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CLASS IX ORDER I. 



ORDER XIII. POLYGVNIA. I 



Alis"ma. Calyx 3-leavcd ; jictals 3 ; cap- 

 sules numerous, 1 -seeded, not opening. 



CLASS VIL HEPTANDRIA 



OUDKR I. MONOGINIA. 



Trienta'lis. Calyx 7-leaved ; corolla 7- 

 .parted, equal, tlat ; berry juicelcss, 1-celled, 

 many-seeded ; number of stamens variable. 

 (chick.-^vintergrcen.) 



iE'scui.us. Calyx inflated, 4 or 5-toothed ; 

 corolla 4 or ■'i-petailed, inserted on the calyx, 

 unequal, pubescent ; capsule 3-celled ; seeds 

 large, solitary, clicstnut-iorm. (liorse-cliest- 

 nut.) <5. 



ORDER III. TRIGYNIA. 



Franke'nia. Sepals 5, united in a fur- 

 rowed tube, persistent, equal ; petals 5, un- 

 guiculate, with appendages at the base of 

 the limb ; capsule 1-celled, many-seeded. *S', 



ORDER IV. TETRAGYNIA. 



Sauru'rus. Calyx in an anient or spike, 

 with 1 -flowered scales; corolla 0; anthers 

 adnate to the filaments ; germs 4 ; berries or 

 capsules 4, 1 -seeded; stamens 6, 7, 8, or 

 more, (lizard-tail.) 



CLASS Vm. OCTANDRTA. 

 order I. monogynia. 



A. Flotccrs superior. 

 Rhex'^ia. CaljTC venti-icose-ovate at the 



ba.se, limb 4-clcft ; petals 4, ovate ; capsule 

 incUided in the calyx, 4-celled ; seeds nu- 

 merous, cochleate. (deer-grass.) 



Gau'ra. Calyx 4-cleft, tubular ; corolla 

 4-petalled, ascending toward the upper side ; 

 nut 4-cornered, seeded. (Virginian loose- 

 strife.) 



CEno'thera. Calyx 4-cleft, tubular, ca- 

 ducous, divisions deflected ; petals 4, insert- 

 ed on the calyx ; .stigma 4-cleft ; capsule 4- 

 celled, 4-valved ; seeds not feathered, afiixed 

 to a central 4-sided columella, (scabish, or 

 evening-primrose.) 



Epilo'bium. Calyx 4-cleft, tubular; co- 

 rolla I-petalled ; capsule oblong and of great 

 length ; seeds feathered, (willow-herb.) 



OxYcoc"cus. Calyx superior, 4-toothed; 

 corolla 4-parted, the divisions sub-linear, 

 revolute ; filaments convei'ging ; anthers tu- 

 bular, 2-partcd, berry many-seeded, (cran- 

 berry.) 



Fu^schsia. Calyx funnel-form, colored, 

 superior, caducous ; petals (or nectai-ie.s) 4, 

 sitting in the throat of the calyx, alternating 

 with its divisions ; stigma 4-sided, capitate ; 

 berry oblong, 4 celled ; seeds numerous, 

 (ear-drop.) 



Ceark"ia. Calyx 4-cleft, tubular ; corolla 

 4-petalled, 3-lobed, cruciform; petals with 

 claws; stamens 4; stigma petal-like, 4-lobed; 

 capsule 4-celled. (beautiful clai-kia, false 

 tree-primrose.) S. 



B. Flowers inferior. 

 M£NZiE'.srA. Calyx deeply 0-clcft ; corol- 

 la 1-petalled. ovate, 4 Xa 5-cleft ; stamens in- 

 fcerted into the receptacle ; capsule 4-cellcd ; 

 (seeds numerous, oblong. 



Dir"ca. Perianth colored, campanulate^ 

 border obsolete ; stamens unequal, exserted, 

 beny 1-seedetl. (leather-%vood.) 



jEFEEKio'NiA. Calyx 4scpalled ; petals 

 8 ; cap.sule obovate, opening below the top. 

 (twin-leaf) 



Dodo'n^ea. Sepals 4, deciduous; petals 

 ; style 1, iiliform. 



A'cER. Polygamous (sometimes bexan- 

 drous) ; calyx 5-cleft ; corolla 4 or r)-petalled, 

 or wanting ; samaras 2, united at the base, 

 1 -seeded, often 1 i-udimcnt of a seed. (ma. 

 pie.) 



EIri'ca. Calyx 4 leaved, permanent ; co- 

 rolla 4-clcft, permanent ; filaments inserted 

 on the receptacle ; anthers bifid ; capsules 

 membranaceous, 4 to 8-celled, the partitions 

 fonn the margins of the valves ; seeds many 

 in each cell, (heath.) Ex. 



Daph"ne. Calyx 0; corolla .4-cleft, with- 

 ering, including the stamens ; drupe 1-seed- 

 ed. (mezereon.) Ex. 



Trop.«o'lum. Calyx 4 ur 5-cleft, colored/ 

 spuiTod ; petals 4 or 5, unequal ; nuts leath 

 eiy, sulcate. (nastartion.) Ex. 

 ■ Elliot"tia. Calyx 4-toothed, inferior; 

 corolla deeply 4-parted; stigma capitate, 

 (false-spiked alder.) <S. 



Amy'ris. Flowers pei-fect; calyx 4-tooth- 

 ed ; petals wedge-fonn, longer than the sta- 

 mens ; germ 1-celled ; stigma sessile. 



order II. digynia. 

 Chrysosple'nium. Calyx superior, 4 or 

 5-cleft, colored ; corolla ; capsule 2-beaked, 

 1-celled, many-seeded, (golden Siixifrage, 

 water-carpet.) 



ORDER III. TRIGYNIA. 



Pol"ygo''num. Calyx inferior, 5-parted, 

 colored ; corolla 0; seed 1, angular, covered 

 with the calyx ; stamens and pistils vary in 

 number. The calyx in some species might 

 be taken for a corolla, (knot-grass, water- 

 pepper, buck-wheat, heart' s-ease.j 



Brunich"ia. Calyx tubular, mflated, 5- 

 cleft, angular at the base ; corolla ; styles 

 short ; stigma 2-cleft ; seed 1 ; stamens 8 to 

 10. 



Sapin'^dus. Calyx of 4 sepals ; corolla of 

 4 petals ; capsule fleshy, vefntricose. (soap- 

 berry.) 



Cardiosper^'mum. Calyx 4-sepaIIed; pet- 

 als 4 ; nectary 4-leaved, iinequal ; capsule 

 membranaceous, inflated, 3-lobed, 3-celled ; 

 seeds round, marked at the hilum with a 

 heart-formed spot, (heart-seed.) S. 



ORDER IV. TETRAGYNIA. 



Adox"a. Calyx inferior, 2 or 3-cleft ; co- 

 rolla 4 or 5-cleft ; berry 1-celled, 4 or 5-seed- 

 cd, attached to the calyx ; flowers lateral 

 stamens 8 to 10. <S\ 



Bryophyl"lum. Sepals 4; petals 4, con- 

 nate into a cylinder ; seeds many. 



CLASS IX. ENNEANDRIA. 



ORDER I. M0N0GYNIA._ 



Lau'rus. Calyx 4 to fJ-parted ; corolla 

 nectaries 3. cach'a 2 bristled or 2-lobed gland 

 surrounding the germ ; drupe 1-seeded ; sta 

 mens vary from 3 to 14. but they are genei 



