MONADELPHIA. 



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MONADELPHIA. 



2. S1LIQUOSA. 

 ( In this Order, the seed-vessel is a siliqua, or long pod.) 



RICOTIA Silique one-celled, oblong, compressed, with flat 

 valves. 



DENTARIA, Toothivort Silique bursting elastically, with 

 calves rolled back ; stigma emarginate ; calix converging 

 lengthwise. 



CARDAMINE, Lady's Smock Siliqne opening elastically, the 

 valves revolute ; stamens entire ; calix rather gaping. 



SISYMBRIUM, Water Cress and Wild Rocket Silique open- 

 ing with straightish valves; calix and corolla spreading. 



ERYSIMUM, Hedge-Mustard Pod straight, columnar, exactly 

 square; calix leaves cohering; stigma capitate. 



CHEIRANTHUS, Wall and Stock July-flower Germen with a 

 glandulous toothlet on each side; calix closed with two 

 leaflets, gibbous at the base. 



HELIOPHILA Nectaries two, bowed back towards the 

 bladder of the calix. 



HESPERIS, Rocket Petals bent obliquely; a gland within 

 the shorter stamens ; silique stiff; stigma will) a forked 

 base and converging tip; calix closed. 



ARABIS, Wall Cress Nectareous glands four, one within 

 each leaflet of the calix, like a reflex scale. 



TURRITIS, Tower-Mustard Silique very long, angular; 

 calix converging, erect; corolla erect. 



STANLEYA Calix very large, rectangularly cruciate, diver- 

 gent, coloured; petals erect; stamens subequal; glands 

 four, two outside, and two inside the corolla; silique 

 stipitate, bilocular, bivalve; seeds oblong, flatfish. 



BRASSICA, Cabbage Calix erect, converging; seeds globu- 

 lar: a gland between the shorter stamens and the pistil, 

 and between the longer and the calix. 



SINAPIS, Mustard Calix spreading; corolla, claws erect: a 

 gland between the shorter stamens and pistil, and between 

 the longer stamens and calix. 



RAPHANUS, Radish Calix closed ; siliques torose, sub- 

 articulate, cylindrical; nectariferous glands fonr, two 

 between each shorter stamen and the pistil, and two 

 between the longer stamens and the calix. 



BUNIAS, Sea Racket Silique deciduous, four-sided, muri- 

 cated with unequal acuminate angles. 



CRAMBE, Sea Colewort Filaments, the four longer two- 

 cleft at the end, one only of the tips bearing an anther; 

 berry dry, globose, deciduous. 



CLEOME, Bastard Mustard Nectariferous glands three, at 

 each sinus of "the culix, except the lowest; petals all 

 ascending; silique one-celled, t\vo-valved. 



CLASS XVI. 



Consisting of Plants whose Filaments are united into one 

 parcel, or set, more or less complete. The Orders are 

 distinguished by the number of Stamens, easily deter- 

 mined at their upper part, bearing the Anthers, where they 

 are always, for a considerable distance, separate and 

 distinct. 



1. TRIANDRIA (Three Stamens.) 



APHYTEIA Calix large, funnel-shaped, semi-trifid ; petals 

 three, inserted into the throat of the tube in the calix, and 

 shorter than it 



GALAXIA Spathe of one or two leaves; corolla regular, of 



one petal, in six deep segments, with an elongated tube; 



style one; stigmas three, in numerous capillary segments; 



capsule inferior, of three cells; seeds globose. 

 FERRARIA -Spathe inflated; petals six, regular, crisped 



and fringed ; stigmas three, petal-like, fringed ; capsule of 



three cells; seeds roundish. 

 MYRISTICA. See Dioscia Monadelphia. 

 RENEALMIA Calix none; petals six, regular, three inner 



ones largest, contracted at the base; style one ; stigmas 



three, thread-shaped, involute, acute; capsule inferior, 



obovate, of three cells ; seeds angular. 

 SISYRIXCIIIUM Spathe two-leaved; corolla none; petals 



six, almost equal ; style one ; capsule three-celled, 



inferior. 

 TAMARINDUS, Tamarind Tree Calix four-parted; petals 



three ; nectary of two short bristles under the filaments ; 



legume pulpy within. 



2. PENTANDRIA (Five Stamens.) 



WALTHERIA Calix double, the outer lateral, of three 

 leaves, deciduous; petals five; style one; capsule of one 

 cell, and two valves; seed solitary. 



LERCIIEA Calix five-toothed ; corolla funnel-form, five- 

 cleft; anthers five, placed on the tube of the germen ; 

 style one; capsule three-celled, many-seeded. 



HERMANNIA Styles five; capsule five-celled ; petals semi- 

 tubular at the base, oblique. 



MELOCHIA Styles five; capsule five-celled, one-seeded. 



SYJIPHONIA One-styled: Corolla globular, five-petalled ; 

 berry five-celled ; seed solitary. 



EHODIUM, Crane's Bill Calix of five leaves; petals five; 

 nectariferous glands five; barren filaments five; fruit 

 beaked, of five aggregate capsules, each tipped with a long 

 spiral awn, bearded on the inside. 



OCHROMA, Down Tree Calix double, outer three-leaved; 

 anthers connate, irregularly furrowed; capsule five-celled, 

 many-seeded. 



OPLOTHECA Calix double; exterior two-leaved, scariose, 

 convolute, truncated and much shorter than the interior ; 

 interior calix monopetallous, semiquinquefid and densely 

 tomentose ; corolla none; nectary cylindric, five-toothed, 

 stameniferous; stigma simple, capitate, pubescent; utri- 

 culas one-seeded, enclosed in the indurated muricate 

 calix. 



OZOPHYLLUM One-styled : Calix five-toothed ; petals five, 

 long; filaments sheathing the style, five-toothed at top; 

 teeth antheriferous ; stigma one; capsule five-celled. 



PASSIFLORA, Passion Flower. See Gynandria Pentandria. 



PHILOXEROS Calix five-parted; corolla none; stamens 

 five, combined at the base into a small entire cup, shorter 

 than the germ; anihers one-celled; stigmas two; utri- 

 culus merabranaceous, one-seeded, valveless. 



3. HEPTANDRIA (Seven Stamens.) 



PELARGONIUM, Crime's Bill Calls, five-parted, the upper 

 segments ending in a capillary, nectariferous tube, run- 

 ning- along the flower-stalk; corolla five-petalled, irre- 

 gular; filaments ten, unequal, three of which, seldom five, 

 are castrated ; fruit five-grained, beaked ; beak spiral, 

 bearded within. 



4. OCTANDRIA (Eight Stamens.) 



AITONIA Calix unequally bifid ; corolla double, outer five- 

 cleft, inner five-petalled ; legume two-celled. 



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