herbaceous, 2-valved, 1-flowered, valves acute : a little 

 less llian the corolla : corolla 2-valved, membranaceous, often hairy at the 

 base : stigmas longitudinally hispid or plumose, florets spreading : nectary 

 lateral : seed coated. 4. 10 -(redtop). S. 



ARDN"DO. Calyx 2-valved, unequal, membranaceous, surrounded with hair 

 at the base ; lower valve niucronate or slightly awned. Sometimes these is a 

 pencil-form rudimentat the base of the upper valve. 4. 10 (reed). 

 (Ca/yor and corolla of similar texture -Jiwcers in compact panicles, often pikar 



furm\ 

 Calyx hard, &valved, equal, sessile, linear, truncate, bieuspidate . 



