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OKDKK XXIV. TII.IACK/E LINDEN-FAMILY. ORDER XXVIII. .n: \\I \CIUD OERAXIfV-FAMILT. 



3. H. trionum. Flower of an hour. 



Leave* dentate, lower entire, upper 8-lobed ; lobe* lanceolate, middle one 

 very long ; flowen large, numerous, soon withering, of a peculiarly rich yel- 

 low, with a deep brown circle In the centre : calyx Inflated, membranous, 

 reined. A very beautiful species, 1 t feet high, common In gardens. July 

 Aug. At. 



4. ABtTILON. 



Calyx 5-clcft, without an involucel Ovary 5-cellod, several- 

 seeded. Capsule of S or more carpels, which are 2-volvcd, 1 8- 

 iceded. An. 



I. A. Aviccnnac. Indian Mallow. 



Stem erect, with tpreadlog branches ; leaves orbicular, cordate, acuminate, 

 somewhat dentate, velvety-tomentoae ; flowen rather large, orange yellow, on 

 axillary peduncles, which are solitary, and shorter than the petiole ; carpels 

 about 15, 8-eeeded, Inflated, truncate, 2-beakcd, hairy. A tall plant, 2 8 feet 

 high. Introduced and naturalised In waste places and road-sides. July Sep. 



ORDER XXIV. Tiliacese. Linden-family. 



L TlLIA. 



Sepals 5, united, colored. Petals 5. Stamens numerous, ar- 

 ranged in several parcels, mostly 6 in each set (in the N. Ameri- 

 can species), together with a pctaloid scale. Ovary globose, 6- 

 celleo. Cells with 2 ovules, 1 2-seeded. 



1 T. Americana. Bass-wood. 



Leare* alternate, obliquely cordate, or truncate at hue, sharply serrate, 

 abruptly acuminate, glabrous, coriaceous ; flowen dull white, with a heavy, 

 rather fragrant odor, In dense, pendent cyme* of curious structure. Tho pe- 

 duncle is united to the mid-vein of a large leaf-like oblong bract, of a yellowish 

 green color ; petals truncate, or obtuse, crenatc at apex, longer than the Male* 

 at bale ; fruit meetly greenish, as large a* pea*. The Inner bark Is very muci- 

 laginous, and It* fibre Is extremely strong. A tall, elegant tree of regular 

 growth. In wood* and low grounds. June. 



2. T. microphylla. Linden. 



Leaves cordato, scarcely oblique, acuminate, smooth on both side*, twice as 

 long as the petioles ; axils of the veins bearded beneath ; flowen closely re- 

 sembling those of the last ; stamlnate scale none ; frultoblonz, unequal. Speed- 

 ed, membranaceons. A tall tree, becoming common In cultivation, especially 

 osed for shading streets. June July. 



ORDER XXV. Ternstroemiacese. Tea-fa- 

 mily. 



I. ( \\n';i.i,iA. 



Sepals imbricated ; inner ones larger. Petals sometimes uni- 

 ted at base. Styles united. Stigmas 8 5, acute. 



1. C. Japunica. Japan Pose. 



Leare* orate, acuminate, sharply serrate, smooth and shining on both sides, 

 coriaceous, on short petioles ; flowers Urge, mostly double In cultivation, vary- 

 ing from whit* to red, terminal, and mostly solitary ; petal* oborate ; stamens 

 in single flowers, about BO; itlgma unequally 5-cleft A splendid green-house 

 shrub, quite common In cultivation, and sporting Into numerous varieties. 



ORDER XXVI. Aurantiacesa Orange-fa- 

 mily. 

 i. CITRUS. 



Sepals 5, united. Petals 6. Stamens arranged in 4 or more 

 clusters of 5 each. Filament* dilated at base. Fruit a berry, 9 

 18-cellcd. 



