LINN^AN CLASS XX. 191 



Order VIIL— OCTANDRIA. 



Populus. Anient cylindrical. Scales lacerate. Perianth turbinate. 

 Capsule superior, 2-celle<l, '2-valved, many-seeded. iSeeds comose. 

 Amcntaceiv, 115. 



Diospi/ros. Calyx 4 — 6-cleft, persistent. Corolla urceolate, regular, 

 4 — 6-clet't. Fruit fleshy, globular, 8 — 12-seeded. (Persimmon.) jEbe- 

 nacecc, 74. 



Order IX.— ENNEANDRIA. 



Hydrocharis. Sepals 3, oval, membranaceous. Petals 3, narrower 

 than the appals. Spathe 2-leaved. Capsule 6-celled, many-seeded. 

 HydrocharidacecB, 121. 



Order XII.— POLYANDRIA. 



Menispermum. Sepals 4 — 8, in a double series. Petals 4 — 8, oi 

 none. Fruit a drupe, solitary. Nut woody, globose, reniform. Me 

 nispermacecE, 5. 



Order XV.— MONADELPHIA. 



Juniperus. Sterile florets, in an ovate ament. Calyx a scale, pel 

 tate. Fertile flowers are in a globose ament. Scales 3, concave. 

 Fruit a berry; 3 long 1-seeded nuts. (Cedar.) Coniferoe, 117. 



