188 I.IN.VKAN NATURAL SYSTEM. 



indeed, have a climbing, woody, perennial stem ; root perennial or 

 annual ; leaves in all alternate, simple, always accompanied at their 

 origin by stipules, and mostly with glands, either on the foot-stalk, 

 at the base of the leaf, or on its disk all have tendrils. The calyx is 

 either of five leaves, or five deep segments ; corolla of one petal, iu 

 five deep divisions ; stamens inserted not into the receptacle, but into 

 the interior surface of the calyx, to which also the corolla is at- 

 tached ; the filaments are often five, but frequently so combined as to 

 appear only three; the style is of considerable thickness, with three, 

 frequently eleven stigmas ; fruit internally of three cells, fleshy, and 

 some what juicy. 



ORDER XXXV. SENTICOSjE. 



36. So named from sentis a briar, on account of its 

 embracing the briar and bramble tribe; such as the 

 genera rubus or bramble, rcsa or rose, tormentilla or 

 tormentil, fragaria or strawberry, and others. 



ORDER XXXVI. POMACETE. 



37. Pomaceae from pomum, an apple, embracing the 

 apple and plum tribe. Pyrus or pear, mespilus or medlar, 

 crataegus or hawthorn, punica or pomegranate, prunus 

 or cherry, and so on. 



This and the preceding order have been described by Linnaeus 

 together. The plants are said to be mostly perennial, very few 

 annuals ; rarely smooth. The leaves are alternate, mostly com- 

 pound. Stipules always two, large. Receptacle of the stamens 

 equally that of the gernien, but raised at the sides of the calyx, above 

 the germen. There is nothing acrid in any, nor much fragrance ; 

 there is much of a styptic, little of a mucilaginous quality, nothing 

 poisonous. 



ORDER XXXVII. COLUMNIFERJE. 



38. So called from columna, a pillar, am! /fro to bear ; 



