36 CALYCIFLOR.E. 



20. B ALSAMINACE^l. 



1. IMPATIENS. Balsam. 



* I. NOLI-ME-TANGERE, L. Ydlow Balsam, Toucli-me-not. 

 Stems succulent, branched, swollen at the joints, fragile, quite 

 smooth, 1 2 feet high. Le. ovate, petiolate, coarsely serrate. 

 Fl. large, drooping, yellow, with orange spots. Cal. spurred. Ped. 

 1 -flowered. Cap. bursting elastically, valves spirally twisted 

 when empty. 



Very rare. Can only be considered as an escape from gardens. Castlemilk 

 glen; banks of the Rotten Calder above Torrance. (L) A. 7 9. 



21.-OXALIDACE^J. 



1. O'XALIS. Wood-sorrel. 



]. O. ACETOSELLA, L. Common Wood-sorrel. Rhizome creep- 

 ing, toothed. Le. ternate; leaflets obcordate, ! hairy. Ped. 1- 

 flowered. Fl. white, veins purple . Pet. 3 or 4 times as long as 

 the cal. Seeds expelled from the capsule with considerable force. 

 Common. Damp woods and shady places. Kelvin woods, &c. (B) P. 5. 



* 2. O. CORNICULATA. Precumbent Yellow Wood-sorrel. 

 Stems diffusely branched, procumbent and rooting at the base. 

 Le. all on the stem, ternate. Stipules adnate. Ped. axillary, 

 mostly 2-flowered. Pet. oblong-lanceolate, bright yellow. Cap. 

 downy. 



Rare. " On an old wall between the Avon and Barncluith," Ilopk. Not native. 

 A. 69. 



Sub Class 2.-CALYCIPLOR^l. 



A. Stamens indefinite, W or more. 



Ord 24. ROSACES. Calyx mostly permanent. Flowers regu- 

 lar. Leaves with stipules, alternate. Fruit various, consisting 

 of achenes, follicles, drupes, or pomes. 



Stamens 1 4, in Alchemilla. 



B. Stamens definite, fewer than 20. 



f Flowers irregular, or petals ivith incurved points. 



Ord. 23. LEGUMINOS^. Flowers papilionaceous. Fruit a 

 legume, 2-valved. 



Ord. 33. UMBELLIFEE^E. Flowers in simple or compound 

 umbels. Stamens 5. Fruit 2-celled. 



