PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. [CL. V. 



74. CA'RUM. fruit oblong, ribbed. Petals inversely heart-shaped, 

 unequal. Styles swelled at the base, subsequently elongated. 



Order III. TRIGYNIA. Three Pistils. 

 * Flowers superior. 



84. VIBU'RNUM. Corolla five-cleft. Berry one-seeded. 



85. SAMBU'CUS. Corolla five-cleft. Berry two-seeded. 



** Flowers inferior. 



88. CORRIGI'OLA. Petals five. Seed one, naked, triangular. 



86. STAPHYLE'A. Petals five. Capsules two or three, inflated. 



87. TA'MARIX. Petals five. Capsule three-valved. Seeds numerous, 



downy. 



(Chenopodium. Stellaria media.) 



Order IV. TETRAGYNIA. Four Pistils. 



89. PARNA'SSIA. Petals five. Nectaries five, fringed with bristles 



bearing globes. Capsule four-valved. 



Order V. PENTAGYNIA. Five Pistils. 



91. LI'NUM. Petals five. Capsule ten-celled. 



92. SIBBA'LDIA. Petals five. Seeds five, naked. Calyx ten-cleft. 



90. STA'TICE. Petals five. Seed one, covered with the base of the 



calyx. 



(Spergula. Cerastmm.) 



Order VI. HEXAGYNIA. Six Pistils. 



93. DRO'SERA. Petals five. Capsule three-valved, many-seeded. 



Order VII. POLYGYNIA. Numerous Pistils. 



94. MYOSU'RUS. Petals five, with tubular honey-bearing claws. 



Seeds naked. Calyx spurred at the base. 

 (Ranunculus hederaceus.) 



PENTANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 

 1. MYOSO'TIS. SCORPION-GRASS. 



Calyx inferior, of one leaf, deeply five-cleft ; segments acute, 

 equal. Corolla of one petal, salver-shaped; mouth half-closed 

 with five small valves. Filaments very short ; anthers small, 

 oblong. Germens four. Style thread-shaped, central, as long as 

 the tube ; stigma obtuse. Seeds egg-shaped, pointed, smooth. 

 Named from Mys, a mouse, and otii, an ear. 86. 



1. M. palustris. Great Water Scorpion-grass. Forget-me-not. Calyx 

 funnel-shaped, with short, broad segments; leaves oblong, roughish, with 



close-pressed bristles; root creeping. Roots very long, creeping: stem 



from six to twelve inches high : clusters many-flowered : two or three 

 together: limb of the corolla sky-blue, the valve of the mouth yellow. 



