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74. Cichoraceae Cichoreum. 



73. Cynarocephalae Carduus. 



76. Corymbiferae Aster 



CLASS XI. EPICOROLLEjE ASYN ANTHER*. 



32. The separated anthers is made the difference in 

 naming this class and the last, for as in the tenth, the 

 flowers are compound and the anthers united, the pre- 

 sent division consists principally of aggregate flowers 

 in which the anthers are distinct. 



With the epicorollse asynantherae, the calyx is proper, of one leaf, 

 and superior ; corolla of one petal, rarely of several united by their 

 broad bases, superior, often regular ; stamens definite, inserted into 

 the corolla ; germen simple ; style usually one, sometimes several, 

 or wanting ; stigma simple or divided ; seed-vessel either cap- 

 sular or pulpy, inferior, of one or many cells ; with one or many 

 seeds. 



33. The orders which constitute this class are five ; 

 viz. dipsacea, valerianete, rubiacece, caprifolice and loran- 

 thera:, 



77. Dipsaceae Dipsacus. 



78. Valerianeaa Valeriana, 



79. Rubiacese Rubia. 



80. Caprifolise Caprifolium. 



81. Loranther.f Loranthus. 



POLYPETALOUS DICOTYLEDONES. 



34. Dicotyledonous plants with more than one petal 

 to each flower, divided into three classes according to 

 the situation of the petals, and hence named, eplpetalea:, 

 hypopetaletc and pcripetalece. 



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