1. C. limunam. Lemon Tree. 



Leaves or rather leaflets, oral, acute, toothed ; petiole* somewhat winged, 

 articulated with Uia lamina, showing the leaf to be In reality the terminal leaf- 



let of a reduced compound leaf; flowen white, fragrant ; stamens 85; fruit 

 pale yellow, oblong-spheroidal, rind thin, pulp rery acid. A low tree, or large 

 shrub, common in preen houses. 



2. C. Aurantium. 



Leaf, or leaflet, oval, acute, crenulate; petioles winged; stamens 20 ; berry 

 globose, with a thin rind, and sweet pulp : flowen white, rery fragrant. A 

 middle-sized tree In the tropics, a shrub In green-house* and house-cultivation. 



ORDER XXVII. Linacese. Linen family. 



i. 



Sepals entire, 5. Petals 5. Styles 6, rarely S. Capsule 6- 

 celled, globose. 



1. L. Virginianum. Wild Flax. 



Glabrous ; stem erect, slender, branching ; leaves alternate ; lower one* some- 

 time* opposite, oblong-lanceolate, or oblong ; upper ones linear ; flowen yellow, 

 in corymbose, terminal panicles, with racemose branches ; sepals ovate, nincro- 

 nate, 1-nerved, a little shorter than the spherical capsule ; petals obovate. A 

 slender delicate plant on dry bills, about 1 ft high. An. 



2. L. usitatSssimum. Fi 



Glabrous; stem branching above ; leaves alternate, linear-lanceolate, very 

 acute; flowers large, blue. In a corymbose panicle ; sepals ovate, ft-nerved at 

 base, with membranaceous margins; petal* nbcreaate. Sometimes cultivated 

 In this country for the seed, which yields Unseed oil, rarely for the fibre, 

 which is the basis of the linen fabric. Sometimes found In fields where It hai 

 strayed. June July. Ait. 



ORDER XXVIII. Geraniacere. Geranium 

 family. 



1. GERANIUM. 



Scpuls 6, equal Petals 5, equal Stamens 10, all fertile; 

 alternate ones larger, with a nertnrifY'roiis gland at base. Styles 

 persistent, smooth inside, at length ciri'iimt'ly n'voluto. Fruit 

 beaked, separating at length into 5-carpcls, tipped with long 

 styles. 



1. G. maculatum. Cranesbill. 



Stem erect, dlchotomons, angular, pubescent with reflexed bain ; leaves 

 palmatcly 5 T-parted, lobes cuneiform, entire below, Incisely serrulate above ; 

 peduncles dlchotomons, 1 8-flowered ; pedicels unequal, pubescent ; flowers 

 large, light purple ; sepals awned ; petals entire. A beautiful species, finer 

 than many that are cultivated, but soon fading. It Is easily distinguished by 

 the spots about the sinuses of the leaves, which usually appear as the plant ad- 

 vance* In age. Borders of woods, fields, and thickets. Stem 12 ft high. May 

 June. fr. 



2. PELARGONIUM. 



Sepals 5; upper one terminating in a nectariferous till 

 tending down the peduncle. Petals 6, irregular, larger than the 

 sepals. Filaments 10; 8 of thorn *t,ril.. l.-nr,r l<nm in plant* 

 raited from the need opposite ; upper onei alternate. Per. 



1. P. odoratissima. Sweet-scented Geranium. 



Stem short, succulent ; branches herbaceous, long, spreading ; leaves round- 

 ish, cordate, very soft; flowen small, whitish, In umbels, which are about 5- 

 flowered. Chiefly cultivated for the pleasant odor of the loaras. 



2. P. zonale. Horse-shoe Geranium. 



Stem thick, shrubby ; leave* orbicular, cordate at bate, with shallow lobes. 

 dentate, marked with a colored tone near the margin ; flowen bright scarlet, In 

 umbels with long peduncle*. One of the most common species In cultivation. 



3. P. inqulnans. Scarlet Geranium. 



Stem erect, with downy branches, covered with a reddish, viscid moisture 

 staining the fingen ; leaves round-renlform, scarcely lobed, crenate, viscid ; 

 flower* bright scarlet. In many-flowered umbels. Vary popular In cultivation. 



